Tuesday, July 29,2025 will be the 50th anniversary of the overthrow of General Yakubu Gowon GCFR. He was overthrown in a bloodless military coup on the same Tuesday, July 29, 1975. Most of us remember where we were at 6.00 a.m. on Tuesday, July 29, 1975, when the Commander of the Brigade of Guards made...
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NiDCOM intervenes as Nigerians stranded in Central African Republic regain passportsJuly 24, 2025
The Nigerians in Diaspora Commission (NiDCOM) has responded swiftly to a distress call from a group of Nigerians stranded and allegedly maltreated in the Central African Republic (CAR), following the circulation of a viral video on social media. In a statement signed by Abdur-Rahman Balogun, Director of Media, Public Relations and Protocols Unit, NiDCOM, the...
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Disgraced Former Us Rep. George Santos To Begin Serving His 7-Year Fraud Sentence
Disgraced former U.S. Rep. George Santos is expected to begin serving a seven-year prison sentence on Friday for the fraud charges that got him ousted from Congress. The New York Republican pleaded guilty last summer to federal wire fraud and aggravated identity theft charges for deceiving donors and stealing people’s identities in order to fund his congressional campaign. He must report...
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In 1983 after the national election that saw Alhaji Shehu Shagari returned as the president of Nigeria. Chief Obafemi Awolowo and Dr. Nnamdi Azikiwe who were the major opponents, and as such, major losers, lamented that the election was highly rigged.
Azikiwe went on to describe Shagari’s victory as ‘an inglorious victory’. The young and eccentric Dr. Chuba Okadigbo who was the Special Adviser to the President on Political Affairs fired back at Owelle of Onitsha and called his lamentations ‘the rantings of an ant’. Trust Nnamdi Azikiwe who many believed amongst many other things that...
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India And UK Signs Trade Agreement
India Prime Minister Narendra Modi: “A new chapter begins today in the India–UK economic partnership! The signing of the Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA) reflects our shared commitment to enhancing trade, driving inclusive growth and creating opportunities for farmers, women, youth, MSMEs, and professionals.”
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“Obsessed With Being Bigger Than JFK”—JFK’S Grandson Jack Schlossberg Respond To Renaming The Prestigious Kennedy Center’s Opera House After First Lady Trump
JFK’s only grandson Jack Schlossberg incinerates Republicans for trying to rename the prestigious Kennedy Center’s Opera House after First Lady Melania Trump, says that Trump is “obsessed with being bigger than JFK.” He refuses to stand by as MAGA tarnishes his family’s legacy… “A nation reveals itself not only by the men it produces —...
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Columbia University Agrees To Pay More Than $220m In Deal With Trump To Restore Federal Funding
Columbia University announced Wednesday it has reached a deal with the Trump administration to pay more than $220 million to the federal government to restore federal research money that was canceled in the name of combating antisemitism on campus. Under the agreement, the Ivy League school will pay a $200 million settlement over three years, the university...
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French President Emmanuel Macron Has Sued American Podcaster Candace Owens, For Emphasising His Wife Bridgette Was Born A Man
French President Emmanuel Macron and his wife Brigitte Macron have filed a defamation lawsuit in the U.S. against American commentator Candace Owens. The lawsuit seeks damages from Owens for spreading allegations about the couple, including that the First Lady was born male. Brigitte Macron insisted she was not born a man and is ‘traumatized’ by...