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….I’ve no case to answer, let me go, Kanu insists For the fourth time, the detained leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu, on Tuesday, failed to open his defence to the seven-count terrorism charge the Federal Government preferred against him. At the resumed proceeding, Kanu, who is conducting his case by himself after he disengaged his …

He was born on August 8, 1947, at Ila-Orangun in Osun State.  Aformer Inspector-General of Police, Tafa Mustapha Balogun, is dead.  Balogun died at a hospital in Lekki, Lagos at about 8:30 pm on Thursday after a brief illness, SaharaReporters learnt.   He was born on August 8, 1947, at Ila-Orangun in Osun State.  He attended the University of Lagos, graduating …

The Senator representing Kogi Central, Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan, has claimed that she was briefly stopped from travelling abroad on Tuesday after immigration officials seized her international passport at the Nnamdi Azikwe International Airport in Abuja. In a Facebook live video obtained on Tuesday, the lawmaker was seen confronting immigration personnel over the action, which she described as an unlawful restriction of …

Can the president navigate his delicate Anambra governorship bridge between APC’s Ukachukwu and APGA’s Soludo? Anambra governorship elections since 1999 have always gone down to the wire, with technocrats, politicians and moneybags slugging it out. Saturday’s epic showdown for the LightHouse in Awka follows in the same trajectory of intensity and complexity. The power chess game is intricately intertwined as …

The People’s Republic of China has expressed strong support for President Bola Tinubu’s administration while warning against foreign interference in Nigeria’s internal affairs following a recent threat by U.S. President Donald Trump. Speaking in Beijing on Tuesday, China’s Foreign Ministry spokesperson, Mao Ning, said the Asian nation remains firmly opposed to the use of religion or human rights as a …

The National Security Adviser (NSA), Malam Nuhu Ribadu, is in a closed-door crucial meeting with service chiefs and heads of security and intelligence Agencies in the country The crucial meeting is holding at the National Counter Terrorism Centre (NCTC), Abuja, Security sources said that an emergency meeting followed reports of a directive by U.S. President Donald Trump to prepare for …

Presidents come and go but the White House stands as a constant symbol of American power and tradition – or does it? Last month crews demolished parts of the iconic building that have stood for over 120 years as Donald Trump’s plan to build a new ballroom gets under way. The dramatic images of the East Wing being reduced to …

ABUJA — The National Security Adviser, NSA, Mallam Nuhu Ribadu, on Monday met with service chiefs and heads of security and intelligence agencies over the decision of US President, Donald Trump, to move against Nigeria, following allegations of Christian genocide in the country. The meeting, according to report by Vanguard News,  came as Trump said late Sunday that ground operations …

BY MIKE OSAROGIAGBON Edo State Government has reversed its earlier decision to conduct a maternity DNA test on a 19-month-old baby alleged to have contracted HIV through a blood transfusion at a private hospital in Benin City. Instead, the government says it will now carry out an antigen-based HIV test on the child, describing previous antibody-based results as unreliable due …

…Says “Edo no longer a broken vehicle,” lists projects, including roads, education, healthcare By Idahosa Musa As he approaches one year in office as the Governor of Edo State, popularly known as the heartbeat of Nigeria, Senator Monday Okpebholo says his Administration has performed Beyond Expectations. The state government says it has delivered impressive results across key sectors — from …