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President Donald Trump has announced a pause to the just-launched US initiative that aimed to help guide ships stranded by Iran’s closure of the Strait of Hormuz. Trump had said the initiative – Project Freedom – was a humanitarian gesture “meant to free up people, companies, and Countries that have done absolutely nothing wrong”. Iran has said vessels can only …

African Democratic Congress (ADC) has reduced its presidential nomination form fee to N90 million and released an updated schedule for its 2026 primary elections. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the party had earlier fixed the presidential nomination form at N100 million. The party’s National Publicity Secretary, Mallam Bolaji Abdullahi, in a statement, on Tuesday in Abuja, said …

Gov. Ahmed Ododo of Kogi says the restoration of 20 suppressed state constituencies across Kogi, Benue, Delta, and Jigawa by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) is a ”bold step for equitable representation and justice for formerly under-represented communities”. Ododo said this on Tuesday in Lokoja during a Stakeholders’ meeting organised by INEC. Describing the restoration of constituencies as more …

Washington: U.S. President Donald Trump on Tuesday said that “Project Freedom,” the initiative to secure shipping through the Strait of Hormuz, will be paused “for a short period of time” to see whether an agreement with Iran can be finalised and signed. Since the start of hostilities between the United States, Israel, and Iran in late February, Tehran has effectively …

The Theatre Command North East Joint Task Force, Operation HADIN KAI, has described the poor feeding of troops in operational theatres as misleading. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the theatre command was reacting to claims on some social media platforms alleging incidents of poor feeding to the troops in the Frontline within the command’s area of operation. …

Anambra State Governor, Prof. Chukwuma Soludo, has appointed Mrs Esther Chinyere Onyekesi, the mother of slain businessman, late Martin Onyekesi, as Commissioner for Womens’ Affairs. Late Martin was last year murdered by kidnappers, who abducted him from his home and later dumped his corpse in another part of Awka, even before ransom could be paid. The incident had sparked wide …

Senate President, Godswill Akpabio, on Tuesday joked that the African Democratic Congress was effectively dead following a fresh wave of defections that saw lawmakers move en masse to other political parties, including the Nigerian Democratic Congress and the Labour Party. Akpabio made the remark while presiding over plenary, shortly after the Senate formally announced the defection of lawmakers, including Victor …

  The development, comes after growing outrage over the alleged killing carried out by an Assistant Superintendent of Police (ASP), Nuhu Usman. The Inspector-General of Police, Olatunji Disu, has ordered the transfer of 1,332 police officers from Delta State Command following the controversial extrajudicial killing of a 28-year-old suspect, Mene Ogidi, in Effurun. The development, comes after growing outrage over …

  The move follows prolonged leadership crises, court cases and regulatory disputes that have weakened the ADC. A wave of defections hit the House of Representatives on Tuesday, as 17 lawmakers dumped the African Democratic Congress (ADC) for the fast-rising Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC), while one member crossed over to the All Progressives Congress (APC). The Deputy Speaker, Benjamin Kalu, …

Iran’s Foreign Ministry spokesman Esmaeil Baghaei has accused the United Arab Emirates (UAE) of its “support for and cooperation with the aggressors against Iran.” Baghaei said at a press conference that the behaviors of the UAE “created many problems” not only for Iran, but also for the region’s security and the solidarity among regional countries. He added that Iran hopes …