Thursday, 23 April 2026
Boko Haram killed twenty people in Pubagu and Mayo-Ladde on Tuesday, six days after killing four soldiers in the same local government area, with the army arriving in both cases after the attack was over.
Six people, including a retired Major-General and a serving police inspector, were charged with treason and terrorism in Abuja on Tuesday over an alleged Independence Day 2025 coup plot, with former Bayelsa Governor Timipre Sylva named in the charge sheet and still at large.
Taiwo Oyedele formally took over as Finance Minister on 23 April, inheriting a N159 trillion debt profile and a 2025 budget that achieved 26% of its revenue target, having previously chaired the committee that designed the tax reforms he now has to implement.
The NBC's April 17 notice barring broadcast presenters from personal opinions constrained licensed stations while leaving the Instagram Live and WhatsApp channels where most political commentary already operates entirely untouched.
Nigeria's diaspora remittances reached an estimated $23 billion in 2025, with the UK corridor contributing up to $4.5 billion, while Reform UK announced plans to block visa applications from Nigeria and the Nigerian government tightened broadcast rules on political content.
Manchester City beat Burnley 1-0 on 22 April to go top of the Premier League on goal difference, level on 70 points with Arsenal with five games remaining.
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