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A member of the United States House of Representatives, Riley Moore, has spoken about his recent visit to Nigeria as part of a U.S. Congressional delegation on a fact-finding mission to the country. In a statement posted on X on Monday, Moore said the discussions centred on terrorism in the North-East and the persistent killings in the Middle Belt, describing …

Justice James Omotosho of the Federal High Court in Abuja has adjourned the hearing of an application filed by the detained leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu, seeking his transfer from the Sokoto Correctional Centre to a custodial facility closer to the Federal Capital Territory (FCT). The court fixed January 27, 2026, as the new date …

Former President Olusegun Obasanjo says the fight against Boko Haram in Nigeria has lasted longer than the country’s civil war that took place between 1967 to 1970. He spoke on Sunday during the ‘Toyin Falola Interviews’ conversation, which was live-streamed on social media. Other panellists were Matthew Kukah, Catholic bishop of the Sokoto diocese, and Kingsley Moghalu, a former deputy …

Bola Tinubu’s actions in Benin Republic in response to a request from the Beninese government to help quell a coup attempt have been widely criticized, following reports that the former Lagos State authorized an attack on the coup plotters in the West Africa nation. Parallel Facts reports that explosions and sporadic gunfire were reported on Sunday morning at Tignon Barracks, …

Former President Olusegun Obasanjo has for the umpteenth time declared that he doesn’t know his real age. However, he stated that he could judge from those who are his primary school mates, saying six of them are still alive and none of them is less than 90 years. The former President spoke on Sunday during the Toyin Falola Interviews series …

The Labour Party caucus in the House of Representatives has accused President Bola Ahmed Tinubu and the ruling APC of placing the 2027 election above the pressing needs of Nigerians. The lawmakers say the government appears more concerned about political positioning than tackling insecurity, inflation, and worsening living conditions. Caucus leader Afam Victor Ogene, in a statement issued in Abuja …

The Labour Party caucus in the House of Representatives has accused President Bola Ahmed Tinubu and the ruling APC of placing the 2027 election above the pressing needs of Nigerians. The lawmakers say the government appears more concerned about political positioning than tackling insecurity, inflation, and worsening living conditions. Caucus leader Afam Victor Ogene, in a statement issued in Abuja …

The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, has vowed that he would not allow anyone to drive him out of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). Speaking during the 104th National Executive Committee (NEC) meeting on Sunday night, the minister boasted that he was among the founding members who had built the platform that many now sought to …

The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, has vowed that he would not allow anyone to drive him out of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). Speaking during the 104th National Executive Committee (NEC) meeting on Sunday night, the minister boasted that he was among the founding members who had built the platform that many now sought to …

Barely three months after peace was brokered between the Minister of Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike and his political son, Governor Siminalayi Fubara, the political actors in Rivers State are gearing up for another crisis. DAIL POST learnt that the members of the Rivers State House of Assembly led by the Speaker, Martins Amaewhule, who are loyal to the FCT …