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The BBC’s boss and its head of news quit on Sunday following criticism over bias at the British broadcaster, including in the way it edited a speech by U.S. President Donald Trump. The BBC had been under mounting pressure after an internal report by a former standards adviser was leaked to the Daily Telegraph newspaper which cited failings in its …

The BBC will apologise for the misleading editing of a Donald Trump speech in a Panorama documentary, the Telegraph can disclose. Samir Shah, the BBC’s chairman, will write to the culture, media and sport committee on Monday to express regret for the way the speech, made on the day of the Jan 6 2021 Capitol riot, was spliced together. The …

US President Donald Trump has finally created space for Nigeria in his busy schedule. “If the Nigerian Government continues to allow the killing of Christians, the U.S.A. will immediately stop all aid and assistance to Nigeria, and may very well go into that now disgraced country, ‘guns-a-blazing,’ to completely wipe out the Islamic Terrorists who are committing these horrible atrocities,” …

US President Donald Trump has finally created space for Nigeria in his busy schedule. “If the Nigerian Government continues to allow the killing of Christians, the U.S.A. will immediately stop all aid and assistance to Nigeria, and may very well go into that now disgraced country, ‘guns-a-blazing,’ to completely wipe out the Islamic Terrorists who are committing these horrible atrocities,” …

US President Donald Trump has finally created space for Nigeria in his busy schedule. “If the Nigerian Government continues to allow the killing of Christians, the U.S.A. will immediately stop all aid and assistance to Nigeria, and may very well go into that now disgraced country, ‘guns-a-blazing,’ to completely wipe out the Islamic Terrorists who are committing these horrible atrocities,” …

Some police officers involved in providing security during the Anambra State governorship election have been shot by some Nigerian Army personnel. SaharaReporters gathered that the army personnel were involved in an argument with the policemen at a checkpoint along Onisha Road on Sunday before opening fire on them. “Happening now on our way coming back from Anambra State election, we …

The Presidency has announced that Nigeria has recorded an 81 per cent reduction in terror-related deaths since 2015, attributing the decline to intensified counter-insurgency operations and improved collaboration between security agencies and affected communities. The update was contained in a statement posted on the Presidency’s official 𝕏 account on Sunday. According to the statement, more than 13,000 terrorists have been …

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has congratulated Governor Charles Chukwuma Soludo over his gubernatorial election victory, saying his re-election is an affirmation of his visionary leadership. Naija News reports that the governor was declared the winner after polling 422,664 votes, defeating his closest rival, Prince Nicholas Ukachukwu of the All Progressives Congress, who scored 99,445 votes. In a statement he personally …

President Donald Trump was heading to Florida on Friday, watching Fox News, when he saw the network run a story on how Christians were allegedly being targeted by Islamic groups in Nigeria, two sources familiar with the matter told CNN. The President was “immediately” angered by it, one of the sources said, and asked to get further read in on …

The United Kingdom’s Foreign, Commonwealth, and Development Office has issued a fresh warning against travel to parts of Nigeria, citing escalating insecurity, violent crime, terrorism, and kidnappings across multiple regions. In its latest Foreign Travel Advice published on GOV.UK and sighted by our correspondent on Sunday, the FCDO stated, “Insecurity is increasing across Nigeria. Kidnapping, violent crime, and intercommunal violence …