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US Secretary of State Marco Rubio has told several of his foreign counterparts in recent days that "for the time being" the U.S. is not expected to initiate new strikes against Iran, according to a U.S. official and a second source with knowledge of the matter.Instead, he's said the focus is on other means of pressure, including the sanctions initiative announced this week.Rubio's message to foreign ministers from several allied countries comes as the U.S. believes it's suffocating Iran with the naval blockade, while moving ever-increasing amounts of oil out of the Strait of Hormuz.It's also another sign that US President Donald Trump is exasperated with the war and wants it to be over, at least for now.The U.S. official said that while Rubio made clear that the U.S. isn't ...

The Chairman of Kuje Area Council in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Samuel Shekwolo, has come under heavy criticism after a video surfaced online showing him threatening residents who do not intend to support the All Progressives Congress (APC) in the 2027 general elections.In the video, which is currently making the rounds on social media, Shekwolo can be seen boldly declaring that any resident who opposes the ruling party should pack their bags and leave the council.Addressing a gathering of constituents and loyalists, the local government boss attempted to justify his stance by citing the infrastructure and developmental projects driven by President Bola Tinubu and the FCT Minister, Nyesom Wike, within the Kuje area.I have said in my area council, it’s either you are ...

The President of the Senate, Godswill Akpabio, has said the President Bola Tinubu-led All Progressives Congress administration has enough achievements to present to Nigerians ahead of the 2027 general elections.Akpabio said the administration inherited a difficult economic situation, claiming that 27 states were unable to pay workers’ salaries and pensions when Tinubu assumed office in 2023.He stated this on Monday when members of the Senate Committee on Tertiary Institutions, TETFund and NELFund, led by its Chairman, Senator Dandutse Mohammed, paid him a courtesy visit at his residence in Uyo, Akwa Ibom State.Akpabio’s Special Assistant on Media, Jackson Udom, disclosed this in a statement issued in Abuja on Tuesday.He said, “The current President has done a lot for Ni...

Social media critic, Martins Vincent Otse, popularly known as VeryDarkMan, has accused Nigerian security operatives of being the ‘unknown gunmen’ causing insecurity in Nigeria.VeryDarkMan made the allegation on Tuesday while speaking at the 2026 Nigerian Bar Association, NBA, Annual General Conference, AGC, in Port Harcourt, Rivers State.He alleged that there were no unknown gunmen anywhere, but the military, immigration, and customs officers.“We have a lot of police checkpoints in Nigeria. When you’re traveling from Lagos to Abuja, along the Lokoja axis. You have a lot of checkpoints there, but then again, a lot of kidnappings happen along that route.“Do you know why? When you pass with your car, you meet a checkpoint. When you meet the checkpoint, the po...

Candidate of the African Democratic Congress, ADC, Atiku Abubakar, has made his participation in presidential debates ahead of the 2027 general elections conditional on the attendance of President Bola Tinubu and the ruling All Progressives Congress, APC.Atiku’s position was contained in a statement issued by his official spokesperson, Kenneth Okonkwo, on Tuesday.According to Okonkwo, presidential debates should provide an opportunity for both the ruling party and opposition parties to present their policies and programmes to Nigerians.He criticised the practice of organising debates involving only opposition candidates, describing it as “untenable” and accusing the APC-led administration of using such platforms to create divisions among opposition parties while avoiding s...

Operatives of the Enugu State Command attached to Anti-Cultism Sub-Unit of the Violent Crime Response Unit (VCRU) have rescued three victims of abduction and recovered their Lexus RX350, two locally made firearms, ammunition and other exhibits. According to the spokeaperson of the command, SP Damiel Ndukwe, the operation followed credible intelligence received at about 1:30 a.m. on August 18, 2026, while the operatives were on crime-prevention patrol along the Port Harcourt Expressway, Enugu, concerning the carjacking and abduction of occupants of a Lexus RX350 within Independence Layout by armed hoodlums.‘’Acting swiftly, the operatives commenced a hot pursuit of the suspects, which continued to Hillview Road, Independence Layout. On reaching the area, the suspects abandoned the ...

A chieftain of the African Democratic Congress, ADC, Dino Melaye, has urged President Bola Tinubu and his family to start packing their luggage from the Aso Rock Villa ahead of the 2027 general elections.Melaye made the call on Monday when he featured in an interview on Arise Television’s Prime Time.He said there was a great disconnect between the Tinubu administration and the people of Nigeria, citing hunger, insecurity and corruption as evidence.The former lawmaker also lambasted the administration for its “nonchalance” and President Tinubu’s controversial remark that “all is fair in politics.”“The president and his family members should begin to pack their luggage from the Aso Rock Villa, including those in the Boys’ Quarters.“The results will tell in January bec...