Author: David Great

Ukrainian President, Volodymyr Zelenskyy, has agreed to replace Ukraine’s ambassador to the United States, Oksana Markarova, following a recent phone call with U.S. President, Donald Trump. According to the Financial Times, both countries are now discussing potential successors, who would require approval from Washington and Kyiv. The newspaper cited two individuals familiar with the matter. Markarova, who has been serving as ambassador in Washington since 2021, has faced criticism from some Republican figures for reportedly being “too closely aligned with the Democratic Party.” Her replacement is seen as a possible gesture by Zelenskyy to “appease Trump during a sensitive time…

President Donald Trump has pledged to send more weapons to Ukraine in a move that has drawn strong criticism from Russia, which warned the action would only prolong the ongoing war. The Kremlin issued a statement through its spokesman, Dmitry Peskov, cautioning against further military aid to Ukraine. “It is obvious of course that these actions probably do not align with attempts to promote a peaceful resolution,” Peskov said during a briefing with Russian news agencies. Trump’s remarks came just days after Washington announced a temporary halt in some arms shipments to Kyiv, leaving Ukrainian officials confused and urgently seeking…

Dele Momodu, publisher of Ovation magazine and a former presidential aspirant, has made startling allegations against Nyesom Wike, the current minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), claiming that Wike paid delegates $30,000 each during the 2022 Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) presidential primaries. Speaking on Channels Television’s Politics Today on Monday, Momodu, who also contested in the primaries, said a former Nigerian president had advised him to withdraw from the race due to the scale of financial inducements involved. “A former president of Nigeria sent someone to tell me not to waste my money on the PDP 2022 primaries because…

Daniel Bwala, spokesperson for President Bola Tinubu, has alleged that former Labour Party presidential candidate, Peter Obi, has surrendered his presidential ambition to Atiku Abubakar, Nigeria’s former Vice President. Speaking on Channels Television’s Politics Today on Monday, Bwala claimed that Obi has been sidelined within the newly formed African Democratic Congress, ADC coalition. According to Bwala, Obi now plays a secondary role and is battling Rotimi Amaechi, former Minister of Transportation, for the vice-presidential slot. Bwala said, “Peter Obi now is a non-issue. He’s a non starter. Already, he has conceded his presidential ambition to Alhaji Atiku Abubakar. “Now he…

Kylian Mbappe has officially withdrawn his moral harassment complaint against his former club, Paris Saint-Germain (PSG), according to one of his lawyers, Pierre-Olivier Sur. Speaking ahead of the upcoming Club World Cup semi-final between Real Madrid and PSG, Sur stated, “We are withdrawing our civil action.” Last month, the Paris prosecutor’s office confirmed it had opened an investigation after Mbappe lodged a complaint about his treatment by PSG at the start of the 2023–24 season. The France captain alleged he was sidelined from the first team and made to train with players the club intended to offload after he refused…

The Nigerian Air Force, NAF, operating under Operation HADIN KAI, has successfully dismantled a terrorists’ logistics network located in the Mandara Mountains, Borno State. In a statement released on Monday, Air Commodore Ehimen Ejodame, Director of Public Relations and Information at the NAF Headquarters, confirmed the operation. He revealed that the target area had long served as a stronghold for the Jama’atu Ahlis Sunna Lidda’awati wal-Jihad, JAS, faction of Boko Haram. According to Ejodame, “the environment has been a fortified enclave for the Jama’atu Ahlis Sunna Lidda’awati wal-Jihad (JAS) faction of Boko Haram.” He further explained that the Mandara Mountains,…

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Lagos Zonal Directorate 1, on Monday, July 7, 2025, arraigned Abel Egerton Sokari, Nkiruka Chukwuma, and a company, Zakah Global Investment Limited, before Justice Mojisola Dada of the Special Offences Court sitting in Ikeja, Lagos, on a six-count charge bordering on obtaining by false pretence, possession of fraudulent documents, and forgery to the tune of forty-nine million euros (€49,000,000). One of the counts reads: “That you, Abel Egerton Sokari, Nkiruka Chukwuma, Zakah Global Investment Limited, Cheryl Austin Adanti (at large), Husain Abid (at large), Shazad Muhammed (at large), and Ismail Adil (at large),…

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on Monday, July 7, 2025 arraigned Awerusuo Otorudo and Chukwuebuka Ehirim before Justice Muhammed Umar of the Federal High Court in Abuja for Crypto Bridge Exchange (CBEX). They were arraigned on a three-count amended charge bordering on obtaining by false pretence, inducement and misleading the public into a fraudulent investment scam. One of the count reads: “That you, Awerusuo Otorudo and Chukwuebuka Ehirim, sometimes between January 2024 and May 2025, within the jurisdiction of this honorable Didi invite the public to deposit money for a fixed period or payable on call with Crypto…

Following the passing of Oba Owolabi Olakulehin, who spent less than a year on the throne, former Oyo State governor, Rasheed Ladoja, is next in line to become the 44th Olubadan of Ibadanland. As tradition demands, the throne now shifts from the Balogun line to the Otun line, where Ladoja is currently the highest-ranking chief. Here are 10 key things to know about the man who is set to occupy one of the most revered traditional stools in Yorubaland: 1. He is an Ibadan son to the core Rasheed Ladoja was born on September 24, 1944, in the Gambari area…

The Olubadan of Ibadanland, Oba Owolabi Olakulehin, has passed away at the age of 90. According to information gathered by Chronicle NG, the revered monarch died in the early hours of Monday, July 7, 2025. His passing comes amid celebrations marking his 90th birthday and the first anniversary of his coronation. Oba Olakulehin ascended the throne following the death of his predecessor, Oba Lekan Balogun. As at the time of this report, full details surrounding his demise are still emerging.