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Raila Odinga, Former Kenyan Prime Minister, Dies at 80

NAIROBI, Kenya — Raila Odinga, Kenya’s former prime minister and one of Africa’s most enduring political figures, has died at the age of 80. Odinga passed...

El-Rufai Warns Tinubu Could Become ‘Nigeria’s Paul Biya’

KADUNA, Nigeria — Nasir el-Rufai, former governor of Kaduna State, has warned that President Bola Tinubu may attempt to entrench himself in power beyond constitutional...

Obasanjo Presidential Library Accuses EFCC of Violent Armed Raid During Private Event

ABEOKUTA, Nigeria — The management of the Olusegun Obasanjo Presidential Library (OOPL) in Ogun State has accused operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes...

Otedola Reveals Why Obasanjo Called Him ‘A Stupid Boy’

ABUJA, Nigeria — Nigerian billionaire Femi Otedola has disclosed a blistering confrontation with former President Olusegun Obasanjo in his forthcoming memoir, Making It Big:...

PDP Considers Automatic Presidential Ticket for Goodluck Jonathan

ABUJA, Nigeria — The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) is considering granting former President Goodluck Jonathan an automatic presidential ticket for the 2027 general election—if...

Wike Defends Tinubu’s Emergency Rule in Rivers, Says It Enabled LG Access to Federation Funds

ABUJA, Nigeria — Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, has defended the controversial declaration of a state of emergency in Rivers...

Garba Shehu: I Learned of My Sack as Atiku’s Spokesman from NTA News

ABUJA, Nigeria — Garba Shehu, former presidential spokesperson and media strategist, has revealed that he learned of his dismissal as Special Assistant on Media to...

FG Puts Presidential Jet on the Market Following $100m Airbus Acquisition

ABUJA, Nigeria — The Federal Government has completed plans to sell Nigeria’s 20-year-old Boeing Business Jet (BBJ), previously used for presidential travel, as part...

‘120 Claimed to Be Abiola’s Children, Only 54 Passed DNA’ – Olalekan Abiola

LAGOS, Nigeria — As Nigeria marked 32 years since the annulment of the June 12, 1993 presidential election, Olalekan Abiola, son of the late...

Lamido: Why PDP Backed Obasanjo Over Ige, Falae, Adesanya in 1999

ABUJA, Nigeria — Former Jigawa State Governor, Sule Lamido, has revealed that the selection of Olusegun Obasanjo as Nigeria’s presidential candidate in 1999 was...

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