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Donald Trump says Chinese-made smartphones and other electronics will not be exempt from tariffs – adding they are simply moving into a different levy “bucket”. European stock markets bounced up on Monday morning after Friday’s official announcement that some of these products would escape levies of up to 145%. China has called on Donald Trump to “completely cancel” his tariffs …

The assaults resulted in the destruction of the Ogada Brass Agip trunk line, which runs from Omoku to the Brass Agip terminal, at approximately 2:00 a.m. Under the banner of the Movement for the Emancipation of the Niger Delta (M.E.N.D), armed militants from the Liberation Army of the Niger Delta and Bakassi (L.A.N.D. & B) reportedly carried out coordinated attacks …

The Minister of Interior, Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo, has declared that Nigeria will no longer approve expatriate quotas for companies operating in the country that request foreigners to take up job roles easily handled by Nigerians. He said the act of hiring foreigners for jobs that Nigerian youths are capable of and ready to do is anti-development and will no longer be …

Eben Enasco The Edo Forest has recently witnessed a sudden appearance of Northern hunters, sparking curiosity and concern among locals. The hunters, armed with both dane and Ak47 and other traditional hunting gear, have been seen roaming the forest without the permission of indigenous inhabitants, allegedly in search of game. Whereas, in a sane society where respect and orderliness are …

A United States District Court in Columbia has ordered the Federal Bureau of Investigation and the Drug Enforcement Administration to release records relating to the criminal investigation of President Bola Tinubu over alleged drug trafficking. Judge Beryl Howell, in a ruling dated April 8, which can be found on the court’s website, directed both agencies to search for and process …

The former Nigeria national team captain and ex-coach, Christian Chukwu, is dead. He was 74 years old. The death of the football legend, known by many of his peers and the football community as “Chairman,” was broken on Saturday by one of his ex teammates, Segun Odegbami. Chukwu died Saturday morning as shared by Odegbami. On his Facebook page, Odegbami …

In a wireless message dated April 10, 2025, and referenced CH:8400/FS/FHQ/ABJ/VOL.1/78, the police authorities also directed the ICT/Computer Unit at Force Headquarters in Abuja and the Records and Data Management Section to update their records accordingly. The Nigeria Police Force has ordered the removal of 52 senior officers—retired between May 1, 2018, and April 1, 2025—from the Integrated Payroll and …

Does America want its friends back? After three months of insulting, tariffing and even threatening to annex some of its best allies, the Trump administration suddenly needs some help. The US President has now escalated a full-on trade clash with China that he doesn’t seem to know how to win. So the administration is rushing to work out how to build leverage …

BY MIKE OSAROGIAGBON Operatives of the Edo State Security Network (ESN) have intercepted another set of four suspected armed travelers in Benin City and handed them over to the Edo State Police Command. During the operation, the ESN recovered guns, ammunition, and other dangerous weapons from the suspects. The individuals, identified as Yusuf Abdulkarim, Mujaheed Garba, Shittu Idris, and Jamilu …

By Deji Dosunmu The African Centre for Development Journalism (ACDJ) remembers the passing of its Executive Director/Editor In Chief, Rotimi Sankore, a dear colleague, mentor, and champion of truth, justice, and human dignity, today, 12 April 2025. Rotimi was more than a journalist. He fiercely advocated for democratic accountability, human rights, gender equality, and public health across the African continent. …