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The Nigerian Army has dismissed a report alleging that soldiers are threatening mutiny over salaries and allowances, describing the claims as false, misleading and capable of undermining national security. The denial followed a report by Sahara Reporters, which cited a letter allegedly written by some soldiers and addressed to President Tinubu. The platform, on Sunday, reported that the officers lamented the disparity in salaries of newly promoted officers. It said the soldiers urged Mr Tinubu to intervene to avoid a mutiny against senior officers. ‘No threat of Mutiny’ In a statement on Monday, army spokesperson Appolonia Anele said there had…
… it remains unclear whether President Trump can effectively influence Venezuela’s actions, let alone shape the broader geopolitical landscape of the Americas. Imagine a nation, blessed with the world’s largest oil reserves – a staggering 303 billion barrels – suddenly finding itself under foreign occupation, its leader a captive. If such an act is deemed acceptable, then any assault, anywhere, could be justified. This is a perilous path we tread. Donald Trump characterised it as “an assault like people have not seen since World War II.” The strike on Caracas on 3rd January was meticulously executed like a military guidebook…
Leaders of some Igbo towns unions in the northern part of the country during the weekend visited Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, leader, Nnamdi Kanu, at the Sokoto Prison. Kanu, who was on November 20, 2025 convicted and sentenced to life imprisonment on terrorism charges filed against him by the Nigerian government, is currently serving the sentence at the Sokoto Prison. The delegation of past and present leaders of Igbo town unions in the North was led on the visit by First Vice President, Igbo Association, Sokoto, Sir Charles Elobi, and the immediate past President, Enugu indigenes, Sokoto branch, Onwa…
The New Nigeria Peoples Party, NNPP, has dissociated itself from a planned protest against the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, scheduled for Tuesday, January 20, 2026, in Abuja and across other states of the federation. In a statement issued on Monday from its National Secretariat in Abuja, the party said it had been alerted to reports suggesting that it intended to stage a protest march at INEC offices. The NNPP, however, described the planned demonstration as illegal and distanced itself completely from those behind it. The statement, signed by the party’s National Publicity Secretary, Ladipo Johnson, said the individuals organising…
Police operatives in Adamawa State have neutralised a suspected kidnapper and recovered an AK-47 rifle following a gun battle with armed men in Toungo Local Government Area. The development was disclosed in a post shared on X on Monday by security analyst Zagazola Makama. According to the report, the incident occurred at about 3:30 am on Friday in Tipson Village, when a joint patrol team comprising police officers and members of the Civilian Joint Task Force encountered a group of armed men believed to be kidnappers. A source cited by Makama said the suspects were asked to surrender but resisted,…
Celebrity Nigerian cryptocurrency entrepreneur, Linus Williams Ifejirika, popularly known as Blord, has issued a cease and desist letter to VeryDarkMan, stopping him from using the name “Ratel”. Blord made the development known in a now trending post on his Instagram page after trademarking “Ratel” as his business brand name. Speaking in a public statement shared on his Instagram story, Blord stated that VeryDarkMan can only make use of the name after getting his approval. He wrote, “I have directed my SAN to issue a cease and desist to VDM to stop using my brand name ‘Ratel’. He will have to…
FIFA President, Gianni Infantino, has reacted to the chaos that broke out during the 2025 AFCON final match on Sunday. Tensions broke out at the stadium in Rabat as Senegal won 1-0 against Morocco. The decisive moment came when the match referee, Jean-Jacques Ndala, controversially gave a penalty to the Atlas Lions due to a foul on Brahim Diaz. Ndala’s decision caused outrage among the Senegalese players, who felt aggrieved not only by the penalty call but also by his earlier decision to disallow their goal because of a foul on Achraf Hakimi. Pape Thiaw’s men then opted to leave…
The Emir of Ilorin and Chairman of the Kwara State Traditional Rulers Council, Alhaji Ibrahim Sulu-Gambari CFR, has announced the death of the Chief Imam of Ilorin, Shaykh Muhammad Bashir Imam Solih OON. In a condolence message issued on Monday by his Press Secretary, Dr Abdulazeez Arowona, the Emir conveyed the news of the cleric’s passing and his acceptance of Allah’s will. According to multiple reports, the Imam passed away early Monday, aged 75. He said: “Inna lillahi waina ilaehi roji’un, it is with total submission to the will of Almighty Allah that we receive the news of the demise…
The National Human Rights Commission says it received 3,019 complaints between January and December 2025 in Kano State. The NHRC State Coordinator, Shehu Abdullahi, disclosed this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria on Monday in Kano. According to Abdullahi, “out of the 3,019 cases received, 2,276 have been completed, while 743 are still ongoing.” He said most of the complaints bordered on child abandonment, child rights violations, domestic violence, the right to life, as well as cultural, economic and social rights issues. The coordinator added that other cases involved law enforcement abuses, sexual and gender-based violence, and…
Former Nigeria internationals Daniel Amokachi and Obi Mikel have reacted to Brahim Diaz’s missed penalty in Morocco’s defeat to Senegal. It was a golden opportunity to end his country’s 50-year wait to lift the Afcon trophy. But Diaz, whose five goals had propelled the hosts to the final, tried a ‘Panenka’ chipped penalty. It backfired. Horrendously so. Senegal goalkeeper Edouard Mendy stood his ground and caught the ball in embarrassingly simple fashion. The former Manchester City player and tournament’s top scorer looked distraught as it began to sink in what he had done. Later, television cameras zoomed in on him…
