Ribadu Slams Canada For Denying Army Officers’ Visas

The Canadian embassy seems to have ruffled the feathers of Nigeria’s security personnels, after denying Chief of Defence Staff (CDS), General Christopher Musa, and other army chiefs visas. The National Security Adviser (NSA), Mallam Nuhu Ribadu, while Speaking at the maiden annual lecture of the National Association of the Institute for Security Studies (AANISS), in…

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PDP NWC Confirms Udeh-Okoye As National Secretary

The National Working Committee (NWC) of Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), has affirmed Sunday Udeh-Okoye as its National Secretary, saying the party is bound by the appeal court judgement on the matter. National Publicity Secretary of PDP, Debo Ologunagba, said the NWC, at its meeting, considered a memo dated February 11, presented by the party’s acting National…

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Atiku Warns FG Against Animals ‘Swallowing’ Health Sector’s Budget

Former Vice-President Atiku Abubakar has warned the federal government that the $1.07 billion allocated to the health sector in the 2025 budget should not be misused. Atiku in a statement in Abuja asked that mechanisms must be put in place to ensure the funds are used to improve healthcare services rather than vanish under suspicious…

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South Africa Criticises U.S. Aid Freeze Decision By President Trump

South Africa has criticised recent United States President Donald Trump’s decision to freeze aid to the country over a contentious land expropriation law. According to France 24, the South African government described the move as part of a “campaign of misinformation” and rejected claims that the law allows the government to seize land from white…

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US Seizes Second Venezuelan Government Plane In The Dominican Republic

The Trump administration on Thursday seized another aircraft linked to Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro’s government, this time in the Dominican Republic. US Secretary of State Marco Rubio personally oversaw the operation during his visit to Santo Domingo, as American officials affixed a seizure warrant to the Dassault Falcon 200. Carrying out the seizure required that…

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Nigeria House Of Reps. Propose Creation Of 31 New States

The House of Representatives Constitution Review Committee, has proposed the creation of 31 additional states to the country’s existing 36 states structure, bringing the new total to 67. The proposal was contained in a letter to the House of Representatives, read during plenary by the Deputy Speaker, Benjamin Kalu, who presided over the plenary yesterday….

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