Nigeria Now Africa’s Third Strongest Military Force

NewsNigeriaPoliticsNigeria Now Africa’s Third Strongest Military Force

By Ezinwanne Onwuka (Senior Reporter)June 25, 2025

Nigeria has been ranked the third most powerful military force in Africa, according to the 2025 Global Firepower Military Strength Index. The latest ranking, which assesses the military strength of 145 countries across the world, places Nigeria behind Egypt and Algeria, but ahead of South Africa, Ethiopia, Angola and Morocco. Egypt retained the top spot in Africa and is ranked 19th globally, while Algeria sits at 26th globally. Nigeria climbed to the 31st position worldwide....

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Tinubu’s ‘Classmate’ Revelation Backfires as Records Do Not Add Up

NewsNigeriaPoliticsTinubu’s ‘Classmate’ Revelation Backfires as Records Do Not Add Up

By Ezinwanne Onwuka (Senior Reporter)June 25, 2025

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s attempt to silence lingering doubts about his academic history has taken a new twist, one that appears to further complicate, rather than clarify, the controversy surrounding his certificate from Chicago State University (CSU). On Monday, during the launch of the Renewed Hope Agricultural Mechanisation Programme in Abuja, President Tinubu introduced a Belarusian businessman, Alexander Zingman, as his former classmate and neighbour in Chicago. While addressing attendees at the event, President Tinubu...

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INEC Receives 110 Applications for Political Party Registration

NewsNigeriaPoliticsINEC Receives 110 Applications for Political Party Registration

By Ezinwanne Onwuka (Senior Reporter)June 25, 2025

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has confirmed that it has received a total of 110 applications from various associations seeking registration as political parties in Nigeria. This was disclosed in a press statement issued on Monday by the INEC Chairman, Professor Mahmood Yakubu, during a stakeholder engagement in Abuja. According to the Commission, the requests are being processed in accordance with the law and the Commission’s Regulations and Guidelines for Political Parties (2022). “As...

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US Tells Citizens to Avoid Nigerian Military, Government Sites

NewsNigeriaUS Tells Citizens to Avoid Nigerian Military, Government Sites

By Ezinwanne Onwuka (Senior Reporter)June 24, 2025

The United States Embassy in Nigeria has asked its staff and American citizens to steer clear of military bases and government buildings in Abuja unless it is official business. In a notice posted on its website on Sunday, the U.S. Mission said the advice was prompted by heightened security concerns tied to recent global events. “Due to increased security concerns arising from current global developments, U.S. Mission Nigeria informs U.S. citizens that all U.S. embassy...

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Nigeria Ranked 7th Friendliest Country to Strangers

LifestyleNewsNigeriaNigeria Ranked 7th Friendliest Country to Strangers

By Ezinwanne Onwuka (Senior Reporter)June 23, 2025

Nigeria has been ranked the 7th friendliest country to strangers in the world, according to the 2025 World Happiness Report released on Monday. The report, jointly published by Oxford University’s Wellbeing Research Centre, Gallup, and the United Nations Sustainable Development Solutions Network, assessed 147 countries based on various indicators, including self-reported well-being and prosocial behaviours such as helping others, volunteering, and charitable donations. While Nigeria scored high in friendliness, the country ranked 105th in overall...

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Julius Maada Bio Takes Over as ECOWAS Chairman

AfricaNewsNigeriaWest AfricaJulius Maada Bio Takes Over as ECOWAS Chairman

By Ezinwanne Onwuka (Senior Reporter)June 22, 20252

…Tinubu Bows Out with Call for Unity and Democracy West African leaders have chosen President Julius Maada Bio of Sierra Leone as the new Chairman of the ECOWAS Authority of Heads of State and Government, bringing Nigeria’s President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s two-term tenure to a close. The announcement was made during the 67th Ordinary Session of ECOWAS held at the Presidential Villa, Abuja, where the symbolic handover of the community’s emblem marked the transition of...

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Tinubu Orders Arrest of Mob Behind Death of Wedding Guests in Plateau

Crime & SecurityNewsNigeriaTinubu Orders Arrest of Mob Behind Death of Wedding Guests in Plateau

By Ezinwanne Onwuka (Senior Reporter)June 22, 2025

…Condemns Borno Bombing and Kano Explosion President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has expressed deep sadness and outrage over a string of violent incidents that claimed dozens of lives in Borno, Plateau, and Kano States in recent days, calling the attacks “unconscionable” and vowing that justice would be served. In a press statement issued on Sunday, the President condemned what he described as “the cowardly suicide bombing in Konduga, Borno State, the horrifying lynching of innocent travellers...

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Eight Wedding Guests from Zaria Lynched by Mob in Plateau, 19 Hospitalised

NewsNigeriaPoliticsEight Wedding Guests from Zaria Lynched by Mob in Plateau, 19 Hospitalised

By Ezinwanne Onwuka (Senior Reporter)June 22, 2025

…Police Arrest 22 Suspects At least eight persons have been confirmed dead and 19 others injured following a mob attack on a bus conveying wedding guests from Zaria, Kaduna State, to Qua’anpan Local Government Area of Plateau State. The tragic incident happened on Friday evening in Manjul community, Mangu Local Government Area of Plateau State. The 18-seater bus, which belongs to Ahmadu Bello University (ABU), Zaria, was carrying 31 passengers, including women and children, when...

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Olufemi Soneye Steps Down as NNPCL Spokesperson

BusinessNewsNigeriaOlufemi Soneye Steps Down as NNPCL Spokesperson

By Ezinwanne Onwuka (Senior Reporter)June 22, 2025

Olufemi Soneye has announced his resignation as the Chief Corporate Communications Officer of the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL). Soneye, who held the post for nearly two years, broke the news in a heartfelt Facebook post on Saturday, where he explained that it was time to step back and give more attention to his personal life. “I wish to inform you that I have stepped aside from my role as Chief Corporate Communications Officer...

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Female Suicide Bomber Kills 24 at Borno Food Joint

Crime & SecurityNewsNigeriaFemale Suicide Bomber Kills 24 at Borno Food Joint

By Ezinwanne Onwuka (Senior Reporter)June 22, 2025

…7 Injured in Fish Market Bomb Blast Two deadly suicide bombings rocked Konduga Local Government Area of Borno State in less than 24 hours, leaving a combined total of 34 people dead and dozens injured. In the more deadly of the two incidents, at least 24 people were killed late Friday night when a female suicide bomber detonated an explosive device at a crowded food joint in Konduga town, located about 36 kilometres from Maiduguri,...

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