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Ex-Oil Minister Diezani Heads to Trial in London Over Graft Case

London The corruption trial of Diezani Alison-Madueke, former Nigerian Minister of Petroleum Resources and the first female president of the Organisation of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC), is set to begin in London on Monday, marking a major legal milestone in a case that has lasted nearly a decade. Alison-Madueke, 65, faces five counts of accepting […]

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Developers Gain Access to Low-Cost Agentic AI Coding Tools

Developers and AI practitioners are gaining broader access to agentic AI coding tools as recent changes make advanced autonomous coding features available at little to no cost, according to a software developer and AI researcher Olalekan Samuel Ogunleye. Ogunleye Samuel Olalekan Ogunleye noted that Anthropic’s agentic coding tools, previously tied to paid API usage, can

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Nigeria–Turkey Relations in Focus as Tinubu Departs for State Visit

Abuja President Bola Tinubu will depart Abuja on Monday, January 26, for a state visit to the Republic of Turkey, as Nigeria seeks to deepen diplomatic and economic relations with the country. The visit, according to a statement issued on Sunday by the President’s Special Adviser on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga, is aimed at

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Abba Yusuf Set to Rejoin APC as Kano Politics Enters New Alignment Phase

Kano Kano State Governor Abba Kabir Yusuf will formally rejoin the All Progressives Congress (APC) on Monday, January 26, 2026, marking a dramatic return to the ruling party just days after his resignation from the New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP) — the platform that brought him to power in the 2023 elections. The decision, announced

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Makinde: Nigeria Is Missing Osinbajo, Tinubu’s Leadership Too Inflexible

Ibadan Oyo State Governor Seyi Makinde has publicly expressed regret over the departure of former Vice President Yemi Osinbajo, saying governance at the federal level has sharply declined since Osinbajo left office. Speaking on Saturday, January 24, 2026, during the 60th birthday celebration of Rev. Samson Ajetomobi in Ibadan, Makinde contrasted Osinbajo’s inclusive leadership style

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Power Sector Funds Under Scrutiny: SERAP Sues Minister Adelabu, NBET

Abuja The Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has filed a lawsuit against the Minister of Power, Adebayo Adelabu, and the Nigerian Bulk Electricity Trading Plc (NBET) over the alleged disappearance or mismanagement of ₦128 billion in public funds. The case, filed last Friday at the Federal High Court in Abuja under FHC/ABJ/CS/143/2026, seeks to

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Kano Commissioner Quits as NNPP Crisis Deepens After Yusuf’s Defection

Kano The political crisis triggered by Governor Abba Kabir Yusuf’s dramatic exit from the New Nigeria People’s Party (NNPP) deepened on Friday with the resignation of a serving commissioner and a sharp escalation of rhetoric from the party’s national leader, Senator Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso. Yusuf Kofarmata, the Kano State Commissioner for Science, Technology, and Innovation,

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Troops Neutralise Six Terrorists, Rescue Abducted Girl in Zamfara Operations

Abuja / Gusau / Maiduguri Nigerian troops have recorded fresh operational successes in coordinated counter-terrorism campaigns across the North-West and North-East, killing six terrorists, rescuing a kidnapped underage girl in Zamfara State, and arresting a suspected Boko Haram drug supplier in Borno State, in what the military describes as a renewed push to dismantle armed

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Governor Abba Yusuf Replaces Political Adviser as Kano Enters a New Phase of Political Realignment

Kano, Nigeria Kano State Governor Abba Kabir Yusuf has restructured his political team, replacing his Political Adviser, Sunusi Surajo Kwankwaso, in a move that underscores the depth of the political realignment currently unfolding in Nigeria’s most politically influential northern state. The decision comes barely 24 hours after the governor formally resigned from the New Nigeria

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Russia Strikes Kyiv and Kharkiv as Peace Talks Continue in Abu Dhabi

Major Russian strikes hit Kyiv and Kharkiv overnight as trilateral Russia-Ukraine-United States peace talks resumed in Abu Dhabi, heightening tension around one of the most sustained diplomatic engagements of the conflict. Ukrainian officials reported a combination of missile, drone, and ballistic attacks that damaged residential buildings and critical energy infrastructure, leaving parts of Kyiv without

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