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WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump said Thursday he is renaming Lake Ontario to be known as “Lake America” in the United States as he exacerbates his trade war with Canada. The Republican president signed an executive order that updated the lake’s name for the U.S. geographic naming service. Trump cannot force Canada to follow his preferred naming convention, however. …

Mr Joe Gadzama, a Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN), has expressed concern over fair hearing and judicial oversight in proceedings of the Legal Practitioners Disciplinary Committee (LPDC). Gadzama raised the concern on Wednesday in Abuja following the Federal High Court’s grant of leave for him to challenge the disciplinary decision against him on constitutional grounds. He said he had commenced …

The Nigerian Army troops have rescued 14 kidnapped victims during an operation against terrorists in Magazu Village, Tsafe Local Government Area of Zamfara. This is contained in an operational update made available to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Wednesday in Abuja. The report said the operation followed information received by troops of 1 Brigade at Forward Operating Base …

Meta says it has reached an agreement with 52 bipartisan U.S. state attorneys general to introduce stronger protections and parental controls for teenage users of its social media platforms. Its Chief Legal Officer, Curtis Mahoney, made the disclosure in a statement on Wednesday. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN)reports that “bipartisan” means the agreement has support from representatives of both …

Eccentric entertainer and foremost social activist, Charles Oputa, popularly known as Charly Boy, is set to take his explosive memoir ‘999’ and the Charly Boy Foundation on an international tour following its successful Lagos launch. The ‘Areafada’ disclosed this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria(NAN) on Wednesday in Abuja. ‘999’, an intriguing and unfettered book that unmasks …

…Donates N1m, food items to Modupe Cole Child Care and Treatment Home For the children and caregivers at the Modupe Cole Child Care and Treatment Home in Lagos, Saturday, August 15, 2026, was more than an ordinary day. It was a day when strangers arrived with food, financial assistance and, most importantly, a message that they had not been forgotten. …

For a man whose business is built around creating homes and investing in property, Lord King Mohammed Adah, President Ochacho Groups, has demonstrated that the value of real estate goes beyond bricks, mortar and commercial returns. The real estate entrepreneur and philanthropist has pledged a fully furnished property worth N500 million in Abuja to the NBM of Africa Worldwide, in …

  The anti-corruption agency found that the Budget Office admitted the purported Presidential Foreign Intervention Promotion Council into the 2026 budget without carrying out due diligence. The Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) has faulted the Budget Office of the Federation (BOF) for including the purported Presidential Foreign Intervention Promotion Council (PFIPC) in the 2026 federal budget. …

  • Tinubu orders intensified efforts to rescue Niger mosque abductees • VDM alleges security agencies know kidnappers’ whereabouts • Activist calls for easier access to firearms for citizens • OAU don joins committee as NHRC boss canvasses urgent State Police Nigeria’s worsening security challenges are putting fresh pressure on the country’s policing system. This came as the Federal Government …

  …directs military, police, DSS to launch coordinated operation …‘Perpetrators are enemies of humanity, will not go scot-free’ President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has ordered an immediate, coordinated security operation to rescue victims of the recent mass abduction in Niger State, directing the nation’s security and intelligence agencies to ensure that all those taken captive are accounted for. The President directed …