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US President Donald Trump decided not to escalate the conflict with Iran, fearing that an extended war could deplete interceptor stockpiles, US officials told The New York Times on Saturday. According to the officials, recent White House discussions have centered on the depletion of the US’s interceptor missiles, particularly since three US soldiers were killed in Jordan after an Iranian missile got through American air defenses. US General Dan Caine has said, according the the NYT’s sources, that a return to full-fledged war with Iran was doable, but would severely reduce the amount of missiles available to US Central Command…

*…RATTAWU Summit: Media Takes Centre Stage in Defence of Nigeria’s Democracy Amid AI Revolution* By Comrade Zannah Ibrahim Mustapha Public Relations Officer RATTAWU Lagos State Council 20th July, 2026 The Radio, Television, Theatre and Arts Workers Union of Nigeria (RATTAWU) has unveiled a bold roadmap towards its Golden Jubilee while calling on journalists, media owners, government institutions and communication professionals to uphold ethical journalism as Nigeria prepares for the 2027 general elections. A major highlight of the one-day summit was the active participation of the Director General of Voice of Nigeria (VON), Mallam Jibrin Baba Ndace, who was represented…

Fresh investigative details presented before the Federal High Court in Abuja have exposed the operational layout and specific task assignments given to officers and civilians involved in an alleged plot to violently overthrow President Bola Tinubu administration. The security records show that the suspects mapped out coordinated attacks on strategic locations across the country. Key targets included the Presidential Villa, Radio House, major airport runways, and the personal residences of senior military commanders. Prosecution teams pursuing treason charges against the accused persons disclosed that the plan relied on internal insider support. The conspirators aimed to seize authority, disrupt national communications,…

The leadership of the Nigerian Senate on Thursday night met with President Bola Tinubu at the Presidential Villa, Abuja. The high-level engagement focused on strengthening cooperation between the executive and legislative arms of government as both institutions continue to address key national issues. Politics Nigeria reports that the meeting was led by Senate President Godswill Akpabio and brought together Deputy Senate President Barau Jibrin, Senate Leader Opeyemi Bamidele, Chairman of the Senate Committee on Appropriations, Senator Solomon Olamilekan Adeola, and Senator Osita Bonaventure Izunaso, who represents Imo West. President Tinubu; Senate Leaders Akpabio and Barau The lawmakers held closed-door talks…

Former President Olusegun Obasanjo has made a shocking revelation of how his vice, Atiku Abubakar, funded his impeachment plot with N5 million during his first term in office. Obasanjo made the allegation in response to Olusegun Osoba, former Ogun State governor, over comments relating to the political events that led to the 2003 general elections. In a statement, Obasanjo claimed that the late Speaker of the House of Representatives, Ghali Na’Abba, was encouraged to commence impeachment proceedings after a meeting with Atiku. “Na’Abba’s impeachment began at the presidency by the Vice-President, who on a Friday when I was out of the…

Nigeria’s headline inflation dropped in June 2026 for the first time since February as the Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, plans to make a decision on the country’s interest rate on July 21. The National Bureau of Statistics, in its Consumer Price Index and inflation data released on Wednesday, said Nigeria’s headline inflation declined to 15.91 percent in June from 15.93 percent in May. On a month-on-month basis, the country’s headline inflation was 1.66 percent, which was 0.09 percent lower than the rate recorded in May 2026 (1.75 percent). Meanwhile, food inflation rose to 17.52 percent in June, up from 16.69…

Osun State Governor, Senator Ademola Adeleke, has called for economic sanctions and visa bans against Minister of Marine and Blue Economy, Gboyega Oyetola, Senator representing Osun East, Francis Fadahunsi, the All Progressives Congress gubernatorial candidate, Bola Oyebamiji, and the APC campaign Director General, Hon. Wole Oke, over alleged involvement in political violence in the state. The governor made the call on Monday while receiving a delegation from the British government ahead of the forthcoming Osun elections. Speaking at the meeting, Governor Adeleke accused the listed leaders and other Osun APC leaders of actively promoting political violence through their allies and…

The Osun chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has alleged corruption in the execution of the Ede airport project, describing the reported increase in the contract sum from N99.5 billion to about N130 billion as criminal. In a statement issued today, the Osun APC Governorship Campaign Council questioned the rationale behind the reported upward review of the project’s cost and called on the Ademola Adeleke administration to provide a detailed account of the expenditure. The opposition party also raised concerns over reports that a substantial portion of the revised contract sum had already been paid. The APC said the…

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu will attend the 81st session of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) scheduled to hold in New York, United States, in September. This online medium reports that Nigeria’s Permanent Representative to the United Nations, Jimoh Ibrahim, disclosed this to State House correspondents on Wednesday after meeting the President at the Presidential Villa, Abuja. Ibrahim said Tinubu had confirmed that he would personally lead Nigeria’s delegation to the annual gathering of world leaders. “The President was able to give us his word. Now he will come to UNGA this September,” the envoy said. The diplomat, who presented the…

The Presidency has released an artificial intelligence, AI, generated image of First Lady Oluremi Tinubu depicting her as an akara seller. The AI image was shared on Friday by the official X handle of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu Media Centre. In the image, the First Lady is seen wearing an apron while frying akara, with a sign beside her reading, “Iya Alakara – Hot and Fresh Akara.” The post came just hours after President Bola Tinubu, while addressing guests at the inaugural Presidential Press Corps Dinner held at the State House Banquet Hall in Abuja, jokingly referred to the First Lady…