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US President Donald Trump has removed Attorney General Pam Bondi – a longtime ally and fierce defender of his administration – from her post as America’s top law enforcement officer. Trump praised her in a post on Truth Social and said she would be “transitioning” to a role in the private sector. Bondi’s time leading the justice department was often …

A civil society organisation (CSO), Yiaga Africa, has described the planned voter revalidation exercise by Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) as a good policy but coming at a wrong time. The organisation’s Executive Director, Mr Samson Itodo, in a statement on Thursday in Abuja, acknowledged the fact that Nigeria’s voter register was in dire need of urgent clean-up to remove …

The U.S. President, Donald Trump, is facing bipartisan resistance over renewed suggestion that the United States could withdraw from the North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (NATO). In a joint statement released on Wednesday, Democratic Senator, Chris Coons, and Republican Senator, Mitch McConnell, stressed that American security is strengthened by a robust NATO alliance. “The Senate will continue to support the alliance …

Iran has warned the United States (U.S.) and Israel that it would launch further and more severe attacks, escalating tensions amid ongoing hostilities. According to Iran’s semi-official Iranian Students’ News Agency (ISNA), a spokesman for the country’s armed forces headquarters said on Thursday that Iran’s adversaries underestimated its military capabilities. ”You know nothing about our very extensive and strategic capabilities,” …

U.S. President Donald Trump addressed Americans on Wednesday night, saying the United States’ military “Operation Epic Fury” is nearing completion of its objectives in Iran. Trump, in an address from the White House, said the U.S. was intensifying operations in Iran, permanently disabling its ability to project power outside its own borders. The U.S. leader said the objective of the …

Former President Goodluck Jonathan has called on the National Assembly to review Nigeria’s electoral litigation process and establish a “Constitutional Court” to streamline election-related issues. Jonathan made the call in Abuja on Wednesday during the 70th birthday and book launch of Sen. Gbenga Daniel (APC-Ogun East). The former president argued that a specialised court would reduce the burden on the …

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) says it will remove the Sen. David Mark-led National Working Committee (NWC) of the African Democratic Congress (ADC) from its portal. The commission also disclosed that it will cease all dealings with any faction of the party pending the determination of a substantive suit before the Federal High Court, Abuja. The National Commissioner and …

7.4-magnitude earthquake struck early on Thursday near Ternate, an island in Indonesia’s Molucca archipelago, the United States Geological Survey (USGS) said. The quake struck at 5:48 am (2248 GMT Wednesday) between northern Sulawesi and the North Molucca Islands, around 127 kilometres west of Ternate, at a depth of about 35 kilometres. Indonesia’s Meteorology, Climatology and Geophysics Agency (BMKG) initially reported …

The U.S. military on Wednesday said that it had struck more than 12,300 targets in Iran during the conflict, which has been ongoing for just over a month. The U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM), which oversees U.S. forces in the region, said in an update on Wednesday that its forces “Damaged or Destroyed” more than 155 Iranian vessels among the more …

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) Four astronauts embarked on a high-stakes flight around the moon Wednesday, humanity’s first lunar voyage in more than half a century and the thrilling leadoff in NASA’s push toward a landing in two years. Carrying three Americans and one Canadian, the 32-story rocket rose from NASA’s Kennedy Space Center where tens of thousands gathered to witness …