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The Finland Central Criminal Police announced the arrest of Simon Ekpa on Thursday, November 21, 2024, on suspicions of engaging in terror-related activities, inciting violence, and financing terrorism. Alongside him, four other individuals were also taken into custody on similar charges. Ekpa

The Arewa Consultative Forum (ACF) has urged President Bola Tinubu to reassess his economic reforms to better address the challenges faced by Nigerians, particularly those in the northern regions. Following a meeting of its National Executive Council (NEC) in Kaduna on Wednesday,

President Bola Tinubu has requested the Senate’s approval for a new external borrowing plan amounting to $2.2 billion. This request was outlined in a letter addressed to Senate President Godswill Akpabio, which was read during the plenary session yesterday. In the correspondence

Last weekend, a mild drama unfolded at Georgia’s electoral commission building during the announcement of parliamentary election results. The head of the Central Electoral Commission, Giorgi Kalandarishvili, was splattered with black paint amidst claims from opposition supporters that the election was rigged.

In a widely shared video, Pastor Enoch Adeboye, the General Overseer of the Redeemed Christian Church of God (RCCG), suggested that Nigeria’s current exchange rate could have been far worse without divine intervention. He noted that the naira’s relative stability at around