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Namibia grants amnesty to overstayed foreigners

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Namibia is implementing a one-month amnesty program to address systemic immigration challenges, allowing overstayed foreign nationals to depart without fines or detention to alleviate overcrowded detention facilities and strained resources. While offering a clean exit, the program imposes future re-entry bans based on the duration of the overstay, balancing humanitarian relief with long-term immigration control. This initiative strategically converts an enforcement burden into a managed exodus, prioritizing operational efficiency. Non-participation will result in strict enforcement, making this a critical

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Corruption: We are investigating ministers, top govt officials – CCB

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Nigeria’s Code of Conduct Bureau is actively pursuing high-level corruption cases against former ministers and serving officials, using asset declaration as its core forensic tool to detect illicit wealth accumulation. The Bureau defends its discreet, evidence-based methodology to avoid media trials, asserting that its legal approach targets powerful figures despite public skepticism. Operational challenges like limited funding hinder broader effectiveness, but the agency highlights concrete progress through court orders and asset recoveries. This signals a strategic, if constrained, institutional effort to enforce accountability at the highest

Gender

SGB: Medical women advocates community education to challenge harmful norms

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The Medical Women’s Association of Nigeria (FCT Chapter) concludes its 16 Days of Activism by declaring that ending Gender-Based Violence requires sustained, collective action beyond symbolic campaigns. Its core prescription is a multi-pronged strategy: implementing community education to dismantle harmful norms, strengthening health systems for survivor care, and rigorously enforcing the VAPP Act. Crucially, the association highlights the necessity of engaging men and boys as allies and securing international partnerships, like that with the French Embassy, to amplify

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Why civil servants are barred from operating businesses, foreign accounts – CCB

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The Code of Conduct Bureau underscores that public service is a sacred trust, fundamentally incompatible with private business interests or foreign bank accounts, which create clear conflicts of commitment and are conduits for embezzled funds. It further identifies sophisticated corruption tactics, including the misuse of gifts, “loans,” and agents like family members to circumvent rules. A critical, unique insight is the post-service restriction on high-ranking officials working for foreign entities to protect state secrets. Ultimately, the framework aims to enforce absolute integrity

Culture & Tourism

High costs, weak structure threaten Nigeria’s Detty December boom – Fadina

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Nigeria’s “Detty December” tourism boom, a billion-dollar seasonal economy built on organic diaspora appeal, is now actively undermining itself through exorbitant pricing for subpar services and a complete lack of coordinated infrastructure. This combination of high costs and low quality—encompassing hospitality, transport, and security—is driving visitors to competing African nations like Ghana and Rwanda, which offer more curated and reliable experiences. Consequently, Nigeria is squandering its first-mover advantage by prioritizing short-term profit extraction

Defence/Security

8 killed in Cameroon’s restive Anglophone region- Security

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**Executive Summary** A retaliatory cycle of violence in Cameroon’s Northwest region has killed at least eight civilians, exposing the dangerous fragmentation of the ongoing conflict. The initial separatist attack on the Mbororo community triggered immediate, targeted reprisals against a perceived rival village, demonstrating how the broader crisis is devolving into inter-communal ethnic violence. This shift places civilian populations at direct risk from multiple armed groups, not just state forces, fundamentally altering the conflict’s dynamics. A local leader’

Education

Federal University Dutse gets new VC

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Prof. Muhammad Gumel has been appointed as the fourth substantive Vice-Chancellor of Federal University Dutse, following a highly competitive selection process where he was chosen from 21 shortlisted candidates. His appointment, effective February 10, 2026, brings a leader with a strong international academic pedigree, holding a Ph.D. and post-doctoral fellowship in Industrial Biotechnology from the University of Malaya. The incoming VC has committed to building upon the university’s existing achievements, indicating a focus on

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Corruption: CCB issues stern warning to LG chairmen 

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Nigeria’s Code of Conduct Bureau has declared Local Government Chairmen as top-priority targets for anti-corruption enforcement, citing the direct flow of increased funds under the new autonomy framework. The CCB’s unique and potent strategy shifts the legal burden onto officials, requiring them to explain any wealth accumulation beyond their declared salaries, with unexplained assets subject to forfeiture without a traditional theft conviction. This represents a fundamental shift from reactive prosecution to a preventive, deterrent-based model of governance. The clear warning signals the

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Malami yet to meet bail condition -EFCC

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The EFCC clarifies that former Attorney-General Abubakar Malami remains detained not for political reasons, but for failing to meet any of the five provisional bail conditions set after his initial interrogation. The commission asserts that Malami’s claims of bail revocation are false, noting he provided no proof for a requested health-related postponement. This underscores that administrative bail is a conditional privilege, not a right, and the EFCC is enforcing compliance to ensure the integrity of its ongoing investigation.

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