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A United States-based lobbying firm, Von Batten-Montague-York L.C., has moved to stop any proposed meeting between President Bola Tinubu and United States President Donald Trump at the upcoming United Nations General Assembly.In a post on X, the Washington-based lobbying firm was reacting to comments by Nigeria’s Permanent Representative to the United Nations, Ambassador Jimoh Ibrahim. NigerianCurrent AffairsThe firm said it had forwarded the video of Jimoh Ibrahim’s remarks to senior officials in the Trump administration.During a television interview some weeks ago, Ibrahim announced that President Tinubu was expected to hold talks with President Trump on the sidelines of next month’s UN General Assembly.Reacting, the firm said it would also share the material wit...

More than 200,000 people affected by the devastating earthquakes in Venezuela have received humanitarian assistance, the United Nations has said, as relief efforts continue over five weeks after the disaster.Speaking at a press briefing at the UN headquarters in New York on Tuesday, Deputy Spokesperson Farhan Haq said the assistance was delivered through coordinated efforts involving the UN, humanitarian partners, local communities and Venezuelan authorities.According to Haq, the support provided includes hot meals, healthcare services, clean water, emergency shelter, as well as legal and psychological assistance for women, children and other vulnerable groups as affected families begin rebuilding their lives.He also disclosed that the Venezuelan government and UN partners have...

Several prominent members of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Nasarawa State have defected to the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), citing Governor Abdullahi Sule's leadership and development strides as the reason for their decision.The defectors, led by the immediate past PDP Vice Chairman for Nasarawa North, Shemmy Mashi, were officially received by Governor Sule at the Government House on Tuesday.Mashi, who disclosed that he had been a loyal PDP member since 1999, said he and his supporters resolved to join the APC after assessing the achievements of the Sule administration.Among those who defected alongside him were former PDP youth leader Yahaya Jobe, former party elder Akuson Philip from Karu, and former women leader Christiana Ondah.Addressing the gatherin...

Kaduna State Governor, Uba Sani, has declared that the outcome of the 2027 presidential election is already certain, expressing confidence that President Bola Tinubu will secure at least 95 per cent of votes across Northern Nigeria.Speaking on Tuesday during the flag-off of the 122-kilometre Kaduna–Birnin Gwari Road project, Sani credited the Tinubu administration for ongoing and planned federal infrastructure projects in Kaduna State and the wider North.According to the governor, Kaduna remains the political and economic hub of Northern Nigeria, making its development essential to the region's overall progress."We have every reason to appreciate what the President has done for us. Whether we like it or not, Kaduna is the capital of Northern Nigeria, and its development benefit...

The National Insurance Commission (NAICOM) has presented new licence certificates to insurance companies that successfully met the Commission’s new minimum capital requirements.The Commisoner for Insurance, NAICOM, Mr Olusegun Omosehin, said this in a statement issued on Wednesday in Abuja.Omosehin said the issuance of the new licences marked a significant milestone in the recapitalisation programme.He said that the development signaled the beginning of a new regulatory era focused on stronger capitalisation, improved corporate governance, and enhanced product innovation.He said it would help the commission’s broader drive to build a stronger, more resilient, and globally competitive insurance industry in Nigeria.The commissioner urged the companies to leverage thei...

President Bola Tinubu has approved salary increases of between 30 and 80 per cent for Nigeria’s armed forces personnel.The pay package that will benefit approximately 250,000 personnel and take effect from September 1, 2026, Special Adviser to the President on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga, disclosed in a statement signed Tuesday.Onanuga said the graduated structure of the increase scales inversely with rank, with the highest percentage increases going to the most junior personnel.Under the new arrangement, he said officers above the rank of colonel, Brigadier-Generals, Major-Generals, Lieutenant Generals and Generals, will receive a 30 per cent salary increase.Personnel ranking from colonel down to warrant officer will receive a 50 per cent increase, while tho...

No fewer than 21 persons were feared dead, 37 others abducted, while thousands fled their homes after heavily armed bandits launched an attack on Tsamaye community in Sabon Birni Local Government Area of Sokoto State The attack, which lasted from about 9:00 p.m. on Monday, August 3, 2026 until after 3:00 a.m. on Tuesday, also left two homes burnt, livestock stolen and the entire community deserted, witnesses told Daily Trust.Residents said the attack also triggered another tragedy when scores of villagers attempted to escape across a river after receiving information that the bandits were approaching.According to locals, the overloaded boats capsized, with about 25 people, mostly women and children, swept away by the water. While seven persons were rescued alive, 18 ot...

A Nigerian woman living in Ghana has reportedly been arrested for allegedly selling her child for GH¢2,000 (N232,000).  Nigerian-AmericanCommunity NewsResidents claim they apprehended the woman and questioned her over the child’s whereabouts after suspecting she had sold the child.Some also alleged she was battling substance abuse, though this has not been independently verified.A resident also claimed that the Nigerian woman came to her area to sell her child for 500 cedis but ran away when they threatened to report her to social welfare. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FtwG8lGAG1I&t=90s

The management of Bayero University, Kano (BUK) has banned the charging of privately owned electric motorcycles and other electric vehicles on all its campuses, citing the rising cost of electricity.The university announced the directive in a statement issued on Tuesday by its spokesperson, Lamara Garba, who said the growing practice of charging electric vehicles with the institution's power supply has placed a significant financial burden on the university. The statement read: “The management has observed with concern the indiscriminate charging of privately owned electric motorcycles and other electric vehicles using the University’s electricity supply across its campuses.“This practice has contributed significantly to the sharp increase in the University’s electricity bills, the...