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Inside Benue’s Billion-Naira Betrayal: How Lebanese Contractor Exploits Nigerian Workers On State-Funded Projects

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By STELLA JOHNSON OGBOVOVEH Bauhaus Global’s rise in Benue symbolises a deeper national crisis — one where foreign contractors profit from public contracts while Nigerian workers pay the price in blood and silence. IN Benue State, where billion-naira contracts are meant to transform infrastructure and livelihoods, a Lebanese-owned construction firm, Bauhaus Global Investment Limited, is […]

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“Christian Genocide” Or Complex Conflict? Inside The Politics, Propaganda & Reality Of Nigeria’s Bloodied Map

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By DAVID JOHN-FLUKE WHEN U.S. Senator Ted Cruz stood before Congress last week to introduce the Nigeria Religious Freedom Accountability Act of 2025, his message was clear — and damning. He accused the Nigerian government of enabling what he described as the “systematic extermination of Christians.” The Texas senator’s speech, later echoed on his podcast […]

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The Empire’s Old Script: How Foreign Powers Manufacture Chaos To Control Africa’s Future

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By TIMOTHY HAGGERTY-NWOKOLO IN international politics, nothing ever “just happens.” Every conflict, coup, and crisis often fits into a well-worn pattern — one that begins with a problem, escalates into chaos, and ends with a “solution” that benefits everyone except the people on the ground. Across Africa, that script appears to be replaying itself once […]

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2027: Disunited They Stand — How Opposition Infighting Could Hand Tinubu Another Victory

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By TINA TOLUTOPE, Investigations Desk AS Nigeria inches closer to the 2027 general elections, a familiar drama is unfolding across the political landscape — and, once again, it could play directly into President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s hands. From Abuja to Awka, and Port Harcourt to Kano, opposition figures are plotting their comeback. Yet, beneath the surface […]

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Nigeria @65: Crumbling Stadia & The Crisis Of Sports Infrastructure

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By AUGUSTUS ISICHEI AT 65, Nigeria’s sporting landscape tells a troubling story. Once the pride of Africa, the nation’s stadia now stand as decaying relics of past glory, symptomatic of a broader culture of neglect and short-term thinking. From Surulere to Abuja, the decline of facilities paints a grim picture of wasted opportunities and shrinking […]

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Inside Nigeria’s Shadow Surrogacy Market: Facebook Ads, Legal Gaps & Exploited Women

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By DAVID JOHN-FLUKE An Economy of Desperation WHEN Temitope Afolabi’s husband faced imprisonment over a ₦48 million debt, she turned to surrogacy to save her family. Paid just over ₦2.2 million for carrying another couple’s child, she was promised transportation, accommodation, and medical support. But in reality, she was underpaid, overworked, and left with serious […]

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FG Denies Endorsing Russian ‘Alabuga’ Scheme After Website Hack

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By ANITA KNIGHT NIGERIA’S Ministry of Education has disowned controversial posts on its website promoting Russia’s Alabuga Start Programme, saying hackers uploaded the content without approval. Federal Scholarship Board Director, Ndajiwo Asta, said the scheme—which recruits young women from developing countries—was never part of Nigeria’s bilateral education agreement with Russia. Investigations across Africa revealed Alabuga […]

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Trapped Dreams: Inside Russia’s Recruitment Of Young Nigerian Women

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By ANITA KNIGHT Introduction LATE last year, reports emerged that Russia was recruiting hundreds of young African women, mostly aged 18–22, to work in drone production at the Alabuga Special Economic Zone, 1,000 km east of Moscow. Promising attractive salaries and skills training, the programme—known as Alabuga Start—has instead left many recruits facing dangerous working […]

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