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WASHINGTON, USA — Former US vice-president Kamala Harris has hinted that she may once again seek the presidency, nearly a year after her defeat to President Donald Trump in the 2024 election. In an interview with the BBC, Harris said she has not ruled out another run for the White… Read more »

LAGOS, Nigeria — The Deputy Senate President, Jibrin Barau, says the National Assembly’s Joint Committee on the Review of the 1999 Constitution is currently considering 55 requests for the creation of new states, two proposals for boundary adjustments, and 278 demands for the creation of local government areas (LGAs). Barau… Read more »

ABUJA, Nigeria — Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN) Olisa Agbakoba has defended President Bola Tinubu’s decision to overhaul Nigeria’s military leadership, describing the move as a necessary and timely act of decisiveness. Tinubu on Friday, October 25, 2025, announced sweeping changes across the defence hierarchy, appointing new service chiefs, including… Read more »

LAGOS, Nigeria — The Ooni of Ife, Adeyeye Ogunwusi, and the Alaafin of Oyo, Abimbola Owoade, have reconciled after a two-month rift that stirred tensions across Yorubaland. The reconciliation took place in Lagos on Friday, October24, 2025, during a meeting convened by billionaire businessman Kessington Adebutu — popularly known as… Read more »

OTTAWA, Canada — Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney says his government remains open to restarting trade negotiations with the United States “when the Americans are ready,” following President Donald Trump’s abrupt decision to halt the talks over a controversial advertisement featuring former President Ronald Reagan. The 60-second advert, sponsored by… Read more »

MINNA, Nigeria — The Niger State Police Command has arrested Abubakar Mokwa, a postgraduate student at the Ibrahim Badamasi Babangida University, Lapai (IBBUL), for allegedly posting comments critical of Governor Umaru Bago on social media. Mokwa, 29, who is studying Agricultural Economics and Extension, was reportedly picked up by police… Read more »

ABEOKUTA, Nigeria — Former President Olusegun Obasanjo has disclosed that he declined a proposal to endorse former Kaduna State governor Nasir el-Rufai as his successor in 2007, saying the former minister “needed to mature” before aspiring to lead the country. Obasanjo made the revelation on Friday during the second annual… Read more »

ABUJA, Nigeria — The Presidency has clarified that President Bola Tinubu’s sweeping replacement of Nigeria’s service chiefs was not linked to any alleged coup attempt but was a deliberate effort to “inject new direction” into the armed forces. The explanation followed widespread speculation after Tinubu announced on Friday the appointment… Read more »

ABUJA, Nigeria — President Bola Tinubu has approved major changes in Nigeria’s military command, appointing a new set of service chiefs in a move aimed at reinvigorating the country’s security architecture. In a statement issued on Friday, October 24, 2025, by Sunday Dare, special adviser to the president on media… Read more »

MENLO PARK, USA — Meta Platforms is set to lay off about 600 employees from its artificial intelligence (AI) division, in what appears to be the latest move by the company to trim operations and consolidate its sprawling workforce. According to an internal memo cited by CNBC, the layoffs were… Read more »