President Bola Tinubu this Tuesday transmitted to the senate a request seeking its consent to deploy Nigerian troops on peace mission to Benin Republic. In the communication the President explained that the deployment is to provide support in the country…
The Economic Community of West African States has declared a state of emergency in the region. The President of the ECOWAS Commission, Omar Touray, made the declaration known on Tuesday during the 55th session of the mediation and security council,…
The Nigerian Air Force (NAF) says its aircraft diverted into Burkina Faso airspace on December 8, 2025 as a precautionary measure occasioned by a “technical concern”. On Monday, the Confederation of Sahel States (AES) said an aircraft carrying 11 Nigerian…
The Nigerian Air Force has clarified reports surrounding the diversion of one of its aircraft (C-130 aircraft) to Burkina Faso, asserting that the action was a precautionary measure taken in strict accordance with standard safety and international aviation protocols NAF…
President Donald Trump said Monday he had reached an agreement with President Xi Jinping to allow US chip giant Nvidia to export advanced artificial intelligence chips to China. The announcement marked a significant shift in US export policy for advanced…
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has sealed the Abuja residence of Timipre Sylva, the imemdiate past minister of state for petroleum. Julius Bokuro, special assistant on media to Sylva, revealed this in a statement on Monday, while criticised…
The Alliance of Sahel States (AES), comprising Burkina Faso, Mali, and Niger, has confirmed that a Nigerian Air Force C-130 Hercules transport aircraft was forced to land in Burkina Faso after entering the country’s airspace without authorisation. In a joint…
The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) on Monday revealed that 32 per cent of children under five years in the state are stunted as of 2024, according to the National Demographic and Health Survey, raising alarms over the rate of…
President Bola Tinubu on Monday met separately with Rivers State Governor, Siminalayi Fubara, and Ebonyi State Governor, Francis Nwifuru, at the presidential Villa, Abuja. The meetings held behind closed-doors, came amid mounting political tension in Rivers State and renewed speculation…
By Farooq Kperogi Sometime in 2022, when it became clear to me that Tinubu would win the APC presidential nomination and go on to win the presidency, I shared my thoughts with an acquaintance from Southwest Nigeria who lived in…
