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28/07/2025

The African Democratic Congress, on Sunday, condemned what it described as the “fiscal vandalism” of President Bola Tinubu’s administration, following the National Assembly’s approval of an additional $21bn in foreign loans.

The party said the new borrowing spree could drive Nigeria’s public debt beyond N200trn by the end of 2025, without any visible economic gains to show for it.

In a statement issued by its National Publicity Secretary, Mallam Bolaji Abdullahi, the ADC accused Tinubu of accelerating Nigeria’s descent into a debt trap far worse than what the country experienced under his predecessor.

“What Nigerians are witnessing, following the approval of a fresh $21bn in foreign loans, is nothing short of a calculated decision to mortgage the country’s future just to cover up the failures of today,” the party stated.

Citing official data, the ADC argued that under former President Muhammadu Buhari, the country borrowed an average of N4.7trn annually.

However, borrowing under the Tinubu administration has skyrocketed to N49.8trn per year.

“In just two years, this administration has borrowed more than 10 times what Buhari borrowed in the same timeframe,” the statement said.

28/07/2025

No fewer than thirty-five kidnapped victims of Banga village in Kaura-Namoda Local Government Area of Zamfara State were said to have been slaughtered by bandits for failure to pay N35 million ransom.

An indigene of the village, Sani Suleiman, disclosed this in a telephone interview with PUNCH Online on Sunday, stating that bandits had kidnapped 53 people from the village, where they demanded the sum of one million naira from each of the captives.

According to him, the 53 kidnapped victims had been in captivity for several months, but only 18 of them who were able to pay the ransom were released.

He maintained that the remaining 35 captives who could not pay the ransom were slaughtered one after the other.

He said, “Those who were released after paying the ransom told us that the bandits slaughtered the remaining 35 captives who could not pay the ransom one after the other in their presence.”

Suleiman further explained that their village was currently under the bandits’ control.

He called on the state government to come to their aid and deploy security personnel to the area before the inhabitants flee to other places for safety.

27/07/2025

The Vice-Chancellor of the Federal University of Petroleum Resources (FUPRE) has condemned the picketing actions by PENGASSAN and NUPENG as illegal, referencing a recent court ruling that prohibits unionization of university staff. This dispute has escalated, raising significant concerns about the implications for the university community and its operations, according to a report by Punch.

27/07/2025

Kano State Governor Abba Kabir Yusuf has initiated a probe into the alleged involvement of State Commissioner for Transport, Alhaji Ibrahim Namadi, in securing bail for suspected drug trafficker Sulaiman Aminu Dan Wawu. This investigation comes amid rising concerns about drug-related activities in the region. The situation is developing and has attracted significant public attention, highlighting the ongoing challenge of drug trafficking in Nigeria. Source: Bush Radio Gist

18/07/2025

The US Senate approved early Thursday a package of spending cuts proposed by President Donald Trump that would cancel more than $9 billion in funding for foreign aid programs and public broadcasting.

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13/07/2025

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