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Audu Maikori, founder of Chocolate City Entertainment, has alleged that former Kaduna State Governor Nasir El-Rufai organized his abduction in retaliation for a social media post, as the ex-governor faces mounting legal challenges.
Nigeria's electoral landscape shows divergent priorities as Abia APC endorses President Tinubu for 2027 while former INEC official warns that unresolved technical and legal challenges around electronic transmission of results could undermine future polls.
The Kano State Bureau of Statistics has completed a mapping exercise identifying 6,573 street beggars across the state, providing crucial data for urban planning and social welfare policy formulation in Nigeria's second-most populous state.
As Nigeria approves 33 new universities in a sweeping expansion of higher education access, former military leaders and development experts question whether infrastructure can match ambition in a nation where youth unemployment exceeds 40 percent.
Nigeria's House of Representatives has directed the Accountant-General and Auditor-General to produce four years of federal accounts while investigating N9.8 billion in GIFMIS payments, as South Africa's Special Investigating Unit secures arrests in a separate R75 million water tanker procurement scandal.
Ekurhuleni escalates disciplinary action against senior officials implicated in corruption probes, while civil society groups in Mangaung point to nepotism and political interference as root causes of sustained service delivery failures.
Christian groups and civil society organizations mount opposition to Niger State's proposed religious law enforcement commission, raising concerns about religious freedom and social cohesion in Nigeria's Middle Belt.
The University of Ilorin faces scrutiny after violating medical school admission quotas, leaving 44 graduates unable to secure professional induction, while the University of Benin launches a trust fund seeking financial independence from government constraints.
Governor Dauda Lawal claims security agencies fail to act on real-time bandit tracking data in Zamfara, while Kano's defection to APC creates fissures within opposition ranks.
The Christian Association of Nigeria has raised alarm over a proposed Hisbah law in Niger State, cautioning that the religious policing framework could threaten religious freedom and exacerbate sectarian tensions in the north-central state.
South African President Cyril Ramaphosa has urged African leaders to move beyond rhetoric and take practical steps toward continental integration as geopolitical realignments reshape the global landscape.
UN Secretary-General António Guterres has renewed calls for complete decolonisation of Western Sahara and 16 other territories, as parallel diplomatic efforts address ongoing conflicts from Ukraine to Lebanon.
Former Tourism Minister Walter Mzembi must defend himself against corruption charges after the High Court dismissed his discharge application, while ZANU PF's absence from a war veteran's funeral highlights internal party divisions.
Governor Abba Yusuf frames his controversial party switch from NNPP to APC as strategic alignment with federal power, highlighting an ₦8 billion relief package as evidence of the benefits of political realignment in Nigeria's patron-client system.
A wave of coordinated security failures across three continents reveals the persistent challenge facing law enforcement agencies battling both armed militancy and transnational criminal networks, with Zimbabwe's drug seizure operations contrasting sharply with deadly militant attacks in Pakistan and Nigeria.