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The ICPC releases el-Rufai to attend his mother’s funeral

el-Rufai Former Kaduna State governor, Nasir El-Rufai, has been granted interim bail from the custody of the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Crimes Commission (ICPC). The release will allow him to participate in the funeral rites of his mother, Hajiya Umma El-Rufai, who reportedly died in Cairo, Egypt, on Friday. An aide to the former governor confirmed the release …

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UNILAG promotes Tayo Popoola to the rank of full professor

The University of Lagos Governing Council (UNILAG) has promoted a veteran journalist and former editor of several Nigerian newspapers and magazines, Dr. Tayo Popoola, to the rank of Full Professor in the Department of Mass Communication, University of Lagos. According to the official University newsletter, Campus News, vol. 019, issued on Friday, Popoola was promoted from the rank of Associate …

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The naira fetched N3.31 against the dollar in the official market

Nigeria’s currency, the naira, appreciated against the United States dollar at the official window on Friday. Officially, Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) foreign exchange data shows that the naira closed at N1,380.57/$1, compared with N1,383.88/$1 on Thursday. READ ALSO: Naira loses N4.07 against dollar in official market This represents a gain of N3.31 for the local currency against the dollar. …

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Grand Cape Mount County, Liberia — March 27, 2026 — The Liberia Joint Security has arrested Alpha M. Jalloh, a Guinean national, for attempting to smuggle a large quantity of Tramadol into Liberia. Authorities also seized US$1,187,000 in cash connected to the operation. Jalloh was intercepted on Thursday, March 26, 2026, while transporting the controlled substance in a commercial vehicle …

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