Author: Alade Adisa

…Says it’s working with Israel on next steps …Lawmakers urge sanctions on court The White House said Thursday that it “fundamentally rejects” the International Criminal Court’s decision to issue arrest warrants against Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and former defense minister Yoav Gallant for alleged war crimes in Gaza. This is as some lawmakers, including US President-elect Donald Trump’s pick for national security adviser, urged sanctions against The Hague-based ICC over the decision, and Israel was said to be working with the incoming administration on punitive measures against the court. One Republican senator hinted the US should invade The Hague in…

Former Deputy National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Chief Bode George, has urged Atiku Abubakar, the party’s presidential candidate in the 2023 election, to abandon any plans of running for president again in 2027. In a video that surfaced online, George reminded Atiku of his numerous attempts to clinch the presidency since 1993, advising him to step aside for younger candidates. “You’ve been contesting since 1993, don’t waste your time again in 2027. Give others a chance. Nigeria needs fresh faces and ideas,” George said in the video. The PDP chieftain, who was addressing a press conference at…

…Ohanaeze Ndigbo, Afenifere, others back President Foremost Northern group, the Arewa Consultative Forum (ACF) has suspended its chairman, Mamman Osuman following widespread reactions across the country to the northern body’s claim that President Bola Tinubu’s policies had impoverished the North. In the statement in question on Thursday, the ACF had stated that the interests of the North would be best represented by northerners.This development triggered Afenifere, a Yoruba socio-political group, Ohanaeze Ndigbo, the pan-Igbo socio-cultural body and other regional groups to back the President, insisting his predecessor Muhammadu Buhari laid the marker for the hardship in the country. In a…

*We don’t know him – IPOB Finland-based Biafran agitator, Simon Ekpa may soon find himself in his birth country as the Federal Government plans to apply for his extradition to Nigeria to face various criminal charges. This was disclosed by the Director of Defence Information, Brig Gen Tukur Gusau, who gave indication on Thursday that the extradition of the leader of the Eastern Security Network (ESN), the paramilitary wing of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) is top on the agenda of the government given the negative and criminal influence his actions and statements have unleashed on the country. Ekpa,…

President Bola Tinubu has said that positive results are already emanating from the reforms his administration embarked upon when it assumed office. The President stated this on Wednesday night in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, when the Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund (IMF), Kristalina Georgieva, paid him a courtesy call on the sidelines of the G20 Leaders’ Summit. The spokesperson for the President, Bayo Onanuga disclosed in a statement on Thursday that President Tinubu, however, admitted that the reforms have resulted in hardship for Nigerians.According to him, while Nigerians understand the need for the reforms, his administration understands the…

The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), Ogun State Command has arrested one Matthew Omotayo, male, 17 years, and seven other teenagers for alleged sexual abuse, unlawful sexual intercourse, exploitation, and assault of a 14-year-old girl at the Ijebu-Mushin, Ijebu East Local Government Area of Ogun State on Friday, November 15th, 2024. A statement by the Public Relations Officer of the command, Mr Dyke Ogbonnaya, says the offence of the eight suspects contravene Sections 32 and 33 of the Child Rights Law of Ogun State 2006 for allegedly assaulting and gang raping a minor while also filming same in…

The Nigerian Defence Headquarters (DHQ) has announced plans to extradite Simon Ekpa, the self-proclaimed Prime Minister of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), to Nigeria to face charges. In a statement released to journalists on Thursday, the Director of Defence Information, Brigadier General Tukur Gusau, revealed that Chief of Defence Staff General Chris Musa expressed satisfaction with Ekpa’s recent arrest in Finland. Gusau stated, “The CDS is happy with his arrest in Finland, with the hope this will be a step towards his extradition to Nigeria so that he will face justice.” Ekpa is accused of promoting separatist propaganda linked…

A bill seeking to amend the 1999 constitution to provide for a single term of six years for the offices of the president, governors and local government chairmen was rejected by the House of Representatives on Wednesday. The bill, sponsored by the member representing Ideato North, South federal constituency of Imo State, Ikenga Ugochinyere and 33 other lawmakers, also seeks zonal rotation of presidential and governorship seats, as well as holding of elections into the offices in one day. The proposed legislation seeks to alter Sections 76, 116, 132, 136, and some others of the 1999 Constitution (as amended). According…

Russia has threatened to attack a new US defence base in Poland with “advanced weapons” — just hours after reportedly launching an intercontinental ballistic missile at Ukraine on Thursday. Moscow leveled the warning after saying the opening of the ballistic missile defence base, located in the town of Redzikowo near the Baltic coast, would lead to an increase in overall nuclear danger. “Given the nature and level of threats posed by such Western military facilities, the missile defense base in Poland has long been added to the list of priority targets for potential destruction, which, if necessary, can be executed…

The Nigerian Defence Headquarters (DHQ) has announced plans to extradite Simon Ekpa, the self-proclaimed Prime Minister of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), to Nigeria to face charges. In a statement released to News360 Nigeria, the Director of Defence Information, Brigadier General Tukur Gusau, revealed that Chief of Defence Staff General Chris Musa expressed satisfaction with Ekpa’s recent arrest in Finland. Gusau stated, “The CDS is happy with his arrest in Finland, with the hope this will be a step towards his extradition to Nigeria so that he will face justice.” Ekpa is accused of promoting separatist propaganda linked to…