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United States President Donald Trump said on Wednesday (Jul 8) that the memorandum of understanding signed with Iran to end the conflict was "over", adding he didn't want to engage with Tehran. The interim ceasefire agreement signed between Washington and Tehran - under the mediation of Pakistan - was intended to provide a 60-day window for negotiations on a permanent agreement, but indirect talks in Qatar ended last week with no sign of headway. "To me, I think it's over. I don't want to deal with them," Trump said ahead of a NATO summit in the Turkish capital Ankara. "They're scum. They're sick people. They're led by sick people," he added alongside NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte. "As far as I'm concerned, it's just a waste of time dealing with them." The US had earlie...

President Bola Tinubu has inaugurated the Presidential Working Group on the National Policing Bill, saying the implementation of state police can no longer be delayed and directing the committee to prepare the legal framework needed to operationalise the new policing structure across the country. The working group, inaugurated at the Presidential Villa in Abuja by the President's Chief of Staff, Femi Gbajabiamila, who represented Tinubu, includes the Attorney-General of the Federation, Lateef Fagbemi (SAN); President of the Nigerian Bar Association, Afam Osigwe (SAN); Chairman of the Nigeria Governors' Forum and Kwara State Governor, AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq; National Security Adviser, Nuhu Ribadu; Inspector-General of Police, Kayode Egbetokun; and Chairman of the NGF Committee on State P...

Senator Adams Oshiomole on Tuesday, July 7, joined his colleagues in the call for the suspension of the terrorist rehabilitation programme. Launched in 2016 by the Buhari administration, the rehabilitation and reintegration programme was designed to rehabilitate "low-risk" defectors from Boko Haram and ISWAP through psychological counseling, religious reorientation, and vocational training. Over 2,600 ex-combatants have graduated from the facility in Mallam Sidi, Gombe State. As insecurity continues to rise across the country, members of the Nigerian Senate called for the suspension of the programme. During plenary, Senator Oshiomole said it doesn't make any sense for criminals to be pardoned and rehabilitated by the government. ‘’It does not make even common sense to grant pa...

As the 2027 presidential election approaches, the Minister of Works, David Umahi, on Tuesday, July 7, dismissed suggestions that Peter Obi poses a political threat to President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, saying the former Anambra State governor ‘can’t even face’ him, let alone the President. Umahi said neither the president nor the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) has any reason to fear Obi’s political influence. Speaking on Arise Television’s Daybreak Show, Umahi said “Even I cannot be scared of Peter Obi, not to talk about President Bola Ahmed Tinubu or our party, the APC. What displays around Peter Obi is AI politics. It is putting something on nothing. Nobody is scared of Peter Obi. He is not a threat to our president because Peter Obi himself knows very well that he cannot eve...

The Ghanaian government has reportedly rejected a request for a state visit by South African President Cyril Ramaphosa as diplomatic tensions deepen over a wave of xenophobic attacks on Ghanaian nationals and other immigrants in South Africa. Diplomatic sources in Accra and Pretoria told the Daily Graphic that the decision comes amid a sharp escalation in anti-foreigner attacks across parts of South Africa. The violence has already forced around 1,000 Ghanaians to return home, with another 900 said to be in the process of registering for repatriation. The situation turned deadly on June 30, when a Ghanaian national, 40-year-old Bashiru Isak,  was killed during a wave of demonstrations by xenophobic groups targeting African migrants in South Africa on June 30, 2026. A South Af...

Zimbabwean businessman Richard Simanga Ngwenya is under public scrutiny following reports of an investigation into alleged fraud in Sandton. However, the alleged actions have not been formally tested or proven in a court of law. The situation has also prompted renewed discussion on social media, where some individuals claiming to be affected have come forward alleging financial losses and saying they are pursuing legal avenues to recover funds. Those claims remain allegations unless established through legal proceedings. Before news of the reported investigation emerged, Ngwenya had attracted widespread attention online after former South African beauty queen Celeste Khumalo received a luxury Bentley on Valentine's Day and many speculated the gift was from Ngwenya...

Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, has dismissed reports claiming the construction of the Coastal Road is the cause of the heavy flooding being experienced in the state. Some residents of the state have said they now experience flooding like they have never experienced. Some analysts claimed that the Lagos-Calabar Coastal road by the Tinubu administration blocked some channels of water and increased the risk of the state suffering severe flooding. Dismissing such claims, Governor Sanwo-Olu said that, by virtue of its coastal geography, Lagos would always experience some level of flooding during heavy rainfall. “Lagos is a coastal city. When people say Lagos has flooded, without mincing words, we will always experience some level of flooding. We only pray that it will not b...

The Police in Benue have arrested one Mbalumen Ikyenge for allegedly setting ablaze the house of her boyfriend identified as Aondoyima Ierkwagh, leading to the de@th of his two daughters aged four and six in Zaki-Biam, Ukum LGA. Confirming the incident to newsmen, the Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO) of the command, DSP Udeme Edet, said the command received a report from the father of the deceased girls alleging that a person set his house on fire. Edet said the command is yet to determine the motive behind the attack. Some neighbors, however, alleged that the incident stemmed from a relationship dispute. The witnesses said the suspect visited the residence of her boyfriend on Sunday night July 5, but was asked to leave. The disgruntled girlfriend reportedly refused to leave...

A moment of surprise unfolded during the latest Federal Executive Council (FEC) meeting as President Bola Tinubu, ministers, and other officials were seen reciting the old national anthem instead of the officially reinstated version. A video that surfaced online after the meeting showed the anthem being sung shortly after President Tinubu arrived at the venue and greeted attendees with a "good afternoon." The anthem recited began with the words, "Arise, O Compatriots," rather than the current national anthem, "Nigeria, We Hail Thee," which was officially reinstated in 2024. As of the time of this report, the Presidency has not explained why the old anthem was used during the council meeting. President Tinubu signed the National Anthem Bill into law in May 2024, restoring "Niger...

The Commissioner of Police, Delta State Command, CP Yemi Oyeniyi, has upheld the findings of the orderly room trial of Inspector Augustine Jeremiah and Corporal Miracle Ehirim of 'C' Division, Asaba, who were captured in a viral video receiving money from a motorist through a Point-of-Sale (POS) terminal within the station on 13 January 2026. Delta State Police Commissioner, CP Yemi Oyeniyi, has demoted two officers caught in a viral video extorting a motorist using a Point-of-Sale (POS) terminal inside an Asaba police station. An orderly room trial found Inspector Augustine Jeremiah and Corporal Miracle Ehirim of 'C' Division, Asaba, guilty of extortion, discreditable conduct, and disobedience to lawful orders under the Police Act 2020. Consequently, CP Oyeniyi demoted Jeremiah to t...