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Barely 24 hours after assuming office, the new Chief of Air Staff, Air Marshal Sunday Kelvin Aneke, has carried out a sweeping shake-up in the Nigerian Air Force (NAF), redeploying several senior officers across commands and units nationwide. The restructuring — coming swiftly after President Bola Tinubu’s charge to service chiefs to deliver on national security reforms and institutional accountability …

Almost 100,000 fighting-age men have fled Ukraine in the last two months after President Volodymyr Zelensky relaxed the rules to allow young men to leave the country. Poland’s border guard said 99,000 Ukrainian men aged 18 to 22 have crossed the border since August. The new rules mean men between the ages of 18 and 22 are no longer barred …

The senator representing Kogi central, Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan, has invited Senate President Godswill Akpabio and other lawmakers to attend a project commissioning event in her state. The invitation, contained in a letter read by Akpabio during Thursday’s plenary, announced that the event will take place on Sunday, November 2, in Ihima, Kogi State. “In marking my second-year anniversary as a serving …

Scientists have made a groundbreaking geological discovery, confirming the existence of a long-forgotten rare earth element known as Astatinite, buried deep beneath the soil of Amaigbo in Imo State. The deposit is estimated to be worth over $900 billion, making it one of the most valuable mineral finds in modern African history. Researchers assert that Astatinite possesses unique magnetic and …

Instead of renting washed-out and poorly lettered individuals who parade themselves on television and social media to comment on matters far above their understanding, the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) should do one very simple thing—since the court has refused to do it. Let the NBA, as the supposed guardian of legal conscience in Nigeria, tell the world under what extant …

The United States Embassy in Lagos has stated that visas granted by the country to foreign nationals are based on privilege, not a right. The US Consulate in Lagos made this clarification on Thursday in response to an inquiry from The PUNCH regarding the revocation of the visa of Nobel laureate, Prof. Wole Soyinka. In an email response to our …

Scientists have made a groundbreaking geological discovery, confirming the existence of a long-forgotten rare earth element known as Astatinite, buried deep beneath the soil of Amaigbo in Imo State. The deposit is estimated to be worth over $900 billion, making it one of the most valuable mineral finds in modern African history. Researchers assert that Astatinite possesses unique magnetic and …

Nobel laureate Professor Wole Soyinka has hinted that he might reapply for U.S. permanent residency following the conviction of President Donald Trump. According to a report on Tuesday, October 28, 2025, the renowned playwright made this known in a statement issued on Friday, where he reflected on the global attention that surrounded his earlier decision to destroy his U.S. green …

The federal government has again faulted some US officials for allegedly using faulty assumptions and data to assert that terrorist elements in Nigeria were targeting Christians. It said purveyors of such narratives were unwittingly playing into the hands of criminals whose ultimate objective was to incite conflict between Christians and Muslims in Nigeria. Minister of Information and National Orientation, Mohammed …

A United States lawmaker, Nancy Mace, has described Nigeria as the most dangerous country in the world for Christians. Mace made the claim on Monday via a post on her official X account. The lawmaker alleged that five million people have been displaced, 9,100 churches destroyed, over 850 Christians held hostage, and 600 clergy attacked in Nigeria. She wrote, “Nigeria …