Sudan Conflict: Refugees Describe Horror as Thousands Flee El Fasher After RSF Seizes City
Hawa arrived at a refugee camp in Tawila, a town roughly 35 miles west of El Fasher in Sudan’s Darfur region, on October 20 — exhausted, traumatized, and separated from her 16-year-old son. “We walked for days on rough terrain, our feet scorched,” she recounted in testimony shared with reporters by the U.S.-based activist network Avaaz. […]
Nationwide Flight Chaos Persists as FAA Limits Capacity Amid Record U.S. Government Shutdown
Air travel disruptions continued into Sunday as the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) maintained flight restrictions at 40 major U.S. airports, deepening a nationwide crisis that has left thousands of passengers stranded amid the longest government shutdown in American history. As of 5:30 a.m. ET Sunday, more than 1,100 flights had already been canceled nationwide, according […]
Ali Modu Sheriff Denies Accusing Shettima of Creating Boko Haram
Former Borno State Governor, Senator Ali Modu Sheriff, has denied allegations that he accused Vice-President Kashim Shettima of creating Boko Haram, describing the claims as “false and malicious.” In a statement issued on Saturday in Abuja titled “A lie taken too far: Shettima, Ali Modu Sheriff are not on war path”, Sheriff urged the public to […]
Soludo Re-elected as Anambra Governor
Governor Chukwuma Soludo of the All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA) has been declared the winner of the November 8 Anambra State governorship election, securing a second term until 2030. The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) announced that Soludo garnered 422,664 votes, defeating APC’s Nicholas Ukachukwu, who scored 99,445 votes. Paul Chukwuma of the Young Progressives […]
COP30: Shettima Back After Promoting Nigeria’s Climate Leadership
Vice President Kashim Shettima has departed Belém, Brazil, for Abuja after two days of high-level engagements at the 30th United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP30), where he represented President Bola Tinubu. Nigeria used the global gathering to reaffirm its commitment to leading Africa’s climate response and strengthening efforts to mobilise climate finance for the continent. […]
Damagum, Wike Camps Take PDP Leadership Fight to INEC
The leadership crisis rocking the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has escalated into a full-fledged institutional showdown as the rival Damagum and Wike factions have formally written to the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), each seeking recognition as the party’s legitimate National Working Committee (NWC). The Damagum faction was the first to notify INEC, reporting the suspension of National Secretary Samuel Anyanwu, National Legal Adviser Kamaldeen Ajibade (SAN), […]
Airlines Ordered to Cut Flights Nationwide as Government Shutdown Strains Air Travel Ahead of Thanksgiving
As the federal government shutdown drags on, airlines are being forced to slash flights across the country — including at major New York–area airports — just weeks before Thanksgiving travel begins. LaGuardia, JFK, Newark Liberty, and Teterboro are among 40 “high-impact” airports where the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has ordered airlines to reduce operations starting […]
Justice Jackson Temporarily Halts Order Requiring Trump Administration to Fully Fund SNAP
Supreme Court Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson on Friday night temporarily paused a lower court ruling that required the Trump administration to fully fund the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) for November by midnight. Jackson’s brief order keeps the lower court’s mandate on hold until the 1st U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals issues its own judgment. […]
Okonjo-Iweala Denies Viral Critique of Tinubu’s Security Policies
Dr. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, Director-General of the World Trade Organisation (WTO), has disowned a widely circulated social media message falsely attributed to her, which allegedly criticised President Bola Tinubu over Nigeria’s security situation. The post, titled “Trump didn’t ‘hit’ us – our leaders did”, went viral on WhatsApp, Instagram, and Facebook, claiming that Okonjo-Iweala blamed Nigerian leaders […]
Pst. Adeboye Warns U.S. Strike Could Leave Nigeria Isolated
The General Overseer of the Redeemed Christian Church of God (RCCG), Pastor Enoch Adeboye, has cautioned that Nigeria would be left to fend for itself if the United States carries out a military strike over alleged Christian persecution. Speaking on Friday during the November Holy Ghost Service at Redemption City, Adeboye urged President Bola Tinubu […]
