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US President Donald Trump speaks during his meeting with Nato Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg at Winfield House, London on December 3, 2019. - NATO leaders gather Tuesday for a summit to mark the alliance's 70th anniversary but with leaders feuding and name-calling over money and strategy, the mood is far from festive. (Photo by Nicholas Kamm / AFP) (Photo by NICHOLAS KAMM/AFP via Getty Images) ** OUTS - ELSENT, FPG, CM - OUTS * NM, PH, VA if sourced by CT, LA or MoD **One of Donald Trump’s closest allies in Europe has reportedly expressed concern about the US president’s state of mind, describing it as “dangerous,” according to accounts from European diplomats.Slovakian Prime Minister Robert Fico, who met Trump last week at Mar-a-Lago, is said to have used the word while discus...

The governor of Anambra State, Prof Chukwuma Soludo, has said there is no going back on the order to shut down the Main Market in Onitsha, a decision that has generated tension in the state since it was made on Monday, following traders’ refusal to resume business on a sit-at home day.Soludo in a press briefing on Wednesday described the continual stay at home by traders in the market as economic sabotage and would not be allowed to continue.He insisted that even if it meant revoking the ownership of shops of those who failed to comply or even taking total possession of the market and demolishing it, he would do it to ensure that things are gotten aright.He said: “I want to say that the Monday sit at home is deliberate economic sabotage and would not be allowed to continue. Thr...

The Lagos State chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has rejected claims by former Osun State Governor Rauf Aregbesola that defections of governors to the party would not influence the outcome of the 2027 general elections.In a statement issued by the party’s spokesperson, Oladejo Seye, the APC described Aregbesola’s remarks as misleading and aimed at amplifying what it termed the opposition’s “academic victory” in Lagos during the 2023 presidential election.The party said it was necessary to set the record straight and address what it called sweeping conclusions and omissions in Aregbesola’s comments. According to the APC, President Bola Ahmed Tinubu did not emerge as president by chance but through the formation of a broad national coalition, securing the required const...

The House of Representatives Ad-hoc Committee investigating agricultural subsidies, intervention funds, grants and aids has summoned the Auditor-General of the Federation, alongside the Ministers of Finance and Agriculture, over what lawmakers described as serious lapses in accountability for funds released to the sector between 2015 and 2025.The decision followed a resumed hearing at the National Assembly, where the committee said documents submitted were inadequate and key audit records were missing.Chairman of the committee, Jamo Aminu, expressed dissatisfaction with the Office of the Auditor-General for failing to present comprehensive audit reports on several agricultural subsidy and intervention programmes spanning a decade. He said the probe was part of the House’s broader e...