Israel has announced the killing of Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei in Saturday’s airstrikes According to Reuters, Israeli officials confirmed the death of the Iranian leader. Also, Israel’s Prime Minister says there are “growing signs” that Iran’s supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, is “gone” after US and Israeli strikes. However, Iran’s semi-official Tasnim and…
The United States has frozen the assets and properties of eight Nigerians accused of having links with the Boko Haram and Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant, ISIL. The over 3,000-page document released at the weekend by the United States Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control, OFAC, also identified individuals sanctioned for cybercrime-related offences…
The Chinese government has denied allegations by the United States that it is sponsoring illegal mining in Nigeria. Recall that five US Congressmen had, in a bill, accused Chinese nationals involved in “illegal mining” operations of paying terrorists for protection. The bill titled “Nigeria Religious Freedom and Accountability Act of 2026” linked Chinese illegal mining…
The United States has deployed about 200 troops to Nigeria to train the country’s military in the fight against Islamist militants, according to a report by The Wall Street Journal on Tuesday. An American military official disclosed to the newspaper that the deployment comes weeks after US President Donald Trump accused Nigeria of failing to…
The United States Department of Homeland Security has said it will deport no fewer than 79 convicted Nigerians listed on its ‘worst-of-the-worst’ criminal list. Findings from the DHS website on Monday showed that the Nigerians were convicted of various offences including fraud, drug peddling, assault, manslaughter, robbery, and related crimes. An accompanying note explained that…
President Trump The Save Nigeria Group-USA (SNGUSA), a pressure group, incorporated in the United States of America (USA), has eulogized the US President, Mr. Donald Trump, for his timely response at inaugurating a Work Group, to address the insecurity that has besieged the Africa’s most populous nation, in order to reverse the inhibitions on religious…
The United States Government, through its State Department, has announced the suspension of immigrant visa processing for applicants from 75 countries, including Nigeria, Iran and Russia, as part of measures aimed at cracking down on individuals considered likely to become a “public charge”. A State Department memo seen by Fox News directed consular officers to…
Many terrorists were killed, while their hideouts and vehicles were destroyed during United States airstrikes carried out in Sokoto State on December 25, footage sighted by Sunday PUNCH has revealed. The footage of the operation, which is yet to be declassified by the military but was sighted by our correspondent on Saturday, showed three separate…
The United States of America says it will deport a convicted Nigerian, Ibrahim Ijaoba, over gang membership and his involvement in violent crimes. The US Immigration and Customs Enforcement Agency disclosed this in a statement shared on its Verify X page. The statement noted that Ijaoba entered the US illegally and was a member of…
The United States has resumed intelligence and surveillance operations in Nigeria following air strikes on ISIS terrorists in Sokoto. Brant Philip, a Sahel-focused terrorism tracker, shared flight tracking data that showed the aircraft flying over Borno state. The aircraft was a Gulfstream V, a long-range business jet often modified for intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance missions,…
