The Senate and House of Representatives yesterday moved to reset Nigeria’s failing security architecture, confirming General Christopher Musa as Defence Minister after intense scrutiny and approving far-reaching resolutions banning ransom and amnesty, tightening weapons control and demanding stricter laws to curb terrorism and mass kidnappings. The Senate confirmed the former Chief of Defence Staff after […]

The Central Bank of Nigeria has updated its cash withdrawal regulations, ending the special authorisation that allowed individuals to withdraw N5 million and corporates N10 million once per month, starting January 2026. In a circular issued Tuesday, December 2, 2025, and signed by the Director of the Financial Policy & Regulation Department, Dr. Rita I. […]

Committees of the United States Congress on Tuesday in Washington DC held a joint briefing over the ongoing kidnappings and the alleged persecution of Christians in Nigeria. The session was held at the instance of President Donald Trump, who earlier on October 31 instructed the House Appropriations Committee to investigate what he described as the […]

UN Agencies operating in Somalia have laid off about 700 staff, citing severe funding shortages. Officials say financial support from international donors has stalled, affecting funding for development and humanitarian programs, including projects previously supported by USAID. Scores of international staff have also been affected by the reduction in the workforce. The cuts come at […]

The White House has alleged that Kenya is among the countries using funds from a large-scale fraud scheme involving Somali migrants in the United States, intensifying criticism of US refugee and asylum policies under the Trump administration. Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt accused Somali immigrants linked to non-profit organizations in Minnesota of defrauding US taxpayers of […]

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) said it has issued certificate of expulsion from the party to the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, and other 10 members earlier expelled from the party. The party National Chairman, Tanimu Turaki, disclosed this while speaking with newsmen after the PDP National Working Committee (NWC) meeting in […]

The sudden resignation of the Minister of Defence, Mohammed Badaru Abubakar, may signal further exits from the Federal Executive Council in the coming weeks. Badaru’s exit on Monday has already intensified speculation about an imminent cabinet shake-up. Although it is not for anyone to predetermine the President’s next move, strong indications suggest that more ministers […]

President Bola Tinubu met on Tuesday with Abia State Governor Alex Otti at the Presidential Villa in Abuja amid efforts aimed at securing the release of Nnamdi Kanu, the detained leader of the banned Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB). The meeting followed closely on the heels of Governor Otti’s recent visit to Kanu at a […]

Before joining Manchester United, Ruben Amorim told the club’s hierarchy that he wanted to add players with intensity to their ranks. The ex-Sporting CP man’s first signing in charge of United was Lecce full-back Patrick Dorgu, known for his physicality and raw acceleration. The same idea shaped United’s summer business, as they signed Matheus Cunha […]

Daniel Sturridge has hinted that a golden VAR rule was broken when issuing a verdict on Moises Caicedo’s Chelsea red card against Arsenal in the Premier League on Sunday afternoon. The Blues midfielder was sent off for a late tackle on Mikel Merino, with VAR stepping in after referee Anthony Taylor initially issued a yellow […]

Former President Goodluck Jonathan on Saturday met with President Bola Tinubu at the Presidential Villa, Abuja, where he briefed the President on the situation in Guinea-Bissau. Recall that the former President was in the West African country as the head of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) election monitoring team when military officers […]

President Cyril Ramaphosa has praised South Africans for their unity and warmth after the country successfully hosted the G20 Leaders’ Summit and more than 130 related meetings. This was the first time the gathering was held on African soil. In an address to the nation, he expressed profound gratitude to the public for supporting South […]