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  Former military Head of State, Gen. Yakubu Gowon (retd.), has said the Biafra civil war was never his choice.   Gowon was presiding over the affairs of Nigeria during the civil war from July 6, 1967 to January 15, 1970.   He described the civil war as the most ...

    Donald Trump said on Saturday that his relationship with his billionaire donor Elon Musk is over and warned there would be “serious consequences” if Musk funds U.S. Democrats running against Republicans who vote for the president’s sweeping tax and spending bill.   In a telephone interview with NBC ...

  The popular Ijebu age grade, Egbe Bobakeye Okunrin Akile Ijebu, on Saturday, lamented the wrong narrative being circulated on social media about the visit of the late Queen Elizabeth II of England to Nigeria, particularly, Ijebu land in 1956.   While addressing journalists at Ijebu Ode on Saturday, Abiodun ...

  An accident claimed the lives of nine people in Kyaramma village, Ringim Local Government Area of Jigawa State.   The accident, which occurred on Saturday around 20:00, involved two Golf 3 saloon vehicles and also left several others injured.   According to the Jigawa State Police Command, the vehicles ...

  President Bola Tinubu has expressed grief and extended his condolences to the family and friends of Nigerian boxing icon Obisia Nwankpa, who passed away on June 2, 2025, at the age of 75.   Nwankpa, a towering figure in Nigerian sports, carved a distinguished career that saw him represent ...

    Zambia’s former president Edgar Lungu, who held power for almost seven years until 2021, died Thursday in a hospital in South Africa at the age of 68, his party and family announced. Lungu had been receiving specialised medical treatment in a clinic in Pretoria, the Patriotic Front, his ...

    President Donald Trump has signed a new proclamation barring citizens from 12 countries from entering the United States, citing national security concerns.   The full travel ban affects nationals from Afghanistan, Myanmar, Chad, Congo, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Haiti, Iran, Libya, Somalia, Sudan, and Yemen.   The restriction will ...

  The Switzerland authorities said they have begun an investigation into the murder of Michael Ekemezie, who reportedly died in Lausanne on May 25 after some Swiss police officers pinned his head to the ground during a routine check.   According to the family, the 39-year-old Ekemezie from Mgbakwu, Awka ...

  Former Minister of Transportation, Rotimi Amaechi, has criticised the current chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission, Mahmood Yakubu, alleging that the All Progressives Congress would not have been registered or won the 2015 general elections if Yakubu had been in charge at the time.   Speaking on Arise ...

    South Korea’s President Lee Jae-myung pledged to reach out to the nuclear-armed North and “heal wounds” as he assumed office on Wednesday, following a decisive victory in a snap election triggered by his predecessor’s controversial martial law declaration.   The centre-left leader also warned that “rising protectionism and ...