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US, Nigerian Lawmakers Holds Fresh Sessions Over Increasing Insecurity
Committees of the United States Congress on Tuesday in Washington DC held a joint briefing over the ongoing kidnappings and the alleged persecution of Christians in Nigeria. The session was held at the instance of President Donald Trump, who earlier on October 31 instructed the House Appropriations Committee to investigate what he described as the slaughter of Christians in Nigeria...
PDP Crisis: Turaki-led Bloc Issues Wike, Others Expulsion Certificates
The crisis rocking the Peoples Democratic Party deepened on Tuesday as the Kabiru Turaki-led bloc of the party announced that it had issued expulsion certificates to the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike; former Ekiti State governor, Ayodele Fayose; and nine others earlier expelled by the PDP national convention in Ibadan, Oyo State. The Turaki bloc is backed...
PDP: Adeleke,Others Absent From Osun Primary As Adebayo Emerges Gov Candidate
Osun State Governor, Ademola Adeleke, and other key leaders of the Peoples Democratic Party in the state were absent on Tuesday as the party held its governorship primary, where Adedamola Adebayo emerged as the PDP candidate for the 2026 Osun governorship election. Adebayo polled 919 votes out of the 957 accredited delegates who participated in the exercise held in Osogbo. Declaring...
President Tinubu Nominates Ex-CDS Christopher Musa As Defence Minister
President Bola Tinubu has nominated the immediate past Chief of Defence Staff, CDS, General Christopher Musa, as the new Minister of Defence. In a letter to Senate President Godswill Akpabio, President Tinubu conveyed General Musa’s nomination as the successor to Mohammed Badaru Abubakar, who resigned on Monday. Musa, 58, served as Chief of Defence Staff from 2023 until October 2025. He...
Tinubu Nominates Ex-CDS As New Minister of Defence
President Bola Tinubu has nominated the immediate past Chief of Defence Staff, CDS, General Christopher Musa, as the new Minister of Defence. In a letter to Senate President Godswill Akpabio, President Tinubu conveyed General Musa’s nomination as the successor to Mohammed Badaru Abubakar, who resigned on Monday. Musa, 58, served as Chief of Defence Staff from 2023 until October 2025. He...
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...
“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....
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...
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....
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...
