Sen. Ned Nwoko: Dialogue Crucial To End South East Unrest
Senator Ned Munir Nwoko, representing Delta North says dialogue and not military might remain the only solution to the unrest in the South East. An illegal sit-at-home order being enforced by a faction of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) in states across the zone has generated varied reactions with many describing it as counterproductive […]
Niger Coup: Russia Warns Ecowas Not To Take Military Action
Russia has warned that military intervention in Niger would lead to a “protracted confrontation” after regional bloc Ecowas said it would assemble a standby force. Such an intervention would destabilise the Sahel region as a whole, the Russian foreign ministry said. Russia does not formally back the coup. But the US, which backs efforts to […]
Judge Chuktan Warns Trump Against ‘inflammatory’ Remarks Before Trial
A federal judge has warned former US President Donald Trump against making “inflammatory” statements which could taint the jury pool ahead of his trial for conspiring to overturn the result of the 2020 election. But Judge Tanya Chuktan ruled that Mr Trump can publicly share some of the non-sensitive evidence which prosecutors disclose to his […]
Hawaii Fires: Maui Death Toll Climbs To 80
Eighty people have now been confirmed to have been killed by wildfires on the Hawaiian island of Maui, officials say. There are fears the numbers will rise further in what is officially the US state’s worst natural disaster. Firefighters have been trying to contain fires in several areas, including the historic town of Lahaina which […]
Interference With Nation’s Democracy Is Unpatriotic Says DHQ
The Defence Headquarters, DHQ, says the call for the military to interfere in the nation’s democracy is highly unpatriotic and wicked. A statement by the Director’s Defence Information, Brig.-Gen. Tukur Gusau yesterday in Abuja, said it was an attempt by unpatriotic elements to distract the military from performing its constitutional responsibilities. Mr Gusau said the […]
Borno State Govt. Approves N50m, Accommodation For Army University
Governor Babagana Zulum of Borno State has approved the allocation of N50 million alongside the construction of staff houses and students’ hostels at the Nigerian Army University, Biu (NAUB). Zulum revealed this yesterday while responding to the Vice Chancellor of Army University, Prof. Kyari Mohammed, who led a management delegation on a courtesy call on […]
Tinubu Promise Swift Economic Recovery
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu in a meeting held at the State House with the Board of Trustees of the All Progressives Congress (APC) Professionals Forum yesterday has reassured Nigerians that no stone would be left unturned in his administration’s efforts to stimulate the economy and make it work for the good of all Nigerians. “This […]
Melaye: We’re Determined To Reclaim Kogi From Bad Governance
The governorship candidate of the People’s Democratic Party, PDP, in Kogi State, Dino Melaye, has expressed confidence in winning the November 11 governorship election in the state. Melaye after a meeting held between the Kogi PDP stakeholders and members of the National Working Committee, NWC, of the party at the party’s headquarters in Abuja appealed […]
ECOWAS Military Chiefs Postpone Meeting Indefinitely
A meeting of ECOWAS military chiefs to decide the modalities for activating an ECOWAS “standby force” to reinstate elected President Mohamed Bazoum of Niger scheduled for today in Accra Ghana’s capital has been postponed indefinitely. Bazoum was ousted by soldiers on 26 July they have since moved to establish a governance structure, along with the […]
Iran Releases US Dual Nationals Into House Arrest, Lawyer Says
Iran has released five US-Iranian dual nationals into house arrest, US officials say. Siamak Namazi, Emad Shargi and Morad Tahbaz, who also has a British passport, were released alongside a fourth unidentified man, a lawyer for one of the men said. A fifth American had already been released, a US national security official said. Talks […]
