President Bola Tinubu has departed Abuja for a two-nation working visit to Japan and Brazil, with a stopover in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. According to presidential spokesman Bayo Onanuga, the trip, which began on Thursday, August 14, will see the…
Daniel Bwala, Special Adviser to President Bola Tinubu on Policy Communication, has taken a swipe at northern politicians reportedly lobbying former President Goodluck Jonathan to contest in 2027. Speaking on Channels Television’s Politics Today on Wednesday, Bwala accused these politicians…
The United States has given the green light for a $346 million arms deal that will see Nigeria receive a fresh supply of ammunition, precision bombs, and rockets — a major step aimed at boosting the country’s fight against terrorism…
Former Labour Party presidential candidate, Peter Obi, has taken a swipe at President Bola Tinubu for embarking on a 12-day trip to Japan and Brazil at a time when Nigerians are grappling with worsening economic hardship and insecurity. In a…
the Niger State Governor, Mohammed Umaru Bago, has confirmed the arrest of Abubakar Abba, leader of Mahmuda — one of the most feared terror groups in West Africa. According to the Governor, Abba was captured alive in Wawa, Borgu Local…
A heated controversy is brewing in Benin City’s Ogheghe community, where the Enogie, Aghatise Iyiriaro, and the community’s chiefs are up in protest against the Edo State Government over the alleged destruction of their ancestral shrine. This site holds significant…
Prominent Nigerian activist Dr. Tonye Clinton Jaja has called on President Bola Ahmed Tinubu to stop the planned Rivers State Local Government Area (LGA) elections, accusing the federal government and the National Assembly of treating the state like a “guinea…
The United States has taken aim at Britain over what it calls “serious human rights concerns,” accusing the UK of tightening the reins on free speech. In its latest Human Rights Practices report, the U.S. State Department claimed that conditions…
Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi has sent a strong warning that any move to tamper with the Nile River without Cairo’s consent is a direct threat to Egypt’s very existence. In his words, anyone thinking the country will quietly give…
Prosecutors in Côte d’Ivoire don carry 11 people—some from former president Laurent Gbagbo’s African Peoples’ Party (PPA-CI)—go court, accusing them of terrorist offences linked to violent unrest earlier this month. According to Prosecutor Oumar Braman Kone, the trouble started on…
