U.S. Cuts Ukraine Aid Estimate, Pursues Minerals Deal to Offset Support Costs
The United States has sharply revised its estimate of total aid provided to Ukraine since Russia’s 2022 invasion, reducing the figure from $300 billion to around $100 billion, according to a Bloomberg News report citing sources familiar with the matter. The updated figure comes amid efforts by former President Donald Trump to finalize a bilateral […]
NATO’s Rutte Visits Odesa with Zelenskiy, Reaffirms Alliance’s Support Amid Russian Missile Strikes
NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte visited the southern Ukrainian port city of Odesa on Tuesday alongside President Volodymyr Zelenskiy, reaffirming the alliance’s “unwavering” support for Ukraine in the aftermath of a deadly Russian missile strike in the country’s north. The high-profile visit came just days after Russian ballistic missiles struck the city of Sumy, killing […]
Atiku Blames Tinubu for Plateau Killings, Slams Government Incompetence
Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar has blamed the administration of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu for the rising violence in Plateau State, calling the latest killings in Zike community a consequence of “government incompetence.” The attack, which occurred on Sunday in the Kimakpa area of Kwali district, Bassa LGA, resulted in the deaths of at least […]
FG Declares April 18 & 21, 2025, as Public Holidays for Easter
The Federal Government has declared Friday, April 18, and Monday, April 21, 2025, as public holidays in observance of Good Friday and Easter Monday. The announcement was made by Minister of Interior Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo in a statement released on Tuesday by the ministry’s Permanent Secretary, Magdalene Ajani. Tunji-Ojo encouraged Christians across the nation to reflect […]
Governor Umo Eno: Tinubu Will Complete Two Terms
Akwa Ibom State Governor, Umo Eno, has expressed confidence that President Bola Ahmed Tinubu will complete two terms in office, despite being elected on the platform of the opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). Speaking on Tuesday during the flag-off of the Akwa Ibom segment of the Lagos-Calabar Coastal Highway project, Governor Eno declared, “President Tinubu […]
Tinubu’s Food Security Will Lower Prices — Ndume
Senator Ali Ndume of Borno South has thrown his support behind President Bola Tinubu’s renewed declaration of a national emergency on food security, saying the initiative will help reduce soaring food prices across the country. Reacting to the president’s statement—delivered on Monday by Secretary to the Government of the Federation, George Akume—Ndume described the move […]
Kwankwaso Will Return as APC Prepares to ‘Bury’ NNPP — Ganduje
National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Dr. Abdullahi Umar Ganduje, says former Kano governor and 2023 NNPP presidential candidate Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso is on the verge of rejoining the ruling party. Speaking at the APC National Secretariat in Abuja on Tuesday during a visit by members of the Tinubu Support Group (TSG), Ganduje […]
“We Failed You” — Plateau Governor Issues Public Apology
Governor Caleb Mutfwang of Plateau State has issued a heartfelt apology to the residents of Kimakpa village in Miango District, Bassa Local Government Area, where more than 50 people were killed in a recent bandit attack. The deadly assault, which occurred less than two weeks after similar invasions across five communities in Bokkos and Mangu […]
El Salvador Refuses to Return Wrongfully Deported Man as Trump, Bukele Tout Deportation Pact
El Salvador will not return Kilmar Ábrego García, a man the U.S. deported in error and who is now being held in one of the country’s high-security mega-prisons, President Nayib Bukele confirmed Monday during a White House meeting with President Donald Trump. Ábrego García, a Venezuelan national who had been living in Maryland with his […]
China Accuses U.S. NSA of Cyberattacks During Asian Winter Games, Names Alleged Agents
Chinese authorities in the northeastern city of Harbin have accused the U.S. National Security Agency (NSA) of orchestrating sophisticated cyberattacks targeting key infrastructure during the Asian Winter Games held in February, according to a report published Tuesday by state-run news agency Xinhua. The Harbin Public Security Bureau claims the cyber operations were aimed at critical […]
