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Ex-minister Bolaji Abdullahi launches memoir on loyalty, power in Nigerian politics

Nigeria, Jan. 27 -- A memoir by former Minister of Youth Development and Sports, Bolaji Abdullahi, was presented to the public on Tuesday at a colourful event that brought together leaders of the new ... Read More


I believe Saraki made political mistake by leaving APC - Bolaji Abdullahi

Nigeria, Jan. 26 -- A former Minister of Youth Development and Sports, Bolaji Abdullahi, has said the decision by former Senate President Bukola Saraki to leave the All Progressives Congress (APC) in ... Read More


Jonathan appointed me minister without knowing me - Ex-minister reveals

Nigeria, Jan. 26 -- Former Minister of Youth Development and Sports, Bolaji Abdullahi, has revealed that ex-President Goodluck Jonathan appointed him without any prior personal relationship. Mr Abdul... Read More


NBA disowns pension thief Maina's appointment as Garki branch's patron, orders disciplinary probe

Nigeria, Jan. 23 -- The Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) has dissociated itself from the purported appointment of convicted pension thief Abdulrasheed Maina as ' Patron' of its Garki branch in Abuja, de... Read More


Pension thief Maina receives NBA award after quietly leaving prison, hails Malami's probe

Nigeria, Jan. 23 -- The disgraced former chairman of the Presidential Task Force on Pension Reforms, Abdulrasheed Maina, who was jailed for stealing over N2 billion from pensioners, received an award ... Read More


UPDATED: Tinubu gives Nigeria's second-highest honour to controversial businessman Gilbert Chagoury

Nigeria, Jan. 20 -- President Bola Tinubu has conferred Nigeria's second-highest national honour, the Grand Commander of the Order of the Niger (GCON), on Gilbert Chagoury, the controversial Lebanese-... Read More


Tinubu gives Nigeria's second-highest honour to controversial businessman Gilbert Chagoury

Nigeria, Jan. 20 -- President Bola Tinubu has awarded Nigeria's second-highest national honour, GCON, to Gilbert Chagoury, the controversial Lebanese-Nigerian billionaire and close ally of the Nigeria... Read More


EU removes Nigeria from high-risk money laundering list

Nigeria, Jan. 16 -- The European Union Commission has removed Nigeria from its list of high-risk jurisdictions on Anti-Money Laundering and Countering the Financing of Terrorism (AML/CFT). The delist... Read More


Nigeria hires American firm to counter false narratives about country

Nigeria, Jan. 14 -- The Nigerian government has hired an American lobbying firm for $750,000 per month over six months to defend its international reputation in Washington, spending a total of $4.5 mi... Read More


Yakubu Mohammed, Newswatch co-founder, dies at 75

Nigeria, Jan. 14 -- Yakubu Mohammed, one of the pioneering figures behind Nigeria's Newswatch magazine, has died at the age of 75, barely two months after the magazine lost another co-founder, Dan Agb... Read More