By Zagazola Makama ABUJA (CONVERSEER) – The United States of America has frozen the assets and properties of eight Nigerians allegedly linked to the Islamist groups Boko Haram and the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL), according to a statement by the U.S. Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC). The move, detailed in…
By Our Reporter LAGOS (CONVERSEER) – Justice Daniel Osiagor of the Federal High Court sitting in Ikoyi, Lagos, on Wednesday, February 11, 2026, convicted and sentenced two Chinese: Huang Haoyu and An Hongxu, to 46 years’ imprisonment each for cyber terrorism and internet fraud. The convicts, alongside one Friday Audu were among a syndicate of…
By Joe Udo ABUJA (CONVERSEER) – The United States Air Force C-17A Globemaster III (reg. 10-0218) transport aircraft has landed in Abuja, the nation’s capital. According to security analyst, Brant Philip, the aircraft arrived the country today, 12 February 2026, through Accra, Ghana. The aircraft was originally from McGuire Air Force Base in New Jersey,…
By Our Reporter ABUJA (CONVERSEER) – The United States is set to deploy around 200 troops to Nigeria to assist in training the country’s military to combat Islamist militant groups, according to a U.S. official on Tuesday. This move comes weeks after President Donald Trump authorised airstrikes targeting what he described as Islamic State positions…
By Our Reporter ABUJA (CONVERSEER) – Former Minister of Transportation and ex-governor of Rivers State, Rotimi Amaechi, has cautioned that Nigeria’s leadership could face challenges if regional balance is ignored. In a report published by Leadership on Tuesday, 10 February 2026, Amaechi noted that while campaigns would continue regardless of a candidate’s origin, electing a…
By Our Reporter ABUJA (CONVERSEER) – Minister of Foreign Affairs, Yusuf Tuggar, has extended Nigeria’s heartfelt condolences to the Government and citizens of the Democratic Republic of Congo, over the deadly collapse of the Rubaya Coltan Mine in eastern part of the DRC, that claimed over 200 lives and left many others injured, leaving entire…
