Former CIA Director David Petraeus has admitted that maintaining functioning United States bases in the eastern Gulf states is ”no longer viable.” In an interview with Global Gambit, the retired Army general cited Iran’s attacks on U.S. bases, saying the military locations and critical infrastructure were used as “leverage.” Petraeus, however, noted that America has used “perhaps half of our missile interceptors” in the Iran conflict, urging a shift to inexpensive drones. “We need to learn from the Ukrainians, who are using 10,000 cheap drones per day,” he said. “The exchange that they’re getting for those is absolutely massive.” Recommended…
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Popular Davido associate, Igho “Tiny” Ubiribo, famously known as Ego, has died following complications from a penis enlargement procedure in Thailand. Ego underwent the procedure at an unnamed clinic in March 2026 while on a luxury vacation with his wife, Danielle Simba Allen, in Thailand. According to TMZ, an inquest at the Inner West London Coroner’s Court heard that the wealthy British-Nigerian businessman and influencer had 40 millilitres of hyaluronic acid and lidocaine injected into his penis. Following the procedure, the 43-year-old was staying at a Marriott hotel in Bangkok with his wife when he complained of chest pain and…
The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, on Saturday said the African Democratic Congress (ADC) presidential running mate, Rotimi Amaechi, would ask his supporters to boycott the presidential election before 11am on election day. Wike explained that Amaechi would call for the election to be boycotted because he could not defeat the Rainbow Coalition in Rivers State. The minister spoke during a grand reception held in his honour in Ikwerre Local Government Area of the state. According to Wike: “On election day, before 11am, Amaechi will tell his people to boycott the election because he knows there’s…
The presidential candidate of the African Democratic Congress (ADC), Atiku Abubakar, has criticised the Bola Tinubu administration over the handling of N33.75 billion reportedly paid to 3.29 million vulnerable households under the government’s cash transfer programme. He spoke in a statement issued on Saturday by his Senior Special Assistant on Public Communication, Phrank Shaibu. According to Atiku, the amount involved was already too small to meaningfully cushion the effects of the rising cost of living. He noted that N33.75 billion shared among 3.29 million households amounts to about N10,258 per household. Recommended “Nigerians are already facing higher transportation fares, electricity costs, food…
Operatives of the Ogun State Police Command have arrested five teenagers for their alleged involvement in shop break-ins and theft in the Ado-Odo area of the state. The suspects, all minors between the ages of 14 and 16, were arrested in separate operations. In a statement on Saturday, signed by the Command’s Deputy Police Public Relations Officer, PPRO, ASP Oluborode Opeyemi, two of the teenagers arrested reportedly confessed to a string of shop break-ins within the area. Opeyemi stated that in the first incident, a watchman raised the alarm after observing suspicious movements inside a market stall at about 3:30…
Troops have arrested a suspected terrorist informant and collaborator in Ngamdu, Kaga Local Government Area of Borno State. The arrest was carried out by troops of the 154 Task Force Battalion, working with Forest Guards and members of the Civilian Joint Task Force (CJTF). Security sources said the suspect, identified as 20-year-old Bacha Modu Isah, was arrested at about 10:10 pm on September 2, 2026, following credible intelligence. Items were also recovered from the suspect. Recommended The suspect is being held in military custody while investigations continue. “Preliminary interrogation revealed that the suspect is a native of Gowo Village in…
Rivers United technical adviser, Finidi George, has declared his team ready for the CAF Champions League clash with San Pedro. The Port Harcourt club will be away to the Ivorian side in the first leg first preliminary round clash at the San Pedro Stadium on Saturday night. Finidi’s side also featured in last season’s competition, making it to the group stage. The gaffer said his team is ready for another experience. Recommended “So, it’s a new team that we’ve now. We’re also looking forward to that experience. We don’t have three, four seasons experience of CAF Champions League,” Finidi told a press…
Lecturers at Imo State University, IMSU, have vowed that they will not evaluate or grade the scripts of students who participate in examinations conducted during the ongoing strike. Chairperson of Academic Staff Union of Universities, ASUU, IMSU branch, Stephen Oguji, disclosed this in a statement made available to journalists in Owerri on Saturday. Oguji informed students currently undertaking examinations that the union is strongly committed to ensuring that they do not graduate through a process that lacks integrity. He stated that the union condemns and rejects the administration of examinations amid an ongoing ASUU strike. Recommended According to him, lecturers responsible…
Human rights lawyer, Femi Falana, SAN, has challenged religious bodies not to sit on the fence but to get up and save Nigeria’s democracy as the nation prepares for the the 2027 general elections. Falana gave the charge at the 25th Mike Okonkwo Annual Lecture, themed, ‘Democracy at the Crossroads: Electoral Credibility, Judicial Integrity and the Future of Nigeria’, held at the MUSON Centre in Lagos. According to him, religious institutions could no longer afford to remain passive when government decisions directly affected the lives, welfare and rights of their members and other Nigerians. The senior lawyer stated that churches…
The Plateau State Government has ordered the immediate temporary closure of all public and private primary and secondary schools across the state following suspected cases of diphtheria in four Local Government Areas. The directive takes effect from Monday, September 7, 2026, with schools to remain closed until further notice. The government gave the order in a statement issued on Saturday, September 5, and signed by the Commissioner for Information and Communication, Rt. Hon. Joyce Lohya Ramnap, mni. According to the statement, suspected cases of diphtheria have been recorded in Jos North, Wase, Jos South and Bassa Local Government Areas. Recommended Schools that…