Category: Politics
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Many roads leading to and from Nairobi’s central business district have been sealed off by police, with long queues of cars and security personnel installing metal spikes across streets. Heavy police presence has also been reported at key intersections, roundabouts, and roads leading to State House, the Kenyan president’s residence. According to reports, Tens of…
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Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has threatened a nationwide protest over rising insecurity, poverty, and the high cost of living. In a statement, NLC condemned the government’s failure to secure lives and property, citing nearly 700,000 deaths from insecurity in a year and warning of potential famine due to farmers’ inability to access land. The Congress…
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Former Labour Party presidential candidate Peter Obi has explained that his decision to run for a single four-year term in 2027 is to uphold the principle of zoning. He noted that, despite not being enshrined in Nigeria’s constitution, zoning has served as a stabilizer of the country’s political landscape. While this was noted during an…
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Abia State Governor Alex Otti has urged the Revenue Mobilisation, Allocation, and Fiscal Commission (RMAFC) to increase federal revenue allocations to Abia, to support rapid development. He made the request during a meeting with the Federal Commissioner for Abia at the commission , Mrs. Nkechi Otti. Otti emphasized that higher allocations would enable his government…
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Analysis of official data shows that at least 10 Nigerian states—Rivers, Enugu, Niger, Taraba, Bauchi, Benue, Gombe, Edo, Kwara, and Nasarawa—collectively increased their domestic debt by N417.7 billion year-on-year, from N884.9 billion in Q1 2024 to N1.3 trillion in Q1 2025, a 47.2% rise. Their combined debt also grew quarter-on-quarter by N42.3 billion approximately (3.4%),…
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Kenya’s President William Ruto, just two years into his term, is already facing calls for him to leave office, with protesters demanding he vacate in 2027 under the slogan ‘wantam’ (one term). His popularity has sharply declined after proposing controversial tax increases, seen by many as a betrayal of his campaign promises to support the…
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Peter Obi, further explained that he is willing to work with members of the newly formed opposition coalition, including those who have served in previous failed governments. According to Obi, the experience of those who have been in failed administrations is valuable because they understand what went wrong. He compared this to hiring individuals from…
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Rivers State Police Command has declared two senior officials of Ahoada-East Local Government Area, Hector Ekeakita (Chief Security Officer) and Aloni Olodi (Chief of Staff), wanted for their alleged involvement in the violent assault on the council’s Administrator, Goodluck Iheanachor. The assault took place on June 20, 2025, at the council secretariat, where about 30…
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Governor Umo Eno of Akwa Ibom State has raised the monthly state allowance for NYSC corps members from N5,000 to N20,000, effective from August 1, 2025. Announced during a State Delivery Meeting in Uyo, the increment aims to complement the Federal Government’s ₦77,000 allowance to help corps members meet basic needs with Over 10,000…
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President Donald Trump has signed a major tax and spending bill into law during a celebratory White House Independence Day event. Surrounded by supportive Republican lawmakers, Trump called the legislation the “One Big Beautiful Bill” as he signed it with a Sharpie marker.
