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Step aside in 2027, you’re running an insular government – Tinubu’s former aide Hakeem Baba-Ahmed issues warning to Nigerian president

theKorrespondentApril 25, 2025April 25, 2025

by theKorrespondentApril 25, 2025April 25, 2025014

Hakeem Baba Ahmed has urged President Bola Tinubu to step aside in 2027, calling on the president to make room for a new generation of

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More Nigerians will become poor by 2027 — World Bank

theKorrespondentApril 25, 2025April 25, 2025

by theKorrespondentApril 25, 2025April 25, 2025015

The World Bank has projected a rise in poverty levels in Nigeria, estimating an increase of 3.6 percentage points by 2027. This forecast was contained

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“Hold your state” Daddy Showkey says he has cancelled plans to go to Minna as he slams Niger governor for directing that men with dreadlocks get their hair shaved off

theKorrespondentApril 24, 2025April 24, 2025

by theKorrespondentApril 24, 2025April 24, 2025018

“Hold your state” Daddy Showkey says he has cancelled plans to go to Minna as he slams Niger governor for directing that men with dreadlocks

Sports

Victor Osimhen deal close as United set to trigger release clause

theKorrespondentApril 24, 2025April 24, 2025

by theKorrespondentApril 24, 2025April 24, 2025023

Manchester United are ready to trigger Victor Osimhen’s €75m release clause after reportedly reaching an agreement in principle with the Super Eagles striker over a

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FG declares Minna airport alternative to Nnamdi Azikwe International Airport

theKorrespondentApril 23, 2025April 23, 2025

by theKorrespondentApril 23, 2025April 23, 2025022

The Bola Ahmed Tinubu International Airport in Minna has been officially designated as the alternative to the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport in Abuja. Minister of

Sports

Everton chase Super Eagles winger Moses Simon in €15m transfer race

theKorrespondentApril 23, 2025April 23, 2025

by theKorrespondentApril 23, 2025April 23, 2025027

Super Eagles and Nantes winger, Moses Simon, is attracting interest from Everton ahead of the summer transfer window. According to Africafoot, Everton have already sent

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Nigeria’s money supply hits N114tn despite CBN’s policy

theKorrespondentApril 22, 2025April 22, 2025

by theKorrespondentApril 22, 2025April 22, 2025024

Nigeria’s broad money supply rose to N114.22 trillion in March 2025, despite the Central Bank of Nigeria’s monetary policy tightening in the previous quarter. According

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Pope Francis’ cause of death’ revealed by Italian media

theKorrespondentApril 22, 2025April 22, 2025

by theKorrespondentApril 22, 2025April 22, 2025028

A possible cause of the Pope’s de@th has been revealed by Italian media. Pope Francis died due to a ‘cerebral haemorrhage’, possibly a stroke, which

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UK records over 22000 asylum-seeking Nigerians

theKorrespondentApril 22, 2025April 22, 2025

by theKorrespondentApril 22, 2025April 22, 2025022

The United Kingdom Home Office received 22,619 asylum applications from Nigerian nationals from 2010 to 2024. Nigerians reportedly accounted for one in 30 UK asylum

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Tinubu practices a motor park brand of politics – Pastor Tunde Bakare

theKorrespondentApril 22, 2025April 22, 2025

by theKorrespondentApril 22, 2025April 22, 2025029

Former presidential aspirant and presiding overseer of the Lagos-based Global Community Citadel Church, Pastor Tunde Bakare, has said president Bola Tinubu is practising motorpark brand