Nigeria’s compulsory youth service scheme has been drawn into a political storm after allegations that a corps member’s discharge certificate was withheld in retaliation for criticising the government. Ushie Rita Uguamaye, widely known as “Raye” on TikTok, made headlines earlier in the year for a video criticising President Bola Tinubu’s administration and labelling Lagos a…
Hezbollah has strongly criticised the Lebanese government’s decision to instruct the army to prepare a plan to disarm the Iran-backed movement, calling it a “grave mistake” that undermines Lebanon’s sovereignty and benefits Israel. In a statement issued on Wednesday, the group said it would treat the decision as “non-existent,” warning that it weakens Lebanon and…
U.S. President Donald Trump has identified his Vice President, JD Vance, as the frontrunner to lead the Republican Party into the 2028 presidential election, calling him the “most likely” candidate and a potential successor. “So it’s too early, obviously, to talk about it, but certainly he’s doing a great job, and he would be probably…
Russian President Vladimir Putin on Wednesday held a closed-door meeting in Moscow with U.S. special envoy Steve Witkoff, according to a report by Russian state news agency TASS, citing the Kremlin. The meeting, which lasted approximately three hours, was also attended by Yuri Ushakov, Putin’s foreign policy adviser, as confirmed by official Kremlin photographs. No…
Zamfara State Governor Dauda Lawal is under fire for allegedly misleading the public about his administration’s borrowing record, according to a statement by the Zamfara Concerns Citizens group. In a live interview on Channels Television on 18 June 2025, Lawal denied taking any loans since assuming office in 2023, stating, “I have not borrowed a…
A group of All Progressives Congress (APC) supporters in Zamfara State has urged the party’s National Chairman, Umar Ganduje, to reject any attempt by Governor Dauda Lawal to defect to the APC ahead of the 2027 elections. The group, operating under the banner of Zamfara APC Supporters (ZAS), issued a strongly worded statement on Wednesday,…
The Federal High Court in Abuja on Monday, fixed July 2 for the trial of 109 foreigners, over alleged involvement in high-level cybercrime and hacking activities said to be threatening the nation’s security. The matter could not go on due to the absence of the trial judge, Justice Ekerete Akpan, in court. The judge was…
The Israeli military early on Tuesday said that an attacker was shot dead after firing at soldiers at a checkpoint near the village of Tayasir in the northern West Bank. “Following the initial report, a terrorist fired at soldiers at a military post in the area of Tayasir. “The soldiers eliminated the terrorist during exchanges…
Türkiye said on Tuesday that it will accept 15 Palestinian prisoners released by Israel under the Gaza ceasefire agreement. The National Intelligence Organisation would oversee the transfer of 15 exiled Palestinians to Türkiye via Egypt in the initial phase, the Turkish presidency said in a statement. Israel said in the ceasefire agreement that some prisoners…
El Salvador’s President Nayib Bukele has agreed to take in criminals of any nationality, including violent criminals from the U.S. says Secretary of State, Marco Rubio . “Bukele has agreed to accept for deportation any illegal alien in the U.S. who is a criminal from any nationality, be they MS-13 or Tren de Aragua, and…
