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No fewer than 11 people were killed in a reprisal attack by suspected bandits in Kankia Local Government Area of Katsina State. The attackers had earlier on Saturday attempted an assault, but security operatives repelled them and reportedly neutralised several bandits. Dr Nasir Mu’azu, Katsina Commissioner for Internal Security and Home Affairs, confirmed the incidents in a statement issued on …

A former Anambra State Governor, Peter Obi and a former Kano State Governor, Rabiu Kwankwaso, on Sunday held a closed-door meeting with leaders of the Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC) at the Abuja residence of the party’s National Leader, Seriake Dickson. The meeting, held at Dickson’s residence in Guzape, is believed to be part of ongoing political realignments among opposition figures …

  PREMIUM TIMES reported that Mr Obi announced his exit from the ADC on Sunday but did not announce the party he intends to join next. President Bola Tinubu’s spokesman, Bayo Onanuga, has mocked opposition politician Peter Obi for leaving the African Democratic Congress (ADC). Mr Onanuga, in his X response to Mr Obi’s post announcing his exit from the …

  Obi reflected on personal and political pressures, saying he remains committed to national service despite what he described as growing hostility, misrepresentation, and internal political challenges. Former Labour Party presidential candidate, Peter Obi, has confirmed his exit from the African Democratic Congress (ADC), a party he had recently joined after leaving the Labour Party. Obi reflected on personal and …

When Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, serious-faced and clad in black, strolled down a lilac carpet in Saudi Arabia in March, it marked a moment in the US-Israeli war in Iran. A rather unexpected one. In a post on X, he said his visit was to “strengthen the protection of lives”. Zelensky, who carries the weight of Ukraine’s own war with …

The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), has arrested 83-year-old and 78-year-old grandpas for alleged illicit drug traffickings and dealings in Abia and Ekiti respectively. This is contained in a statement by the Director, Media and Advocacy, NDLEA, Mr Femi Babafemi on Sunday in Abuja. Babafemi said the suspects were among those arrested in ongoing nationwide crackdown on illicit drug …

The Ministry of Petroleum Resources says Nigeria remains committed to the principles and objectives of the Declaration of Cooperation between the Organisation of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) and its allies under OPEC+. The UAE on Friday, officially exited the OPEC to prioritise national interests, aiming to maximise oil production, expand its market share and escape the production quotas imposed …

The New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP) on Sunday reacted to claims by its 2023 presidential candidate, Sen. Rabiu Kwankwaso, that his exit from the party was externally influenced. Kwankwaso in a statement on Saturday, addressing what he described as “misleading narratives” in the public domain about leaving the African Democratic Congress (ADC) , said that ongoing discussions about a possible …

President Donald Trump has insisted he doesn’t need congressional authorisation to continue the war with Iran, arguing that past US commanders-in-chief didn’t seek such approval. As a critical two-month deadline for the war expired on Friday, Trump said his predecessors considered Congress’ authority to limit a president’s war powers as “totally unconstitutional”. “So many presidents, as you know, have gone …

German Defence Minister Boris Pistorius has said the US decision to withdraw 5,000 troops from his country was “foreseeable”, as the Nato military alliance says it is seeking clarification from Washington. Speaking to the DPA news agency, Pistorius also stressed that “the presence of American soldiers in Europe, and particularly in Germany, is in our interest and in the interest …