Author: Alade Adisa

President Donald Trump has said the US had “very good and productive discussions” with Vladimir Putin and that “thousands of Ukrainian troops” were surrounded by the Russian army, a claim refuted by the Ukrainian military and independent analysts. In a post on Truth Social on Friday, Trump said there was a “very good chance” the war between Russia and Ukraine could “finally come to an end.” The US president made his comments after Steve Witkoff, Trump’s close ally and special envoy to the Middle East, held late-night talks with Putin on Thursday to discuss the US proposal for an immediate…

The Court of Appeal sitting in Abuja has stopped the reinstatement of Muhammadu Sanusi II as the 16th Emir of Kano. This comes as the appelate court halted the enforcement of its January 10 judgment, which upheld the Kano State government’s repeal of the 2019 Emirates Council Law, pending the Supreme Court’s determination of an appeal on the same matter. The ruling was delivered on Friday by a three-member panel led by Justice Okon Abang. The court granted a stay of execution, effectively maintaining the status quo in the ongoing legal tussle over the Kano Emirate dispute. The appellate court…

Following the immigration crackdown that led to the deportation of 40 Nigerians from Algeria, other undocumented Nigerians in the north African country have gone into hiding. According to reports, the deported Nigerians were hammered for overstaying and illegal documents. An official bulletin dated February 4, 2025, and sighted by NEW DAILY PRIME disclosed that the deportees, consisting of 37 men and three women, arrived in Abuja on February 4, 2025, at 8.10 pm via Turkish Airlines flight TK623. One official said Nigerians in Algeria “are in hiding to avoid being arrested and deported.” NEW DAILY PRIME learnt that some of…

Governor Siminalayi Fubara of Rivers State has written to the state House of Assembly again, informing the lawmakers of his intention to re-present the 2025 budget to the House for consideration and approval on Wednesday, March 19, 2025. The governor, in a letter addressed to the Speaker of the Assembly, Rt. Hon. Martin Amaewhule, recalled his earlier attempt to present the budget on March 12, which was unsuccessful after he was disallowed from entering into the Assembly premises. Fubara noted that despite prior delivery of a soft copy notice and efforts to submit a hard copy through the clerk, he…

Senior diplomats from Iran, Russia and China gathered in Beijing on Friday for talks on Tehran’s nuclear issues, Chinese state broadcaster CCTV reported, days after Tehran rejected U.S. “orders” to resume dialogue over the Iranian nuclear programme. In 2015, Iran reached a deal with the United States, Russia, China, Britain, France and Germany and agreed to curb its nuclear program in exchange for the lifting of international sanctions. But in 2018, Donald Trump, a year into his first term as U.S. president, pulled out of the pact. Last week, Trump said he had sent a letter to Iranian Supreme leader…

The Senate President, Godswill Akpabio, has told the Senator representing Kogi Central, Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan, to apologise to the Senate, adding that by so doing, her six-month suspension might be reconsidered..The senate president, who spoke on Thursday during a plenary session, stated that the Senate remains open to reconciliation but warned that the senator’s approach to the issue could discourage political leaders from appointing women to top positions in the future. Additionally, Akpabio noted that her public actions, including speaking about the matter on media platforms, had misrepresented the facts. He also expressed concern that Akpoti-Uduaghan had taken the issue beyond…

The House of Representatives has adopted the report of its committee on finance on the tax reform bills after five months of negotiations and a three-day public hearing on the much-debated bills.. However, many amendments were made to accommodate all concerns as the bills were approved without any dissenting voice. Most notable among the amendments include the retention of value added tax (VAT) at 7.5 percent, redefinition of the inheritance tax, and distribution of value added tax. The lawmakers also approved the proposal for the military to be exempted from personal income tax. “All the 36 states, including the Federal…

Members of the United States House of Representatives have called on President Donald Trump to impose sanctions on Nigeria over the continuous killing of Christians in the country. The demand was made during a congressional hearing on the worsening religious persecution in Nigeria, where lawmakers and experts detailed the scale of violence against Christians and other minorities. During the session, the House discussed the persistent attacks carried out by Islamist extremists, which have resulted in thousands of deaths and mass displacement. The lawmakers also criticised the Joe Biden’s administration for reversing Nigeria’s designation as a Country of Particular Concern (CPC)…

Governor Siminalayi Fubara has offered the olive branch to members of the Rivers State House of Assembly, appealing to them to embrace peace for the resolution of the political impasse in the oil-rich state. The governor, who spoke on Thursday appealed to the lawmakers to put the interest of the people of the state above everything. Speaking during the commissioning of some projects in the Okrika Local Government Area of the state, Governor Fubara said, “It is important at this stage that we all embrace peace.” Furthermore, Fubara said he needed peace to govern the state well and called on…

The Rivers State House of Assembly has concluded plans to investigate the state’s Chief Judge, Justice Simeon Amadi, over allegation of falsification of age. This come amid the ongoing political crisis in the state. Events of the last few months, which arose as a result of the falling-out of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) minister, Nyesom Wike, and Governor Siminalayi Fubara, have risen to a nauseating crescendo, culminating in the Wednesday barring of the governor from accessing the Assembly complex, thereby frustrating his presentation of the 2025 budget to the lawmakers. On Thursday, yet another negative twist was added to…