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Nov
08
2025
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Russia Reacts To Trump’s Threat To Invade Nigeria, Issues Strong Warning

Russia Reacts To Trump’s Threat To Invade Nigeria, Issues Strong Warning

Foreign Affairs, News Flash, Religion, Security
Russia Reacts To Trump’s Threat To Invade Nigeria, Issues Strong Warning Russia has expressed concern over reports that the United States is weighing potential military action in Nigeria, following President Donald Trump’s directive to prepare intervention plans over alleged attacks on Christians. Speaking at a press briefing in Moscow on Friday, Russian Foreign Ministry spokesperson Maria Zakharova said the Kremlin is monitoring the situation closely and urged all actors to respect international law as tensions rise. “We are closely monitoring this issue and call on all parties involved to strictly comply with international legal norms,” Zakharova said. Her remarks come…
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Nov
08
2025
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Dangote Refinery Slashes Ex-Depot Petrol Price

Dangote Refinery Slashes Ex-Depot Petrol Price

Economy, News Flash, Oil & Gas
Dangote Refinery Slashes Ex-depot Petrol Price The Dangote Petroleum Refinery has slashed its ex-gantry petrol price to N828 per litre. According to sources at the refinery, the price of the product was reduced by N49 from the prior price of N877 per litre. “The refinery reduced its petrol price to N828 per litre,” a source said. The development comes amid plans by the refinery to increase its output to 1.4 million barrels per day (bpd), a scale that would surpass the world’s largest 1.36 million bpd refinery in Jamnagar, India. On November 1, the Dangote refinery said the supply of…
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Nov
08
2025
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Tinubu, Sierra Leone President In Closed Door Meeting

Tinubu, Sierra Leone President In Closed Door Meeting

Foreign Affairs, News Flash
Tinubu, Sierra Leone President In Closed Door Meeting President Bola Ahmed Tinubu is currently meeting with his Sierra Leonian counterpart, President Julius Maada Bio, at the Presidential Villa, Abuja. President Julius Maada Bio arrived at the Presidential Villa at about 9 pm Nigerian time and was received by senior government officials. The Sierra Leonean leader, is the current Chairman of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS). While details of the meeting have not yet been made known, ATTNEWS understands that discussions with President Tinubu might not be unconnected with regional peace and economic cooperation within the West African…
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Nov
07
2025
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Between Gold And Blood: Nigeria’s Complicity And China’s Quiet Empire – By Prof. Chukwuemeka Ifegwu Eke

Between Gold And Blood: Nigeria’s Complicity And China’s Quiet Empire – By Prof. Chukwuemeka Ifegwu Eke

Columns/Opinions/Letters, Crime, Foreign Affairs
Between Gold and Blood: Nigeria’s Complicity and China’s Quiet Empire In The Hypocrisy of a Nation That Cannot Face Its Shame, Sa’adiyyah Adebisi Hassan delivers a piercing reflection on Nigeria’s moral paralysis — a nation furious at criticism yet indifferent to collapse. Her argument is simple but damning: Nigerians are not angry because Donald Trump lied; they are angry because he told the truth. Beneath the performative outrage lies a deeper rot — a state that cannot protect its own people and a society that defends its captors while applauding foreign exploiters. Hassan’s essay gains traction when placed against verifiable…
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Nov
07
2025
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Tinubu Approves Establishment Of Federal University Of Science, Technology In Epe

Tinubu Approves Establishment Of Federal University Of Science, Technology In Epe

FGN, Education, News Flash
Tinubu Approves Establishment Of Federal University Of Science, Technology In Epe President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has approved the establishment of the Federal University of Science and Technology, Epe, Lagos State, marking the end of a seven-year moratorium earlier imposed by the Federal Government on the creation of new tertiary institutions. The approval was formally announced by Senate President Godswill Akpabio during Thursday’s plenary session, where he confirmed that the President had signed the Federal University of Science and Technology, Epe (Establishment) Bill, 2025, into law. “It is my honour to announce that the Federal University of Science and Technology, Epe…
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Nov
07
2025
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ISWAP Terrorists React To Trump’s Threat, Issues Stern Warning

ISWAP Terrorists React To Trump’s Threat, Issues Stern Warning

Foreign Affairs, News Flash, Religion
ISWAP Terrorists React To Trump’s Threat, Issues Stern Warning The Islamic State West Africa Province, ISWAP, has reportedly reacted to the recent threat by President Donald Trump to launch military action in Nigeria. Trump, who had designated Nigeria as Country of Particular Concern, had also informed the US department of war to prepare for possible action in Nigeria over the alleged genocide against Christians in the country. A security expert, Zagazola Makama said in a report he posted on his official X handle that the terrorist group reacted to Trump’s threat via a “propaganda message circulated on its usual communication…
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Nov
06
2025
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Air Chief Orders Intensified Strikes On Terrorists Nationwide

Air Chief Orders Intensified Strikes On Terrorists Nationwide

News Flash, Security
Air Chief Orders Intensified Strikes On Terrorists Nationwide The Chief of the Air Staff, Air Marshal Sunday Aneke, has directed air component commanders across all ongoing military operations in the country to intensify air strikes against terrorists and criminal elements thr+atening Nigeria’s security. Aneke gave the order during a high-level strategic meeting with commanders from all operational theatres at the Nigerian Air Force (NAF) Headquarters in Abuja. According to a statement by the NAF, the meeting, held under the directive of the new leadership, focused on enhancing precision air operations and delivering smarter, harder, and more decisive strikes in support…
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Nov
06
2025
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Tinubu Swears In Two New Ministers

Tinubu Swears In Two New Ministers

FGN, News Flash, Presidency
Tinubu Swears In Two New Ministers President Bola Tinubu, on Thursday, swore in two newly appointed ministers — Dr Bernard Mohammed Doro and Kingsley Tochukwu Udeh — at a brief ceremony held inside the Council Chamber of the State House, Abuja. The swearing-in took place shortly before the commencement of the Federal Executive Council (FEC) meeting presided over by the President. Doro, a pharmacist and lawyer from Plateau State, replaces Professor Nentawe Goshwe Yilwatda, former Minister of Humanitarian Affairs and Poverty Reduction, who resigned after emerging as the National Chairman of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC). Both Doro and…
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Nov
06
2025
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Christian Genocide Spreads To South-East – Nnamdi Kanu Writes Trump

Christian Genocide Spreads To South-East – Nnamdi Kanu Writes Trump

Human Rights, News Flash, Religion
‘Christian Genocide Spreads To South-East’, Nnamdi Kanu Writes Trump The detained leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Mazi Nnamdi Kanu, has addressed an open letter to US President Donald Trump, asserting that the alleged “Christian genocide” in Nigeria has spread into the South-East region, directly targeting the Igbo people. Kanu’s letter follows President Trump’s recent declaration on October 31, 2025, that the United States was “prepared to act” militarily and cut aid if Nigeria fails to adequately protect its Christian population—a move that saw Nigeria redesignated as a Country of Particular Concern (CPC). In the letter, Mazi Kanu,…
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