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AP – After Republican Sen. John Cornyn of Texas called on the FBI to help locate and arrest Democrats who left the state to block a vote on a new congressional map, Trump said, “They may have to.” “A lot of people have demanded they come back,” said Trump. “You can’t just sit it out. You have to go back, …

Ghana’s Economic and Organised Crime Office (EOCO), in collaboration with the United States Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) and the US Justice Department, has seized a luxury vehicle — a 2019 Lamborghini Urus — from popular dancehall musician, Charles Nii Armah Mensah Jr., popularly known as Shatta Wale. In a press release issued Tuesday by EOCO’s acting Executive Director, Raymond …

Omoyele Sowore, the African Action Congress (AAC) presidential candidate in the 2023 elections, has announced plans to comply with a police summons from the Inspector General of Police Monitoring Unit in Abuja. In a statement released on Tuesday via WhatsApp, Sowore confirmed that he would appear before the unit on Wednesday, August 6, 2025. Earlier in the day, the Sahara …

Parents, teachers, higher institutions’ students body and other concerned persons have blamed the poor West African Senior School Certificate Examination, WASSCE, results on system failure. The West African Examinations Council, WAEC, released the results for school candidates on Monday, July 5. Meanwhile, in the 2024 WASSCE, 72.12% of candidates obtained credits and above in a minimum of five subjects, including …

Presidential candidate of the Labour Party in the 2023 general election, Peter Obi, has said his promise to serve only one term if elected is not driven by desperation, but by a genuine desire to offer accountable leadership and make Nigeria work. In a statement issued on Tuesday, Obi expressed surprise that his decision to commit to a single four-year term had sparked public …

Peter Obi, former governor of Anambra State and 2023 presidential candidate of the Labour Party, has said he has never been involved in any form of electoral malpractice throughout his political career. In a statement shared on his official X (formerly Twitter) handle on Tuesday, Obi said his approach to politics has consistently been peaceful and principled, with no history …

Mr Yusuf said the residents of Shinkafi engaged his team (clerics) to dialogue with Mr Turji on behalf of the residents of Shinkafi to allow them to return to the farm in the forest. He said the meeting took place three times in July in the Fakai forest. Zamfara terrorism kingpin, Bello Turji, has released 32 kidnapped persons and agreed …

Nigeria’s President, Bola Tinubu, on Monday announced a reward of $100,000 for each member of the victorious national female basketball team, D’Tigress, according to report by the News Agency of Nigeria. Represented by the Vice-President Kashim Shettima, the president announced the reward at a reception organised for the team at the Presidential Villa, Abuja, Abuja. The President, who commended the …

A group of some 600 retired Israeli security officials, including former heads of intelligence agencies, have written to US President Donald Trump to pressure Israel to immediately end the war in Gaza. “It is our professional judgement that Hamas no longer poses a strategic threat to Israel,” the officials said. Families of Israeli hostages have consistently demanded the government prioritises …

Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, has said that no administration can be expected to solve all of Nigeria’s problems, even if it remains in power for two decades. Wike made this remark on Monday during a media parley in Abuja, where he addressed journalists on the ongoing development efforts and public concerns about the absence of …