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Former US President Donald Trump stated on Monday, March 11 that Chinese-owned social media app TikTok is a national security threat, but argued that banning it would further empower Facebook which he called an “enemy of the people.”   “I do believe that,” Trump, 77, told CNBC’s “Squawk Box” when …

The bill which was sponsored by Rep. Sada Soli (APC-Katsina ) sought to increase the fine for offenders from ₦100 to N100,000. Leading the debate, Soli said that both individual, public and corporate organisations violate the use of the national flag. The lawmaker said there was a need to curb …

Two people have been killed in a mid-air crash between a passenger plane and a training aircraft above Nairobi National Park in Kenya. The collision occurred at 10.05 local time (07.05 GMT) on Tuesday, March 5. The student and trainer on board the flying school aircraft were killed in the …

Reno Omokri has berated Peter Obi for describing reports of Nigeria receiving food aid from war-torn Ukraine as a National disaster.    Obi in a post shared today said while it is commendable for Ukraine to give Nigerians food, the gesture shows how Nigeria has become less productive as it …

Politician, Peter Obi, says it is a ‘National disgrace’ for war-torn Ukraine to be donating food to Nigeria.  Ukraine donated 25,000 tons of wheat to Nigeria, in a move it says will help tackle the emergency food crisis-affecting over 1.3 million people in northeast Nigeria. (Read here) In a statement …

The food donation is said to be part of Ukraine’s humanitarian initiative launched by the country’s president, Volodymyr Zelenskyy. In a series of tweets on Monday, March 4, 2024, Obi thanked Ukraine for helping Nigeria in the fight against hunger despite its political situation. He said the country’s rare generosity …

On Saturday afternoon Donald Trump was scheduled to speak at a rally in Greensboro, North Carolina as Super Tuesday rapidly approaches. About a half hour before the former president was supposed to go on, a woman came up to sing the National Anthem. Things did not go so well as …

Salihu Mohammed Lukman, a former National Vice Chairman (North West) of the All Progressives Congress has accused President Bola Tinubu of running government like a military dictator.    Lukman who stated that the current security and socio-economic challenges bedeviling the country are a threat to Tinubu’s second term and capable of …

At the Carabao Cup final on Sunday, it was noticeable how many Liverpool fans decided to boo the national anthem when it was played before kick-off. But this is nothing new. As a club, Liverpool have a difficult relationship with the rest of England, with their fans often describing themselves …

The National Working Committee (NWC) of the Labour Party has suspended the national treasurer of the party, Oluchi Opara, for asking the party chairman, Julius Abure to account for N3.5 billion funds belonging to the party.   The suspension was announced by the national publicity secretary of the party, Obiora …