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Somali forces end al-Shabab siege at Mogadishu hotel

Somali forces end al-Shabab siege at Mogadishu hotel

Somali forces ended a deadly 30-hour siege of a hotel in the country’s capital with security personnel clearing explosives planted by al-Shabab fighters in the damaged building. “The ministry of health has so far confirmed the deaths of 21 people [...]

August 22, 2022 Africa
How govts frittered $22b from ECA in 12 years

How govts frittered $22b from ECA in 12 years

Wasteful culture, poor management, corruption, lack of trust between state and federal governments, and worsening fiscal outlook may have played key roles in the depletion of the over $22 billion left in the Excess Crude Account (ECA) some 12 years [...]

August 22, 2022 Oil & Gas
Police arrest two soldiers over murder of Islamic cleric

Police arrest two soldiers over murder of Islamic cleric

The police in Yobe have arrested two soldiers over the murder of an Islamic cleric, Sheikh Goni Gashua. Mr Gashua was killed on Friday night near Jaji Maji in Karasuwa Local Government Area of Yobe State. The Police Public Relations Officer in Yobe, [...]

August 22, 2022 Military
A Note On Price And Priorities For Next Nigerian President

A Note On Price And Priorities For Next Nigerian President

Price is a signal. It is a signal that contains the sum of the efficiencies and inefficiencies that go into delivering a product to the people in an economy, and the demand and supply of that product. If the price [...]

August 22, 2022 Economy
2023 Election Results Will Be Collated Manually – INEC

2023 Election Results Will Be Collated Manually – INEC

The Independent National Electoral Commission has said the collation of results of the 2023 general elections will be done manually despite the adoption of electronic transmission of results. INEC’s National Commissioner and Chairman of its Information and Voter Education Committee, Festus [...]

August 22, 2022 Government and politics