Author: Olaoluwa Vincent Ajayi

A letter attributed to Donald Trump has ignited fresh controversy after the  U.S. president suggested that his failure to win the Nobel Peace Prize influenced his interest in taking control of Greenland, while also questioning Denmark’s right to sovereignty over the territory. He has also challenged Denmark’s claim of ownership over the island. The letter, addressed to Jonas Gahr Støre, the Prime Minister of Norway, was obtained by the U.S. public broadcaster PBS and has since drawn international attention for its unusually blunt tone and sweeping geopolitical claims. In the correspondence, Mr Trump appeared to link his long-expressed frustration over…

A major diplomatic controversy has emerged after the Kremlin confirmed that U.S. President Donald Trump has invited Russian President Vladimir Putin to join a newly created international body known as the “Board of Peace,” which is intended to oversee the reconstruction and demilitarisation of Gaza. Speaking at a press briefing on Monday, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said the invitation was delivered to Moscow through diplomatic channels and is currently under review. According to Peskov, Russian authorities are studying the proposal and expect further contact with Washington to clarify its scope and conditions. The Board of Peace, chaired by Trump, is…

Residents of Makoko, the famous stilted fishing community in Lagos often dubbed the “Venice of Africa,” are enduring heartbreaking evictions as government bulldozers raze homes, leaving families with nowhere to go. One man fled his house in panic as an excavator approached on a recent Tuesday, escaping with just the clothes on his back – a shirt and trousers – and no shoes. He now sleeps on the damp, grimy floor of a small canoe alongside his brother, uncertain about his family’s future shelter. Community leader Francis Samson Vituwa highlighted the widespread suffering, noting that thousands of locals find themselves…

An obscure Nigerian activist operating from a small tools shop in southeastern Nigeria has become an unlikely but influential figure in shaping a controversial international narrative about violence in Africa’s most populous nation — a narrative that has reached the highest levels of American politics and even informed military action. According to the New York Time, Emeka Umeagbalasi, a short, soft-spoken man who sells screwdrivers and wrenches in a bustling market in Onitsha, Anambra State, is the founder of the International Society for Civil Liberties and the Rule of Law, known as Intersociety. Though little known outside advocacy circles, his…

 Political economist and chieftain of the African Democratic Congress (ADC), Professor Pat Utomi, has declared that he is better prepared to lead Nigeria than President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, Peter Obi  and other leading opposition figures ahead of the 2027 general election, as debates intensify over the country’s political future. Utomi made the declaration on Sunday while appearing on the television programme Politics Today, where he spoke on his political journey, opposition coalition talks and what he described as Nigeria’s worsening democratic and governance crisis. “Has it ever occurred to you that I am more qualified than all of them — Atiku, Obi,…

Senegal were crowned African champions on Sunday night after edging hosts Morocco 1–0 after extra time in a stormy Africa Cup of Nations final overshadowed by controversy, prolonged stoppages and a dramatic late penalty incident. Played before a packed home crowd at the Prince Moulay Abdellah Stadium, the 2025 final descended into chaos deep into stoppage time of regulation after the referee awarded Morocco a penalty following a VAR review. Senegal’s players reacted furiously, surrounding the official as protests raged and play was halted for several minutes. Read related news from New Daily Prime: Senegal accuse Morocco of disrupting AFCON…

Indications have emerged that the escalating political crisis in Rivers State over the impeachment threat against Governor Siminalayi Fubara and his deputy, Ngozi Odu, may soon ease following renewed reconciliation efforts involving key Niger Delta stakeholders. New evidence emerged that both camps at the centre of the impasse , the governor and his estranged political mentor, the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike,  have shown signs of softening their positions after separate engagements with a peace and reconciliation committee set up by the Pan Niger Delta Elders Forum (PANDEF). A credible source disclosed that the seven-man committee, chaired…

A Senior Special Assistant to President Bola Tinubu on Media and Publicity, Temitope Ajayi, has stirred widespread debate after declaring that the era of imperial dominance associated with the old Oyo Empire has ended, insisting that no traditional ruler in Yorubaland holds supremacy over others. Ajayi made the assertion in a post on X (formerly Twitter) on Saturday, alongside a photograph of the current Alaafin of Oyo, Oba Abimbola Akeem Owoade, arguing against claims of hierarchical superiority among Yoruba monarchs. “We are no longer in the era of the Oyo Empire,” Ajayi wrote. “Rome and the United Kingdom, which once…

The internal crisis rocking the New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP) in Kano State has taken a dramatic turn as the Deputy Governor, Aminu Abdussalam Gwarzo, openly aligned himself with the political camp of the party’s national leader, Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso, amid growing tension over Governor Abba Kabir Yusuf’s reported plan to defect to the All Progressives Congress (APC). Gwarzo, who was in Saudi Arabia for the lesser hajj when the crisis broke out, has since returned and is now playing a visible role in high‑level meetings at Kwankwaso’s residence in Kano. Party sources said loyalists are increasingly rallying around the Kwankwaso political structure,…

A group within the All Progressives Congress (APC) has called on the national leadership of the party to urgently intervene in the deepening political crisis rocking the party in Rivers State, warning that failure to act could expose the ruling party to public embarrassment and weaken its internal cohesion. In a strongly worded statement issued on Monday, the group expressed concern over what it described as the “unfortunate path” taken by the legislative arm of government in the state, noting that the development poses serious risks to the stability and survival of the party at the state level. According to…