Month: November 2025

  The BBC on Monday formally launched its search for a new chief following the resignation of Tim Davie over a misleading edit of Donald Trump that sparked a row with the US president. The British broadcaster has apologised for the edit, which gave the impression Donald Trump had urged violent action ahead of the … Continue reading “BBC Launches Search For New Chief As Trump Row Rumbles On”

  Troops of 6 Brigade Nigerian Army/Sector 3 Operation Whirl Stroke (OPWS) have apprehended a suspected kidnapper. The suspect, whom the army identified as Abubakar Bawa, was said to have been arrested while attempting to flee from the Wukari Local Government Area of Taraba State. READ ALSO: Troops Arrest Suspected Kidnapper In Taraba, Intensify Search For … Continue reading “Troops Arrest Suspected Kidnapper In Taraba”

    The US military said on Monday it was weighing a court-martial against Democratic senator and former astronaut Mark Kelly for appearing in a video urging troops to refuse unlawful orders. The Pentagon’s probe marks an extraordinary escalation in the Trump administration’s backlash against six Democrats with military or intelligence service backgrounds who made … Continue reading “Pentagon Targets Democratic Senator After Urging Troops To Defy ‘Illegal Orders’”

  South-West governors, under the aegis of the South-West Governors’ Forum, have renewed their call for the creation of state police to tackle the security challenges bedeviling the region and the country in general. They made the call on Monday in Ibadan, the Oyo State capital, after a closed-door meeting held at the Oyo State … Continue reading “South-West Govs Renew Call For State Police, Approve Security Fund”

  Former national chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC) and member representing Edo North at the National Assembly, Adams Oshiomhole, has said President Bola Tinubu is doing his best to address insecurity in Nigeria. Oshiomhole said that the security situation had improved when compared with what it was before the APC gained power in … Continue reading “Let Nobody Deny That Progress Has Been Made In Tackling Insecurity — Oshiomhole”

  The South-East caucus of the House of Representatives has urged President Bola Tinubu to consider a pardon for the convicted leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, Nnamdi Kanu. They said releasing Kanu through pardon would open space for broader engagement between the Federal Government, elected leaders, and community stakeholders, leading to long-term peace. … Continue reading “South-East Reps Urge Tinubu To Consider Pardon For Nnamdi Kanu”

  The Oyo State Governor, Seyi Makinde, has presented the 2026 Appropriation Bill to the House of Assembly for legislative review and approval. The budget proposal tagged Budget of Economic Expansion has an estimate of ₦891,985,074,480.79 (Eight Hundred and Ninety-One Billion, Nine Hundred and Eighty-Five Million, Seventy-Four Thousand, Four Hundred and Eighty Naira, Seventy-Nine kobo … Continue reading “Makinde Presents ₦891bn 2026 Budget Proposal To Oyo Assembly”

  The Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Senator George Akume, has accepted the voluntary request by the Executive Secretary and Chief Executive Officer of the Nigeria Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (NEITI), Orji Orji, to proceed on his statutory terminal leave. This is ahead of the completion of Orji’s five-year single tenure, which ends … Continue reading “SGF Confirms NEITI CEO’s Terminal Leave”

  Chinese leader Xi Jinping pressed the ever-sensitive issue of Taiwan in a phone call Monday with US President Donald Trump, as he stressed the need to build on a fragile trade truce between the two superpowers. China’s foreign ministry said the call touched on other issues like Ukraine, but Taiwan featured prominently with China embroiled … Continue reading “China’s Xi Pushes Taiwan Issue In Call With Trump”