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US President Donald Trump has said Attorney General Pam Bondi should release “whatever she thinks is credible” on late sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, as he faces a rare backlash from supporters after seeking to draw a line under the issue. Bondi has been lambasted by some of Trump’s political base after her department recently said there was no evidence that …

As the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic diminishes, the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) is undertaking a significant initiative that promises to reshape the financial landscape in the country. The CBN’s regulatory forbearance, initially introduced as a crucial support mechanism for banks during the crisis, facilitated essential loan restructuring, interest rate relief, and moratoriums. These measures were vital in stabilising a banking …

Former President Olusegun Obasanjo says Nigeria needs right operators of the constitution, not a perfect constitution, to lead in good governance and promotion of welfare and wellbeing of the citizenry. Obasanjo stated this in his remarks at the opening of a three-day National Summit on the Future of Nigeria’s Constitutional Democracy, organised by The Patriots, in collaboration with Nigeria Political …

CNN — Israel carried out a series of powerful strikes on the Syrian capital Damascus Wednesday, escalating a campaign it says is in support of an Arab minority group involved in deadly clashes with Syrian government forces. One video from a Syrian television channel showed the Ministry of Defense building being hit live on air, forcing the anchor to take cover. Israel’s Defense Minister …

Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar has resigned his membership of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), a political platform he helped to found in 1998, citing a departure from the party’s founding principles. In a letter dated July 14 and addressed to the chairman of the PDP in his Jada 1 Ward, Jada Local Government Area of Adamawa State, Atiku said his resignation …

Nigerian pirates kidnapped two government officials in Idabato, a Cameroonian border town in the Bakassi Peninsula, on 1 October 2024. One hostage, Ewane Ekeh, was released on 17 March, after six months in captivity in Nigeria. The second, Etongo Ismael, remains in captivity. Since 2021, counter piracy measures have been in place in the Bight of Biafra (or Bight of …

By Idahosa Musa Benin City, Nigeria – Edo State Special Security Squad, recently set up by the State Governor, Monday Okpebholo, has arrested over 20 criminal suspects in its first operation in Benin, the State Capital. The Special Squad with the code name “Operation Flush Out Kidnappers and Cultists from Edo, during it maiden operation on Tuesday, raided Isiohor, Iguosa, …

By Idahosa Musa Chief John Odigie Oyegun, the former National Chairman of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), on Tuesday was presented with the membership Card of the African Democratic Congress (ADC) by the Edo State Chairman of the Party, Mr. Kennedy Odion. Speaking during the party’s card presentation ceremony, held at the Edo ADC Secretariat in Benin, Mr. Odion …

By Idahosa Musa Benin City, Nigeria – Edo State Chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), on Tuesday, screened aspirants for the Edo Central Senatorial District and Ovia Federal Constituency by-elections. It would be recalled that the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) had recently scheduled August 16, 2025, for as the date for the by-elections in the state Consequently, the …

By Idahosa Musa Benin City, Nigeria – The Chief Imam of Uromi Central Mosque in Edo State, Sheikh Muhammad Murtadha Obhakhobo, has revealed that he paid N6.5 million ransom to secure his freedom from his abductors. It would be recalled that Imam Obhakhobo, who is the President, Muslim Students Society of Nigeria (MSSN), Edo-Delta Chapter, was kidnapped on July 9, …