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A dusk-to-dawn curfew has been imposed on Opu-Nembe by Bayelsa State Governor Douye Diri in response to a crisis that is roiling the community. All of the youth and chieftaincy councils in Opu-Nembe were also disbanded by the governor during a closed door meeting with state security council members. Before the start of the security meeting, the governor addressed the media on the efforts taken by his administration to keep Bayelsa State peaceful for more than three years since he took office. Following the meeting, Akpoebi Agberebi, the governor’s special security adviser, gave reporters a briefing on the decisions made.…

The Nigerian Army claims that it is working with other security services to find the armed group that attacked a military Hilux vehicle in Benin City, the capital of Edo State, on Wednesday. Yemi Sokoya, assistant director of army public relations, who made this announcement in a statement, also provided specifics of the incident. “The attention of the Nigerian Army (NA) has been drawn to a series of inaccurate narratives in the media space in respect to the attack on a military Hilux vehicle at Akpakpava road in Benin City Edo State by some armed gunmen on Wednesday 23 August…

The French ambassador has been given 48 hours to leave Niger by the military authorities that took over Niamey on July 26, according to a statement released on Friday by the nation’s foreign affairs ministry. In response to “other actions of the French government contrary to the interests of Niger” and “the refusal of the French ambassador in Niamey to respond to an invitation” from the minister for a meeting on Friday, the authorities have decided to revoke Sylvain Itte’s approval and demand that he leave within 48 hours, according to the statement. This choice comes after a string of…

Nigeria did not seek to join BRICS, which stands for Brazil, Russia, India, China, and South Africa, according to vice president Kashim Shettima. Shettima spoke as the economic group announced it would accept Argentina, Egypt, Ethiopia, Iran, Saudi Arabia, and the United Arab Emirates as new members. While many questioned why Nigeria did not sign up for the organization, Shettima claimed on Friday that the nation never submitted an application. “So far, we have not applied for the membership of BRICS. And it is majorly informed by the fact that my principal President Bola Ahmed Tinubu is a true democrat…

Barcelona said German keeper Marc-Andre ter Stegen signed a contract extension on Friday that will keep him at the club until 2028. The club said that the contract had a 500 million euro ($539 million) buy-out clause. Spanish media reported that, as part of the deal, the 31-year-old ‘keeper agreed to defer part of his salary this season to fall within the financial fair play rules imposed by La Liga. Liverpool reopen talks for Amrabat, Ansu Fati to leave Barcelona Ter Stegen has played 379 games for Barcelona since arriving in May 2014 from Borussia Moenchengladbach and has been named…

An attack on members of the Nigerian Customs Service (NCoS) in a border town in Katsina by some alleged smugglers resulted in the injury of an inspector of customs (IC) named Haruna A. On Wednesday at around 13:00 hours, while on an anti-smuggling patrol along the Dankama Area of Katsina State, the hoodlums, equipped with hazardous weapons, allegedly attacked the officers and men of the agency affiliated to the Federal Operations Unit Zone ‘B’. The injured officer was rushed to a hospital for proper medical attention, according to a statement released on Friday by the Federal Operations Unit Zone ‘B’…

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Former French president Nicolas Sarkozy will be tried in 2025 over allegations he took money from late Libyan dictator Moamer Kadhafi to fund one of his election campaigns, prosecutors said Friday. The trial is set to hear explosive evidence that the rightwinger, along with 12 other co-defendants, conspired to take cash from the Libyan leader to illegally fund his victorious 2007 bid for the presidency. Sarkozy, who has faced a litany of legal problems since his one term in office, denies the Libyan allegations — the most serious he faces. The 68-year-old has already been convicted twice for corruption and…

President of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) commission, Omar Touray, has stated that the regional organization has not declared war on the people of Niger Republic and has no plans to invade the country. Touray, speaking to journalists in Abuja on Friday, was unambiguous in his declaration that military force is not being utilized in the coup-torn West African nation. However, the ECOWAS president highlighted that sanctions, including lawful force, had been triggered. According to him, the organization is hoping that all diplomatic efforts would result in constructive action on the side of the junta while preparations…

The naira, on Thursday, recorded a 0.22% gain against the dollar as it exchanged at N771.69 at the Investors and Exporters window. In comparison to the N773.42 it exchanged for the dollar on Wednesday, the local currency gained 0.22 percent. The open indicative rate, on Thursday closed at N777.82 to the dollar. The highest spot currency rate recorded throughout the day’s trade was N799.90 to the dollar before it closed at N771.69. During the day’s trade, the naira fell as low as N700 to the dollar. On Thursday, a total of US$121.60 million was exchanged at the investors and exporters…