Indonesia: Interpol Declares Mohammad Riza Wanted Over $17 Billion Scandal

Interpol has issued a red notice for the arrest of Indonesian oil magnate Mohammad Riza Chalid over his alleged involvement in a $17 billion corruption scandal linked to state-owned energy company Pertamina. The notice, circulated on January 23, calls on law enforcement agencies across Interpol’s 196 member countries to help locate and provisionally arrest the…

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Onitsha Main Market Reopens as Traders Defy Sit-at-Home Order, Security Tightens

Traders at Onitsha Main Market in Anambra State resumed business on Monday following a one-week closure imposed amid warnings over a sit-at-home order allegedly linked to the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB). The market had shut down last week after some traders reportedly complied with a Monday sit-at-home directive circulating on social media. Governor…

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Nigerian Troops Arrest 81 Suspects, Destroy Illegal Refineries Across Niger Delta

The Defence Headquarters (DHQ) has reported significant gains in its January security operations across the Niger Delta, announcing the destruction of 53 illegal crude oil refining sites and the arrest of 81 suspected oil thieves and other criminal elements. The Director of Defence Media Operations, Major General Michael Onoja, disclosed the details on Friday in…

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2026 Budget: Senate Fixes March 17 for Passage of N58.47trn

The Senate has stepped up scrutiny of President Bola Tinubu’s ₦58.47 trillion 2026 Appropriation Bill, unveiling a comprehensive review timetable that includes a high-level interface with Nigeria’s economic managers and a projected passage date of March 17, 2026. The resolution was reached on Friday at a special meeting of the Senate Committee on Appropriations, where…

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Burkina Faso Military Dissolves Political Parties

Burkina Faso’s ruling military junta has taken a decisive step to reshape the country’s political landscape, formally dissolving all political parties nearly three years after seizing power in a series of coups. The decision was reached on Thursday during a cabinet meeting of the military-led government. Political parties had been under suspension since the 2022…

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Satchet Alcohol Ban Protective Not Punitive-NAFDAC

The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has stepped up regulatory action on alcohol distribution, resuming enforcement of its ban on the production and sale of alcoholic beverages packaged in sachets and in plastic or glass bottles below 200 millilitres. The agency clarified that the move does not involve the shutdown…

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Guinea: ECOWAS Restores Membership After Doumbouya Election, Lifts Sanctions

The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) has lifted all remaining sanctions on Guinea, officially restoring the country’s full participation in regional affairs following the December election of former junta leader Mamady Doumbouya. The West African bloc had imposed sanctions after Doumbouya seized power in a 2021 coup, ousting President Alpha Condé and sparking…

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