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China says it firmly supports the Nigerian government as it “leads its people on the development path suited to its national conditions”. Addressing a press conference on Tuesday in Beijing, Mao Ning, spokesperson of China’s foreign ministry, said “as Nigeria’s comprehensive strategic partner, China firmly opposes any country using religion and human rights as an excuse to interfere in other …

President Bola Tinubu is reportedly set to finalise and announce the appointment of Nigeria’s new ambassadors to foreign missions worldwide. This development follows months of diplomatic gaps and mounting pressure over the country’s absence of envoys abroad, which has persisted for two years since the worldwide recall of the previous ambassadors. According to Arise News, the President has ordered a …

A United States-based Nigerian, Baba Adam, has written to President Bola Tinubu and several top government officials and private citizens, urging them to take decisive diplomatic and political steps in response to what he described as a “reckless and unprecedented” threat of military action against Nigeria by US President Donald Trump. In an email sent on Sunday, Mr Adam said …

Senator representing Kogi Central Senator Natasha Akpoti has alleged that her international passport has been withheld. She alleged that she had been prevented from travelling. The lawmaker made the allegation in a live Facebook broadcast on Tuesday morning. According to her, “having completed the celebration of my second year, I decided to take a week off and my passport is …

Senator representing Kogi Central Senator Natasha Akpoti has alleged that her international passport has been withheld. She alleged that she had been prevented from travelling. The lawmaker made the allegation in a live Facebook broadcast on Tuesday morning. According to her, “having completed the celebration of my second year, I decided to take a week off and my passport is …

Senator representing Kogi Central Senator Natasha Akpoti has alleged that her international passport has been withheld. She alleged that she had been prevented from travelling. The lawmaker made the allegation in a live Facebook broadcast on Tuesday morning. According to her, “having completed the celebration of my second year, I decided to take a week off and my passport is …

Last week, President Bola Ahmed Tinubu gave the nod for the implementation of a fresh 15 per cent import duty on petrol and diesel. With the development, Nigerians will be left with no choice but to carry the burden when the policy takes full effect in the coming weeks. This represents an approximately N99.72 per litre increment for imported petrol …

The crisis rocking the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) took a dramatic turn on Monday when a faction loyal to Nyesom Wike, Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), seized control of the party’s National Headquarters, located at Wadata Plaza, Abuja. Amid internal turmoil within the party, the Wike faction appointed Muhammed Abdulrahman as acting chairman after suspending Umar Damagum. Prior …

The member representing Igboeze South State Constituency in the Enugu State House of Assembly, Hon Harrison Ogara, Monday, said he had no regrets being the only opposition member in the state Assembly. All the members of the state Assembly decamped to the All Progressives Congress alongside Gov Peter Mbah, leaving Hon Ogara of the Labour Party as the only opposition. …

The United States Department of War has sparked global attention after releasing an artificial intelligence (AI) video simulating military action in Nigeria aimed at eliminating “Islamic terrorists.” The announcement comes amid claims of targeted attacks against Christians in Africa’s most populous nation. Trump Warns of Possible Military ActionPresident Donald Trump stated that he had instructed the US Department of War …