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After President Donald Trump said suddenly Wednesday that he had secured the “framework of a future deal” on Greenland, nearly everyone involved was conspicuously tight-lipped about what it entailed. Asked to detail the terms, NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte simply referred to Trump’s social media post, which included almost none. When CNN’s Kaitlan Collins asked Trump whether it met his …

A chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC) and a security expert, Ambassador Abayomi Mumuni, has cautioned party leaders against any move to replace Vice President Kashim Shettima on religious grounds ahead of the 2027 general elections, warning that such a decision could undermine the ruling party’s electoral prospects. Mumuni, who served as a member of the intelligence and security …

The Chief Judge of Rivers State, Justice Simeon Amadi, has explained why he declined to set up a seven-member panel to investigate Governor Siminalayi Fubara and his deputy, Prof. Ngozi Nma Odu, amid ongoing impeachment proceedings. In a letter addressed to the Speaker of the Rivers State House of Assembly, Rt. Hon. Martin Amaewhule, Amadi cited court orders as the …

President Bola Tinubu on Thursday administered the oath of office to the newly appointed Chairman and Commissioners of the Federal Character Commission (FCC) at the State House, Abuja. The new FCC Chairman, Ayo Hulayat Omidiran, was sworn in alongside 37 commissioners representing Nigeria’s 36 states and the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) at about 4:48 p.m. local time. Omidiran, 59, a …

A CSO, Nigeria Civil Society Situation Room, has decried what it called delay by the Senate to conclude passage of the Electoral Act (Amendment) Bill in 2025. Convener of the group, Yunusa Ya’u, who stated this at a news conference in Abuja on Thursday, noted that the bill had earlier been passed by House of Representatives. Ya’u called on the …

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has indicted a new generation bank, six Fintechs and some microfinance banks in major financial scams by allowing fraudsters to launder huge sums of money. Director of public Affairs of the Commission, Mr Wilson Uwujaren, made this known at a press briefing at the commission’s headquarters in Abuja on Thursday. According to him, …

The Department of State Services (DSS), on Thursday, tendered a generated copy of the message posted by Omoyele Sowore on his social media handles where he allegedly defamed President Bola Tinubu as evidence at the Federal High Court in Abuja. The DSS also played the video evidence of President Tinubu’s speech made on Aug. 26, 2025, during his state’s visit …

The Joint Health Sector Unions (JOHESU) on Thursday stormed the Federal Medical Centre (FMC), Umuahia, to monitor and ensure full compliance with the ongoing nationwide strike. The members, carrying canes and led by the leadership of the union, went to different offices and chased out other members who were on duty. The JOHESU team comprising Medical and Health Workers Union …

Troops of the Joint Task Force North East Operation HADIN KAI (OPHK) have discovered a mass grave containing corpses of about 20 terrorists neutralised by troops during operations in Timbuktu Triangle in Borno. This is contained in a statement on Wednesday by Lt.-Col. Sani Uba, the Media Information Officer of the OPHK. According to Uba, the discovery showed the growing …

Nigerian Afrobeats stars Seyi Vibez and Omah Lay have released a new collaborative single titled “My Healer”, further strengthening the global appeal of contemporary Nigerian music. This is contained in a statement by the Seyi Vibez’s Publicist Bolaji Ajayi, made available to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) Lagos on Wednesday. “The song is an emotional afrobeats offering highlighting the …