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Tinubu Appoints New Ambassadors Amid US Tension
President Bola Tinubu is set to conclude the appointment of ambassadors to Nigeria’s foreign missions worldwide after months of diplomatic gaps and growing pressure over the country’s absence of envoys abroad, The PUNCH has learned. Multiple Presidency officials familiar with the development told our correspondent that the President had ordered a “final cleanup” of the list of nominees ahead of...
Sani Rebukes Trump’s Military Threat On Nigeria
Former Senator Shehu Sani, who represented Kaduna Central during the 8th National Assembly, has issued a stern rebuke of the threat by United States President Donald Trump to take military action against Nigeria, according to Arewa PUNCH reports. The former legislator described the American leader’s remarks as unacceptable interference and reaffirmed Nigeria’s right to sovereignty and dignity. In a statement via...
Naira, Stocks Weakens After Trump’s Military Threat
Nigeria’s financial markets began November 2025 on a sour note as the naira and equities weakened sharply following remarks by United States President Donald Trump, who threatened possible military action against Nigeria over alleged religious persecution. Data from the Central Bank of Nigeria showed that the naira, which had traded at a 2025 peak of N1,421.73/$, depreciated to N1,436.34/$ on...
Govs Battles Wike’s Camp Over Forceful Take Over Of Party’s Control
The battle for the control of the Peoples Democratic Party took a new twist on Monday in Abuja when loyalists of the Federal Capital Territory Minister, Nyesom Wike, forcefully took over the party’s National Secretariat, Wadata Plaza, in the absence of governors elected on the party’s platform and their loyalists. Members of the National Working Committee, led by the party’s...
OPINION: “Trump’s Message Was Against Terrorism, Not Islam” – Ifeanyi Okali
I have carefully followed the controversy trailing Donald Trump’s recent statement on Nigeria, and I must say, I have not seen anywhere he said he was coming to fight Muslims or overthrow the Nigerian government. His words were simple and unambiguous: he spoke against terrorists. Unfortunately, some individuals have chosen to twist his message to fit a false narrative. In...
Army Storms Takum Forest, Destroys Major Bandits’ Hideout
Troops of the 6 Brigade, Nigerian Army, operating under Operation Lafiya Nakowa, have destroyed a major bandits’ camp located at TY Farm along the Takum–Wukari road in Taraba State. The operation also led to the recovery of a dane gun. According to a statement by Lieutenant Umar Muhammad, Acting Assistant Director, Army Public Relations, 6 Brigade, the troops acted on...
CDHR Warns Police, Politicians Against Interference In Judicial Processes
The Committee for the Defence of Human Rights, CDHR, has urged political office holders and influential personalities to desist from interfering in ongoing judicial processes across the country. Dr. Kehinde Taiga, National President of CDHR, made the call in a statement issued last Thursday in Warri, Delta State, while reacting to what he described as alleged irregularities in a firearms...
Kwankwaso Urge Trump To Support Nigeria With Advanced Technology To Combat Insecurity Not Threat
Senator Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso, the presidential candidate of the New Nigerian Peoples Party (NNPP) in the 2023 general election, has urged U.S. President Donald Trump to support Nigeria with advanced technology to combat insecurity rather than issue threats of military action. Kwankwaso made the call in a statement on Sunday while reacting to Trump’s recent comments accusing the Nigerian government...
Fayose Support National Chairman’s Suspension, Calls For Repostioning
Former Governor of Ekiti State, Ayodele Fayose, has said that recent developments within the Peoples Democratic Party indicate that there is no hope of the party returning to power for now. Fayose, who on Saturday backed the suspension of the PDP National Chairman, Umar Damagum, by a faction of the party, also congratulated the PDP National Vice Chairman (North Central),...
ADC Pledges Free, Fair, Credible Primary Ahead Of Ekiti 2026 Poll
The Chairman of the African Democratic Congress in Ekiti State, Ilesanmi Omolayo, has assured party members of a free, fair and transparent primary election to select the party’s candidate for the June 20, 2026, governorship election. Omolayo said the primaries, scheduled for November 6, would be conducted through the direct mode across the 177 wards in the state. He appealed to...
