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US Lawmakers Meet Today Over Increased Killings In Nigeria
The United States House Appropriations Committee will lead a joint congressional briefing on Tuesday focused on the alleged persecution of Christians in Nigeria, committee officials announced. According to a notice shared on Tuesday by US Congressman Riley Moore on X, House Appropriations Committee Vice Chair and National Security Subcommittee Chairman Mario Díaz-Balart will convene the session, joined by fellow Appropriators...
Adeleke Dumps PDP Over Party’s National Crisis
Governor of Osun State, Ademola Adeleke, has formally resigned from the Peoples Democratic Party, citing persistent leadership turmoil at the party’s national level. In a statement shared on his Instagram page on Monday night, Adeleke confirmed that he submitted his resignation to party officials in Sagba Abogunde, Ward 2, Ede North Local Government, on November 4, 2025. He stated, “Due to...
Afrobeats star, Wife Caught In Heated Argument During Instagram Live Session
Afrobeats star, Innocent Idibia, popularly known as 2Baba, and his wife, Natasha Osawaru, were on Monday caught in a heated off-camera exchange during an Instagram Live session hosted by media personality, Daddy Freeze. The broadcast featured two of the singer’s former management associates, Kaka Igbokwe and Lori Tosan, who alleged that Natasha was exerting excessive control over his personal and...
NSC To Formally Approve Nigeria’s First Flag Football Federation
The National Sports Commission (NSC) has announced plans to formally approve Nigeria’s official Flag Football Federation, with elections for new executive members expected to take place immediately after its inauguration. In a statement issued on Tuesday by the Special Assistant on Media to the NSC Director General, Kola Daniel, the commission clarified that no association, local or international, has previously...
“Land with Revoked C of O Returns To FCT Minister” — Lere Olayinka
Lere Olayinka, Senior Special Assistant on Strategic Communications to the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, has said that any Certificate of Occupancy revoked by the FCT Administration automatically causes the affected land to revert to the minister, who holds it in trust for the President. Olayinka stated this during an interview with Arise News on Monday night,...
US Envoy, Putin To Hold Talks On Ending Russia-Ukraine War
US envoy Steve Witkoff and Russian President Vladimir Putin are expected to hold talks in Moscow on Tuesday to discuss the Trump administration’s controversial proposal to end the war in Ukraine. The meeting comes after Washington said it was feeling confident about the plan, following talks with Ukrainian negotiators in Florida. “I think the administration feels very optimistic,” White House Press...
Speaker Abbas Dismisses Rumours Of Involvement In Alleged ₦18.6bn Contract Controversy
The Speaker of the House of Representatives, Hon. Abbas Tajudeen, has dismissed allegations linking him to the purported mismanagement of ₦18.6 billion allegedly associated with the National Assembly Service Commission (NASC) headquarters project. The allegation, made by the Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP), suggested that the Speaker had questions to answer over funds purportedly tied to the NASC building....
Northern Governors Backs Creation Of State Police Over Rising Insecurity
Northern governors yesterday warned that the region stood on the brink of losing its future to escalating insecurity and deepening poverty, unless leaders took urgent, decisive action. They also called for state police as a way out of the high level insecurity in the north, and asked for a 6-month ban on mining in the region. This is even as Kaduna...
“Trump will be Present at the 2026 World Cup Draw In Washington” – White House
The White House on Monday confirmed that US President Donald Trump will be present at the official draw for the 2026 FIFA World Cup finals, scheduled to take place in Washington later this week. White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt told journalists that the president is expected at the ceremony on Friday, which will be held at the John F....
Alleged $4.5bn Fraud: Emefiele’s Co-Defendant’s Statement Not Obtained Under Duress-Witness
A prosecution witness, Alvan Gurumnaan, in the ongoing trial of a former Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) Godwin Emefiele, and Henry Omoile, over an alleged $4.5bn fraud, has told Justice Rahman Oshodi of Special Offences Court sitting in Ikeja, Lagos that Omoile did not make his statements to the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, under...
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