You Must Get Approval From Tinubu Before US Military Action – Presidency Tells Trump
The Special Adviser on Policy Communication to President Bola Tinubu, Daniel Bwala, has claimed it would be diplomatically unacceptable for the United States to carry out any military operation in Nigeria without consent. Bwala stated this in an interview with BBC World Service on Monday. He insisted that Nigeria is a sovereign nation and that…
Ground Operation, Air Strikes Could Be Part Of US Attack In Nigeria – Trump
US President Donald Trump has repeated his threat of a military operation in Nigeria over killings of Christians, after the Nigerian presidency suggested a meeting to resolve the issue. Asked Asked by an AFP reporter aboard Air Force One if he was considering US troops on the ground in Nigeria or air strikes, Trump replied:…
Teenage Teacher Gets Life Sentence For Raping Nine-Year-Old In Abuja
A Federal Capital Territory High Court sitting in Abuja, has sentenced a 19-year-old teacher, Abdullahi Abbass, to life imprisonment for raping his nine-year-old pupil, a judgment the National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons, NAPTIP, has described as a significant victory in the fight against sexual violence. The conviction was delivered by Justice…
PDP Crisis: Wike’ll Fight, Wahala Just Started – Fayose
Former Governor of Ekiti State, Ayodele Fayose, has reacted to the current leadership crisis rocking the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP. Fayose warned that PDP leaders should be ready because the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, Nyesom Wike will fight them for looking for what he described as the Minister’s “wahala.” In a viral…
He Knows The “Man In Charge”- ADC Reveals Why Trump named Nigeria ‘disgraced country’
The African Democratic Congress, ADC, has suggested why the US President Donald Trump named Nigeria a “disgraceful country”. Trump had in a statement on Saturday warned that if the Nigerian government failed to tackle the alleged genocide against Christians, the US will “immediately stop all aids and assistance to Nigeria and may very well go…
Rumoured Coup Plot: N11bn Found In Detained Colonel’s Bank Accounts
Military intelligence traced about N11bn to the bank accounts of a colonel detained over the alleged coup plot involving some senior military officers. Top-level security sources told our correspondents that the discovery connected the detained officer to the alleged coup. According to an officer familiar with the investigation, the colonel, who served directly under a…
PDP Leadership Implodes As Rival Factions Suspend Each Other
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has slipped into a full-blown leadership crisis as two rival factions of its National Working Committee (NWC) issued suspensions against each other on Saturday, throwing the party into confusion less than two years before the 2027 general election. The tension began after an emergency NWC meeting in Abuja, where one…
Tanzania President Wins 98% In Election As Opposition Says Hundreds Killed
Tanzanian President Samia Suluhu Hassan condemned protests around the election in which she was declared winner on Saturday with almost 98 per cent of the vote, while the opposition said hundreds have been killed by security forces. The electoral commission said Hassan won 97.66 per cent of the vote, with turnout at 87 per cent,…
Trump Threatens Military Action In Nigeria Over ‘Killing Of Christians’
President Donald Trump has threatened to send US forces into Nigeria with “guns-a-blazing” if Africa’s most populous country does not stem what he described as the killing of Christians by Islamists. “If the Nigerian Government continues to allow the killing of Christians, the U.S.A. will immediately stop all aid and assistance to Nigeria, and may…
Man Remanded For Allegedly Killing Wife Over Refusal To Prepare Kuli-Kuli
The Kano State High Court sitting on Miller Road, presided over by Justice Musa Dahiru, has remanded a man in a correctional facility over allegations that he killed his wife after she refused to prepare kuli-kuli (groundnut cake) for him. The defendant, Idris Kurma, was arraigned on a culpable homicide charge, contrary to Section 221…