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More than one hundred people were on Wednesday kidnapped as armed bandits attacked Wanke Village near Gusau, Zamfara State capital. The victims included women, children, and the elderly. It was gathered that among the kidnapped victims was the Chief Imam of the community who was reportedly recently freed following a previous kidnapping ordeal and was recovering from a leg injury. In an interview with the BBC Hausa Service, a survivor who reportedly described the panic and chaos that gripped the affected communities, said many residents fled to Gusau, the state capital, for fear of further attacks. The survivor was quoted…

Gianni Infantino, the president of FIFA, took to his Instagram page to post pictures of himself and Donald Trump to celebrate Trump’s return as United States president. Advertisement Note that during the first term of Trump, Infantino enjoyed a cordial relationship with the businessman cum politician. Their cordial relationship was solidified after the USA won the right to host the 2026 FIFA World Cup under Trump’s first term in office. Interestingly, Donald Trump lost his bid to continue his reign in 2020 when the incumbent president, Joe Biden, defeated him in the said year. Less than two years before the World…

President Bola Tinubu on Wednesday extended his congratulations to Donald Trump on his re-election as the 47th President of the United States of America. Tinubu expressed his eagerness to strengthen the ties between Nigeria and the United States amid the complex challenges and opportunities of the contemporary world. His congratulatory message was conveyed through a statement signed by his Special Adviser on Information and Strategy, Mr Bayo Onanuga, on Wednesday. The statement was titled ‘President Tinubu Congratulates President-elect Trump.’ According to him, Trump’s victory reflects the trust and confidence the American people have placed in his leadership. Therefore, he congratulated…

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has regretted  the passing of Chief of Army Staff, Lt. General Taoreed Abiodun Lagbaja. In a State House statement signed by presidential aide, Bayo Onanuga, President Tinubu said the death of his army chief was saddening. The statement read: “President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces, regrets to announce the passing of Lt. General Taoreed Abiodun Lagbaja, Chief of the Army Staff, at age 56. “He passed away on Tuesday night in Lagos after a period of illness. “Born on February 28, 1968, Lt. General Lagbaja was appointed Chief of Army Staff on June…

Donald Trump has continued to speak to a raucous crowd at his campaign HQ in Florida. He told the crowd that he hopes, one day, they’ll look back and consider this “one of the most important days of your life. “America has given us an unprecedented and powerful mandate,” he goes on, referencing his party winning the Senate back from the Democratic Party. Trump went on to say that this will be the “golden age” of America. “This is a magnificent victory for the American people, that will allow us to make America great again,” he added, using his campaign…

With a massive 266 electoral votes gathered so far, former President Donald Trump needs just four more electoral votes to emerge the 47th President of the United States. Vice President Kamala Harris, the candidate of the Democratic Party is training at a distance with 188 electoral votes.

Trump pushed closer to victory over Kamala Harris on Wednesday, leaving the Democrat the narrowest of remaining paths to stop him scoring a stunning political comeback Jubilant Donald Trump supporters gathered in Florida on election night, expecting the ex-president to speak after he notched key wins in the race for the White House. Men donning formal suits and women in dresses mingled at the Palm Beach County Convention Centre event, where they rubbed shoulders with a die-hard Trump fan sporting their political hero’s name emblazoned on a leather vest. Whether dressed in formal attire or more casual wear, many of…

The Government of Equatorial Guinea has restricted its citizens from downloading and sharing multimedia files using mobile data on WhatsApp. This decision is part of the guidelines that the country’s government gave to telecommunications operators when it urged them to implement measures to restrict access to inappropriate content. The country’s Director General, National Financial Investigation Agency, Baltasar Engonga,  was enmeshed in a sex scandal involving the wives of notable people. The scandal emerged in the course of a fraud investigation against the 54-year-old Economist which resulted in the search of his house and office on impromptu notice by ANIF officials…

Despite the belief in some quarters, particularly among the opposition, that the outgoing government in Edo State might not have done much to elicit celebration, Governor Godwin Obaseki of Edo State has said he is leaving office as governor very satisfied, having undertaken bold reforms and projects that have transformed critical areas of the state, including education, healthcare, economy, infrastructure and job creation. Obaseki said his reforms had also improved the livelihoods of the people and placed the state on the path of growth and economic prosperity. The governor spoke this on Tuesday, when he led his Enugu State counterpart,…

Donald Trump has said he would accept the result of the elections – so long as voting is “fair”. Casting his vote in Palm Beach, Florida, the former president said: “If I lose an election, if it’s a fair election, I’m gonna be the first one to acknowledge it.” It comes amid fears that the kind of violence and interference seen after the 2020 election could be repeated. Asked whether he would call for calm among his supporters if he lost, Trump said: “I certainly don’t want any violence.” He added: “Of course there’ll be no violence; my supporters are…