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By Obinna Uballa South Africa has strongly denounced United States President Donald Trump’s decision to bar it from the 2026 G20 summit, calling the move “punitive” and based on distortions that undermine global cooperation. The dispute comes amid heightened tensions between the two nations over domestic and foreign policy issues. The standoff escalated after Washington…
November 27, 2025
By Obinna Uballa The Islamic scholarly community and Nigeria at large have been thrown into mourning following the death of Sheikh Dahiru Usman Bauchi, a leading figure in the Tijaniyya Sufi movement in Nigeria. He passed away on Wednesday, November 26, 2025, at the age of 98. News of his passing began circulating early Thursday…
November 27, 2025
By Obinna Uballa Southern governors and leading traditional rulers have closed ranks to demand the immediate creation of state police and a more decentralised security framework, warning that Nigeria’s worsening insecurity can no longer be addressed under the existing centralised system. The joint position emerged on Wednesday after a series of high-level consultations among governors…
November 27, 2025
By Obinna Uballa Regional and continental election observers have sharply condemned the military takeover in Guinea-Bissau and the suspension of the country’s electoral process, describing it as a direct assault on democracy. In a joint statement on Wednesday, the African Union Election Observation Mission, the ECOWAS Election Observation Mission, and the West African Elders Forum…
November 27, 2025
By Obinna Uballa Guinea-Bissau has plunged into fresh political chaos after a group of military officers announced they had seized control of the country and detained President Umaro Sissoco Embaló. Government sources confirmed to the BBC on Wednesday that Embaló was arrested shortly after heavy gunfire erupted in the capital, Bissau. The shooting, heard around…
November 26, 2025
By Abiola Olawale President Bola Ahmed Tinubu on Wednesday declared a nationwide security emergency. The President has also ordered additional recruitment into the armed forces in a bid to tackle insecurity in the country. This was made known in a press statement issued on Wednesday. The statement reads in part: “Today, in view of the…
November 26, 2025
By Obinna Uballa The House of Representatives has strongly condemned the Federal Government for negotiating with bandits to secure the release of 24 students abducted from Government Girls Comprehensive Secondary School in Maga, Kebbi State. Speaking on Wednesday under the coalition “House to the Rescue,” lawmakers said the government’s engagement with kidnappers, as disclosed by…
November 26, 2025
By Obinna Uballa President Bola Tinubu has forwarded the names of three individuals for ambassadorial appointments to the Senate for confirmation. Senate President Godswill Akpabio announced the submission during Wednesday’s plenary session. The nominees are Kayode Are of Ogun State, Aminu Dalhatu of Jigawa State, and Ayodele Oke. Akpabio, after reading the President’s letter, said:…
November 26, 2025
By Obinna Uballa The African Development Bank Group (AfDB) announced in a statement on Wednesday that it has approved a $500 million loan for Nigeria to support economic governance reforms and accelerate the country’s energy transition agenda. The bank had earlier in October announced that it will lend Nigeria $500 million this year as part…
November 26, 2025
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By Obinna Uballa South Africa has strongly denounced United States President Donald Trump’s decision to bar it from the 2026 G20 summit, calling the move “punitive” and based on distortions that undermine global cooperation. The dispute comes amid heightened tensions between the two nations over domestic and foreign policy issues. The standoff escalated after Washington…
November 27, 2025
By Obinna Uballa The Islamic scholarly community and Nigeria at large have been thrown into mourning following the death of Sheikh Dahiru Usman Bauchi, a leading figure in the Tijaniyya Sufi movement in Nigeria. He passed away on Wednesday, November 26, 2025, at the age of 98. News of his passing began circulating early Thursday…
November 27, 2025
By Obinna Uballa Southern governors and leading traditional rulers have closed ranks to demand the immediate creation of state police and a more decentralised security framework, warning that Nigeria’s worsening insecurity can no longer be addressed under the existing centralised system. The joint position emerged on Wednesday after a series of high-level consultations among governors…
November 27, 2025
By Obinna Uballa Regional and continental election observers have sharply condemned the military takeover in Guinea-Bissau and the suspension of the country’s electoral process, describing it as a direct assault on democracy. In a joint statement on Wednesday, the African Union Election Observation Mission, the ECOWAS Election Observation Mission, and the West African Elders Forum…
November 27, 2025
By Obinna Uballa Guinea-Bissau has plunged into fresh political chaos after a group of military officers announced they had seized control of the country and detained President Umaro Sissoco Embaló. Government sources confirmed to the BBC on Wednesday that Embaló was arrested shortly after heavy gunfire erupted in the capital, Bissau. The shooting, heard around…
November 26, 2025
By Abiola Olawale President Bola Ahmed Tinubu on Wednesday declared a nationwide security emergency. The President has also ordered additional recruitment into the armed forces in a bid to tackle insecurity in the country. This was made known in a press statement issued on Wednesday. The statement reads in part: “Today, in view of the…
November 26, 2025
By Obinna Uballa The House of Representatives has strongly condemned the Federal Government for negotiating with bandits to secure the release of 24 students abducted from Government Girls Comprehensive Secondary School in Maga, Kebbi State. Speaking on Wednesday under the coalition “House to the Rescue,” lawmakers said the government’s engagement with kidnappers, as disclosed by…
November 26, 2025
By Obinna Uballa President Bola Tinubu has forwarded the names of three individuals for ambassadorial appointments to the Senate for confirmation. Senate President Godswill Akpabio announced the submission during Wednesday’s plenary session. The nominees are Kayode Are of Ogun State, Aminu Dalhatu of Jigawa State, and Ayodele Oke. Akpabio, after reading the President’s letter, said:…
November 26, 2025
By Obinna Uballa The African Development Bank Group (AfDB) announced in a statement on Wednesday that it has approved a $500 million loan for Nigeria to support economic governance reforms and accelerate the country’s energy transition agenda. The bank had earlier in October announced that it will lend Nigeria $500 million this year as part…
November 26, 2025
