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Daily Watch – Ondo crisis reaches ‘political solution’, EU cancels DRC election observer mission

The Speaker of the Ondo State House of Assembly, Olamide Oladiji, told the Court of Appeal that parties had reached a “political solution” to the crisis of leadership rocking the state, hence his withdrawal of the appeal against the Deputy Governor, Mr Lucky Aiyedatiwa. The Deputy Governor had dragged the House, Governor Rotimi Akeredolu and others to court over moves to remove him from office over alleged acts of gross misconduct. He had secured an interim order from the Federal High Court restraining the Ondo State House of Assembly from initiating impeachment proceedings against him. But, the Assembly, citing lack of jurisdiction, had appealed to set aside the order of the Federal High Court. A High Court in Ilorin has handed down a life imprisonment sentence to the Sarkin Fulani of Kwara, Usman Adamu, along with his brother and an accomplice, Gidaddo Idris, for their involvement in a kidnapping case. The trio were found guilty of conspiring and kidnapping Abubakar Ahmad in 2022. The victim, who spent 20 days in captivity, was released only after the convicts collected a ransom of ₦1 million. Justice Akinpelu, in her judgement, stated that the evidence presented by the prosecution established the collaboration among ...
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Daily Watch – Germany thirsts for Nigerian gas, Zimbabwe retains US dollar use

The Minister of Defence, Mohammed Badaru Abubakar, and the Chief ...
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Daily Watch – Supreme Court stands on Tinubu’s mandate, US Senate votes to keep troops in Niger

The Supreme Court, on Thursday, dismissed the appeals brought against ...
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Daily Watch – MTN gets $72.6M tax rap, Ghana sells more oil exploration rights

The Federation Account Allocation Committee (FAAC) shared ₦903.480 billion to ...
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Daily Watch – Nigeria beats P&ID, Ghana banks write off ¢2.416B as bad debt

Nigeria won its bid to overturn the $6.6 billion judgement—which ...
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Daily Watch – Petrol prices hit ₦626.21, Ghana govt properties in London risk seizure

Armed robbers attacked commercial banks in the Otukpo area of ...
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Daily Watch – Bandits kill 2 in Kebbi, Niger junta thwarts Bazoum escape effort

Bandits have killed two people and kidnapped three others in ...
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Daily Watch – Ghana PPI plummets, Egypt rejects influx of Palestinians

Only six states and the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) have ...
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Daily Watch – 50 abducted in Zamfara, 6 soldiers killed in Niger fighting

At least 50 people, including women and children, were abducted ...
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Daily Watch – Inflation climbs higher, FG budgets $34B for 2024

Nigeria’s inflation rate for September 2023 increased to 26.72 percent, ...
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Daily Watch – Shell confirms oil spill, Ghana-bilateral creditor talks near agreement

Nigeria's state governments have taken out loans amounting to approximately ...
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Daily Watch – CBN lifts FX ban on 43 items, Ghana sanctions 7 petroleum marketers

The Federal Government has granted the first Petroleum Exploration License ...
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Daily Watch – Nigeria’s oil production reaches 1.35Mbpd in September, Naira at ₦1030 per $ at the parallel market

Nigeria’s crude oil production reached a record high of 1.35 ...
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Daily Watch – Court sacks Bayelsa APC guber candidate, US designates Bazoum’s ouster a coup

The Senate, on Tuesday, embarked on the amendment of the ...
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Daily Watch – NNPCL regains sole importer status, Fitch maintains 3% GDP expansion for Ghana

The Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited has again become the ...
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Daily Watch – PENGASSAN confirms return of subsidy, Egyptian policeman kills Israeli tourists

Premium Times has reported that barring any last-minute changes, President ...
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Daily Watch – Atiku to continue legal fight to the end, Somalia claims killing of militants

Coming seven months after the 25 February poll in which ...
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Daily Watch – PMI shows marginal business improvement, Tuareg rebels seize military base

The Katsina State Police Command confirmed the kidnapping of five ...
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Daily Watch – FG issues 17 independent electricity licences, Thousands calls for BoG Governor ouster

At least 37 people, including two pregnant women, were burnt ...
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Daily Watch – ₦120B USSD debt still unpaid, Algeria to mediate in Niger crisis

The Federal Government may incur additional ₦315 billion in wage ...
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Daily Watch – 34 illegal refineries destroyed in Delta, Ghana’s debt crisis deepens

Troops of Operation Delta Safe said they have uncovered and ...
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Daily Watch – Foreign suppliers reject LCs, B’Faso coup attempt thwarted

No fewer than six people have been killed and four ...
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Daily Watch – Nigeria battles diphtheria outbreak, Mali postpones presidential election

The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) Limited and oil majors ...
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Daily Watch – Ghana protests continue, France to pull out of Niger

Gunmen killed eight people on Sunday and abducted at least ...
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