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Former US national security advisor John Bolton, the target of an alleged Iranian assassination plot, said Tuesday that President Donald Trump has withdrawn his Secret Service protection. Bolton, who served in the White House during Trump's first term but has since become an outspoken critic, said he was "disappointed but not surprised" by the move.…

The Ministry of Agriculture has confirmed an outbreak of highly pathogenic avian influenza, also known as bird flu, in a 3,000-capacity poultry farm in Iriebe, Obio/Akpor Local Government Area of Rivers State. The outbreak, reported on Thursday, January 17, 2025, was confirmed by the State Commissioner for Agriculture, Victor Kii, in a statement on Tuesday.…

The Federal High Court, Abuja, has dismissed a suit by the Incorporated Trustees of the Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) challenging the powers of the National Assembly to amend its budget in the 2024 Appropriation Act. Justice James Kolawole Omotosho ruled, among others, that SERAP lacked the locus standi to institute the suit. The…

Canada vowed strong pushback while Mexico urged calm on Tuesday in the face of US President Donald Trump's trade threats that risk throwing their economies into disarray. The US president has accused both neighbors of being lax in preventing migrants and illicit drugs from coming into the United States, and called for a tightening of…

  President Donald Trump announced plans to weed out some 1,000 opponents from the US government Tuesday on his first full day in power after taking office with a shock-and-awe blitz of executive orders. Trump was due to meet with leaders of the narrow Republican majority in Congress at the White House as he tries…

Separatist rebels in northern Mali have said that a Spanish national kidnapped in mid-January between Algeria and Mali has been freed thanks to their intervention and handed over to Algerian authorities in good health. There has been no confirmation from Spanish or Algerian authorities. The Azawad Liberation Front (FLA), a coalition of separatist rebel groups,…

A professor of oral and maxillofacial surgery, Prof. Ezekiel Adebayo, has revealed that highway and motorcycle crashes are the leading causes of maxillofacial injuries in Nigeria. Speaking during the 7th inaugural lecture of the University of Medical Sciences (UNIMED), Ondo State, Adebayo, who is the Dean, Faculty of Dental Science, emphasized the need for strict…

The Oyo State Government, on Tuesday, reiterated its commitment to supporting residents to rise above poverty and attain prosperity by catering to their welfare and empowering them to achieve self-sufficiency. The Commissioner for Women Affairs and Social Inclusion, Mrs Toyin Balogun, stated this at the weekend when her ministry commenced the distribution of N20 million…

A French woman who lost her life savings to scammers pretending to be American actor Brad Pitt is seeking to unmask at least three Nigerians her legal team accuses of defrauding her. The scammers tricked the victim, identified as 53-year-old Anne by French broadcaster TF1, into believing she was in a romantic relationship with the…

The Nigeria Union of Local Government Employees (NULGE) has sought to join the case against the All Progressives Congress (APC) on the application to stop Federal Allocation to local government councils in Kano. The council workers vowed to protect the welfare and sources of livelihood of over 60 members working at various sections across the…

An Iyaganku Chief Magistrates’ Court on Tuesday remanded six men at Agodi Correctional Centre in Ibadan for alleged armed robbery and receiving stolen property worth N32 million. The defendants are Mathew Elegbede, 34, Adeleye Nurudeen, 37; Obina David, 39; Aromeh Friday, 34; Anagaba John, 35 and Chukwuka Aralia, 56. They are standing trial on a…

Arrangements have been concluded to air 320 school lessons in 10 subjects on Lagos Television and social media handles. The lessons, to be aired under the Eko Learners Support Programme of Lagos State Government, are for preparations for West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE) and National Examination Council (NECO). Mr Durotimi Adeboye, the Project…