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The Minority caucus in the Ghanaian Parliament has described the administration of the President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo as the worst in the 4th Republic.    It said the current administration had performed abysmally as Ghanaians continued to face alarming economic hardship, huge debt overhang and high unemployment.   While reacting to the President’s message on the state of the …

The Human Trafficking and Smuggling Investigation Department of DICRIM in the Dominican Republic has apprehended a Nigerian national IK Egbor, who was wanted by Haitian authorities.    The Dominican Today in a report published on Tuesday, December 24, 2024, said the arrest followed his attempt to obtain a travel document in the Dominican Republic, claiming he had lost his identification.  …

The Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC) has disclosed that international customers owe $5.7 million for electricity supplied in the third quarter (Q3) of 2024. The debtors include Paras-SBEE and Transcorp-SBEE from the Benin Republic, Mainstream-NIGELEC from Niger, and Odukpani-CEET from Togo.   Under an international treaty, Nigeria exports electricity to neighbouring countries like Benin Republic, Togo, and Niger.   In …

National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA), in collaboration with various stakeholders, successfully welcomed the second batch of Nigerian returnees from Niger at the Immigration Training School on Airport Road, Kano.     The agency disclosed this in a statement on Monday, December 23, 2024.    “The group, totaling 392 individuals, arrived at approximately 3:05 pm,” the statement read.    “The returnees …

Nigeria has strongly denied allegations by Niger that it supported militant groups involved in destabilizing the country. The Nigerian Ministry of Foreign Affairs dismissed claims of involvement in a December 13 attack on the Niger-Benin oil pipeline in the Gaya region and accusations of harboring French troops preparing to destabilize Niger.   “These allegations are unfounded and should be discarded …

Niger’s foreign minister has summoned the charge d’affaires of Nigeria’s embassy, accusing the neighboring country of serving as a “rear base” for efforts to destabilize Niger, state television reported.   Relations between Niger and Nigeria have been strained since Niger’s 2023 military coup, which severed ties with the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS). Nigeria’s President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, …

DR Congo on Tuesday, December 17, filed a criminal case against European subsidiaries of tech giant Apple, accusing them of illegally using “blood minerals” in its supply chain.   The Democratic Republic of the Congo alleges that Apple has bought contraband supplies from the country’s conflict-racked east and Rwanda, zones in which the materials are alleged to be mined illegally …

Ahead of Benin’s 2026 election, a delegation from the Commission Electorale Nationale Autonomie, CENA of Benin Republic arrived in Abuja on Monday, December 16, to learn from the experience of the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, Chairman Mahmood Yakubu has revealed. CENA will be conducting three elections within a period of three months. Legislative and Local Elections will be held in …

Heimir Hallgrimsson said he was “lost for words” after his Republic of Ireland side “gave up” during a second-half collapse that led to a crushing 5-0 Nations League defeat by England at Wembley. After a scoreless first half in which the Irish had effectively frustrated England, Harry Kane put the hosts ahead from the spot after Liam Scales was given …

The Federal government has confirmed the receipt of 148 Nigerians repatriated from Niger Republic. The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) which made this known in a statement on Thursday said the returnees were repatriated from Niger Republic on Tuesday. The statement said they were received by the NEMA Lagos Territorial Office (LTO), alongside other key stakeholders, with support from the …