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Niger: Kafra oil block could hold 2.5 billion barrels

Niger’s oil minister held a press conference on Wednesday to address a key issue for the country: the oil reserves Niger could rely on to fuel its development. Most of Niger’s oil production is currently operated by Chinese companies, but one area — the Kafra oil block — could become a cornerstone of economic cooperation with neighbouring Algeria. Active drilling has begun in the block, with the minister announcing that the zone could hold an estimated 2.5 billion barrels of oil. Our correspondent Harold Girard tells us more.

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Niger: Kafra oil block could hold 2.5 billion barrels
Niger’s oil minister held a press conference on Wednesday to address a key issue for the country: the oil reserves Niger could rely on to fuel its development. Most of Niger’s oil production is currently operated by Chinese companies, but one area — the Kafra oil block — could become a cornerstone of economic cooperation with neighbouring Algeria. Active drilling has begun in the block, with the minister announcing that the zone could hold an estimated 2.5 billion barrels of oil. Our correspondent Harold Girard tells us more.
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Peter Obi: Labour Party won 2023 presidential election – AA’s Joseph Faduri

A presidential aspirant of the Action Alliance, AA, Joseph Faduri, on Thursday insisted that the Labour Party (LP) won the 2023 presidential election. Faduri disclosed this while recalling how he informed the then LP presidential candidate, Peter Obi, that he would win after handing over the party’s flag to him. Recall that Obi came third behind former Vice President Atiku Abubakar, who contested on the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, and eventual winner President Bola Tinubu of the All Progressives Congress, APC. The Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, had announced Tinubu of the APC as the winner of the election after he polled 37 percent of the votes, while Atiku got 29 percent and Obi got 25 percent. However, Faduri, while featuring on Arise Television’s Morning Show, said: “My name is Joseph Faduri, for those who are seeing me for the first time. “In 2022, I was the one who handed over the ticket to run for the election under the Labour Party, and I was here also to inform Nigerians that LP would win that election. “And, like a joke, at the end of the day, we had Labour Party win that election.” Faduri also spoke about INEC Chairman Joash Amupitan not recognising a court order acknowledging Kenneth Udeze as the authentic leader of the AA. He added: “Now, the court order that Amupitan was referring to was the court order of a High Court in Osogbo. Under our constitution, a Court of Appeal is higher than a High Court. “So, if a kangaroo judgment was obtained from the High Court and the authentic leader of the party, Kenneth Udeze, went to a Court of Appeal in Abuja to say, ‘No, that man is not the authentic leader of the party,’ and the court upheld that, then you will imagine that an INEC Chairman, who is supposed to be a referee, should

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I can’t be intimidated – Senator Kingibe fires back at Wike

The Federal Capital Territory Senator, Ireti Kingibe, has fired back at the FCT Minister, Nyesom Wike, stating that she cannot be intimidated by insults, threats or political pressure. In a post on her verified X handle on Thursday, Senator Kingibe said her responsibility as a senator representing the people of the FCT is to ask questions, demand accountability and defend the constitutional principles upon which Nigeria’s democracy stands. Her comment stemmed from Wike’s outburst, in which he described her as illiterate and re-echoed his threat that the lawmaker would not be elected to the Senate in 2027. The political fight between them followed a remark by the senator, who, in an interview on national television, accused Wike of obtaining a loan for the FCT without the Senate’s approval. The senator also dared Wike to show the people of the FCT evidence of the National Assembly’s approval for the loan. “I have never been one to be intimidated by insults, threats or political pressure, and I will not start now. My responsibility as a senator representing the people of the Federal Capital Territory is to ask questions, demand accountability and defend the constitutional principles upon which our democracy stands. “If I raise questions about public borrowing, public funds or the conduct of government, it is not an act of disrespect; it is part of my duty as a legislator. “As for not getting approval for the loans, I dare the FCT Minister to show the people of the FCT, and all who have asked, the Votes and Proceedings of the day the approval was given. I cannot speak for the House of Representatives, but I know that it was never brought before the Senate. “The President, from whom the Minister derives his powers, has always sought approval for all loans from the Senate. N

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‘Minimum wage person dead already’ — TG Omori laments kidney treatment cost

Nigerian music video director, TG Omori has opened up about the cost of his kidney failure treatment, saying a minimum-wage earner would struggle to afford even one dialysis session. Omori made the disclosure during a recent interview aired on September 23, 2026, on the Afropolitan podcast, where he reflected on his experience with kidney failure and the financial demands of his treatment while awaiting a transplant. He said a dialysis session costs between N50,000 and N70,000 at some hospitals, while he paid between N150,000 and N200,000 at a private facility. According to him, patients may require three sessions weekly, taking the cost to between N500,000 and N600,000 every week. “So, a minimum-wage person is dead already on one session,” Omori said. He estimated that continuing dialysis for about a year while waiting for a transplant could cost as much as N31 million, excluding additional tests, medication and possible complications. Omori said the financial burden could also overwhelm someone earning N1 million monthly. “So, automatically, if your salary is even one million naira a month, it can’t serve you,” he said. He added that the experience changed his understanding of the importance of having money and financial support during a serious illness. “Even though money can’t buy happiness, money can still buy some time,” Omori said. ‘Minimum wage person dead already’ — TG Omori laments kidney treatment cost

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