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Stephen Ukandu, Umuahia President Bola Tinubu has commended Nigerian troops for their swift intervention in helping to thwart an attempted military coup in neighbouring Benin Republic. Loyalist forces in Benin, with support from Nigerian troops and air assets, dislodged soldiers who had seized the country’s national television station early Sunday and announced the removal of President Patrice Talon. In a statement signed by his Special Adviser on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga, President Tinubu said the Government of Benin formally requested Nigeria’s military assistance in two separate communications after the coup plotters, led by Col. Pascal Tigri, declared the suspension…
By Mukaila Kareem Human metabolism did not evolve in a single environment. It was shaped across deserts and forests, savannas and shorelines, cold tundra and tropical canopies. Yet today, the Western ketogenic diet is sold as a universal blueprint for health, as if all humans evolved under the same ecological pressures and climates. This is understandable because modern medicine is Western oriented but nonetheless it is not excusable because it is false globalization. Keto is an Arctic survival mechanism and far from being tropical and confusing, the two have led to widespread misunderstanding of how human metabolism actually works. In…
Stephen Ukandu, Umuahia The Government of Benin Republic has assured the public that President Patrice Talon is safe following an attempted takeover by a group of soldiers. Authorities also confirmed that the national army is steadily regaining control from the coup plotters. The reassurance came shortly after a group of military officers appeared on Benin’s national television on Sunday morning, announcing the removal of the president and the dissolution of state institutions. The officers, who identified themselves as the Military Committee for Refoundation, claimed they had taken charge of the government. However, the Benin presidency dismissed the claims, describing the…
By Owei Lakemfa Umaro Mokhtar Sissoco Embalo on November 26, 2025 sat in his office as the President of Guinea-Bissau. As a retired General, the 53-year-old knew when he was beaten. Three days earlier, he had succumbed to unbearable pressures that he allowed general elections to be held despite his fears. His tenure had expired on February 27, 2025. Rather than hold elections in accordance with the constitution, he had it postponed. The Constitutional Court had come to his aid by setting September 4, 2025 as the new date for his departure or mandate renewal. The seven-month extension had seemed…
By Chidi Anselm Odinkalu On 26 November 2025, Nigeria’s president, Bola Ahmed Tinubu, announced in a statement personally signed by him that he had “decided to declare a nationwide security emergency” to be accompanied by some measures, including the recruitment by the Nigeria Police Force (NPF) and the Armed Forces of 20,000 and 50,000 new personnel respectively. In the fortnight preceding the announcement, a flurry of frightening terror incidents had created among populations and communities around the country a heightened state of fear. It also reinforced the perception of a normalisation of insecurity and of the traumas associated with it. …
Stephen Ukandu, Umuahia A Nigerian Air Force (NAF) Alpha Jet reportedly crashed on Saturday evening near Karabonde community in Borgu Local Government Area of Niger State. Local sources said the aircraft went down a short distance from the town after developing a fault mid-air. Fortunately, the two pilots on board survived the crash. Details of the incident remained sketchy as of the time of filing this report, but eyewitnesses described the pilots’ escape as “miraculous.” One resident recounted how the aircraft flew unusually low with “smoke and flames,” sparking panic among villagers. “We saw the Alpha Jet descending close to…
Stephen Ukandu, Umuahia Former Chief of Army Staff (COAS), Lt. Gen. Tukur Yusuf Buratai (retd.), has strongly denied a recent online media report alleging that he was involved in financing terrorism in Nigeria. In a statement issued on his behalf by Brig.-Gen. Sani Kukasheka Usman (retd.), Buratai described the allegations—credited to retired Maj.-Gen. Danjuma Ali-Keffi—as “false, unfounded, mischievous, and a deliberate smear campaign” aimed at damaging his reputation. The statement emphasised that the claims were entirely fabricated, lacking both factual and legal backing. It noted that throughout Buratai’s over 40-year military career, he had never been investigated, questioned, or indicted…
By Vitus Ozoke Boris Johnson can feel “perfectly safe” all he likes. The rest of us must feel perfectly unafraid to call out the false comfort he sells — and to insist that politicians, ex or current, stop trading in reassurance when lives are at risk” Boris Johnson’s breezy dismissal of Nigeria’s security crisis — “I feel perfectly safe here” — isn’t just tone-deaf; it’s also deeply offensive. It’s a performance piece from a man who has turned shameless platitudes and convenient self-myths into a global brand and a private bank account. He stood on a stage in Owerri, Imo…
Our Reporter, Abuja The hemorrhage in the main opposition party appears to have continued as Kola Ologbondiyan, former National Publicity Secretary of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), has formally announced his resignation from the party. In a letter dated December 5, 2025 and addressed to the Chairman of his Okekoko Ward (09) in Kabba/Bunu Local Government Area of Kogi State, Ologbondiyan said he reached the decision after a personal review of his continued participation in the party. “Let me start by thanking you as well as other levels of leadership in the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) for the opportunities provided…
Lawrence Ndubeze, Awka Persons with Disabilities (PWDs) in Anambra State have urged Governor Chukwuma Soludo to strengthen the State Disability Commission and fully enforce the Disability Rights Law to enhance inclusion and equal participation in society. The appeal was made during the 2025 End-of-Year Meeting and Praise Day of the Joint National Association of Persons with Disabilities (JONAPWD), Anambra State chapter, held at St. Matthew’s Catholic Church, Amawbia. In his opening remarks, JONAPWD State Chairman, Comrade Ugochukwu Okeke, lamented that despite existing laws, many members of the disability community still face systemic barriers that hinder their full involvement in public…