Judge Halts Trump Administration’s Freeze on Gateway Tunnel Funding, Averting Construction Shutdown
A federal judge on Friday temporarily blocked the Trump administration from cutting off federal funding for the Gateway Tunnel Project, preventing an immediate halt to construction on the multibillion-dollar effort to link New York and New Jersey. Jeannette Vargas issued the order just hours before work on the project was set to stop without court […]
Judge Orders Return of Immigrant Families, Citing Deception in Trump-Era Deportations
A federal judge has ordered the Trump administration to bring three immigrant families back to the United States, finding that immigration officials relied on “lies, deception, and coercion” to remove them from the country. In an eight-page ruling, Dana M. Sabraw said the families were wrongfully deported last summer despite protections they were entitled to […]
Bill Clinton Presses for Public Hearing in House Epstein Investigation
Former President Bill Clinton renewed calls Friday for a public hearing in the House Oversight Committee’s investigation into convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, echoing similar demands made earlier this week by Hillary Clinton. In a series of posts on X, Clinton said he has supported transparency in the inquiry, noting that he has called for […]
APC Replaces Uzodimma With Masari as Convention Committee Chair
The All Progressives Congress (APC) has reconstituted the leadership of its 2026 National Convention Central Coordination Committee, appointing former Katsina State Governor, Aminu Bello Masari, as chairman in a move that reshapes preparations for the party’s national convention. The decision, announced on Friday, comes just days after Imo State Governor Hope Uzodimma was unveiled as […]
Unsafe Environment Undermines Electoral Credibility — INEC Chairman
The Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Prof. Joash Amupitan, has warned that elections cannot be regarded as credible if voters feel unsafe to participate, stressing that security remains central to electoral integrity. Amupitan spoke on Friday in Abuja at the first regular meeting of the Inter-Agency Consultative Committee on Election Security (ICCES) […]
US Troops Won’t Fight Nigeria’s War, Retired General Warns as Terrorist Attacks Persist
A retired senior military officer has cautioned Nigerians against expecting United States troops recently deployed to the country to directly confront bandits and terrorists, insisting that the responsibility for ending insurgency rests squarely with Nigeria’s armed forces. The former Director of Operations at the Army Headquarters, Major General Ijioma N. Ijioma (retd), gave the warning […]
Why Nigeria’s State-Owned Refineries Failed — NNPC CEO
Bayo Ojulari, chief executive officer (CEO) of Nigerian National Petroleum Company (NNPC) Limited, has said Nigeria’s state-owned refineries failed to operate effectively because attention was placed on financing and engineering, procurement, and construction (EPC) contracts rather than on running the facilities. Ojulari spoke during the just-concluded Nigerian International Energy Summit (NIES), where he faulted the […]
Senior Russian Military Intelligence Official Shot in Moscow Amid Spate of Attacks
A senior Russian military intelligence official was shot in Moscow early Friday and taken to hospital, authorities said, marking the latest attack targeting the country’s top military leadership. Russia’s Investigative Committee said Lt. Gen. Vladimir Alekseyev, a deputy chief of military intelligence, was shot multiple times inside a residential building in the northwest of the […]
U.S.–Russia Nuclear Arms Treaty Expires as Washington Pushes for Broader Deal Including China
The last remaining arms control treaty limiting the United States and Russia’s most powerful nuclear weapons expired overnight, with no clear signal from either government that negotiations on a replacement are imminent. President Donald Trump, who suggested last fall he might support renewing the New START agreement, reversed course last month, saying he was comfortable […]
DHS Shutdown Looms as Congress Deadlocks Over Immigration Enforcement Limits
Congress remains deadlocked over negotiations to avert a shutdown of the Department of Homeland Security next week, with talks stalled as lawmakers in both chambers departed Washington for a long weekend. Funding for DHS expires Feb. 13, and discussions have made little headway. Democrats are pressing for tighter limits on the department as part of […]
