The United States has approved $413 million for counter-insurgency and security operations in Nigeria and other West African countries in the 2026 fiscal year, following the signing of the National Defence Authorisation Act (NDAA) into law in December 2025. The funding, allocated under the United States Africa Command (AFRICOM) budget, reflects Washington’s response to escalating…
A Senior Fellow of Centre for Democracy and Development, Prof. Jibrin Ibrahim, has said that corruption was a major problem in 1966. Ibrahim made this known on Thursday while responding to questions in an interview on ‘Prime Time’, a programme on Arise Television, stating that people praised the military for taking over. He said, “The…
The Federal Government has warned state governments against negotiating peace with bandits, describing such agreements as deceptive and counterproductive to national security efforts. The Minister of Defence, Christopher Musa, made this clarification in an interview with BBC Hausa monitored in Kaduna. He cited Katsina as an example, noting that the Federal Government had cautioned against…
A South Korean judge sentenced former President Yoon Suk Yeol on Friday to five years in prison for obstructing justice and other crimes linked to his disastrous martial law declaration and its chaotic aftermath. It is the first in a series of verdicts for the disgraced ex-leader, whose brief suspension of civilian rule in South…
Two Nigerians, Chukwudi Okafor, 31, and Samuel Eze, 34, who are living in India, have been arrested for allegedly beating their friend, Emeka Christian, to death following a dispute over a woman in Pune, India. According to India Today, the incident occurred in the Pisoli-Phursungi area of Pune in the early hours of Monday. According…
The Alaafin of Oyo Kingdom, Oba Abimbola Owoade has countered the Oyo state Governor, Seyi Makinde over rotation of Chairmanship of the State Council of Obas and Chiefs. In a letter by Bode Durojaiye, Director of Media and Publicity to the Alaafin Palace, he said Oba Owoade has never hold any meeting with Governor Makinde…
The son of Nigeria’s former Vice President, Abba Atiku Abubakar, has joined the All Progressives Congress. Atiku also pledged to mobilize support for the re-election of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu in 2027. He was received by the Deputy President of the Senate, Barau Jibrin and the National Vice Chairman of the APC, North East, Mustafa…
A Professor of Political Science and Rector of Kogi State Polytechnic, Lokoja, Salisu Ogbo Usman, has recommended the death penalty for Nigerians found guilty of corruption. The Rector also advocated that corrupt practices should be rated as a capital offence in Nigeria’s legal system so as to discourage people from embarking on the negative trend…
Chairman of the Presidential Tax Reform Committee, Taiwo Oyedele, has dismissed as fake news a report claiming that the Federal Government has halted the issuance of implementation guidelines for Nigeria’s new tax laws. Oyedele made the reaction on X on Thursday, responding to a lengthy report which alleged that uncertainty over the final versions of…
Vice President Kashim Shettima on Thursday led top government officials in releasing pigeons at the 2026 Armed Forces Remembrance Day ceremony, in a symbolic gesture representing Nigeria’s commitment to peace, unity, and freedom. The Vice President was joined by the President of the Senate, Senator Godswill Akpabio; the Chief Justice of Nigeria, Justice Kudirat Kekere-Ekun;…
