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Is Trump under threat of assassination? F-16 fighter jets intercept unauthorized aircraft flights over Trump’s Mar-a-Lago

  The Palm Beach Post reported on February 20 that there were three airspace violations over the coastal city during Trump’s six-day visit to Mar-a-Lago that month. Two of the violations occurred on February 15 and one happened on Presidents Day, February 17. PEGASUS REPORTERS, LAGOS | MARCH 10, 2025 Air Force fighter jets recently intercepted an unauthorized aircraft that ...

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We are ready for ‘any type of war’ with US – China boasts

  China has, in the past, emphasised that it is ready to go to war. Last October, President Xi called for troops to strengthen their preparedness for war as they held military drills around the self-governing island of Taiwan. But there is a difference between military preparedness and a readiness to go to war. PEGASUS REPORTERS, LAGOS | MARCH 5, ...

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INTERVIEW: Mallam Nuhu Ribadu is now part of the political elite he once accused of corruption – Erasmus Ikhide

  “It is obvious that the war against graft is an assumed marathon race without gaining distance. Until President Tinubu declares his assets, which is the standard practice and probes himself or allowed himself to be probed, the whole preaching about anti-corruption fight is hogwash” PEGASUS REPORTERS, LAGOS | MARCH 5, 2025 Politicogazette Editor-In-Chief, Mr. Tony Ademiluyi, interviews Comrade Erasmus ...

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The High Stakes of the Ukraine Summit in London & German Chancellor-designate’s Way Forward for Europe

  It will be recalled that Trump berated Zelensky in their cringe-inducing Oval Office meeting on Friday, telling him to be more ‘thankful’ for US support against the invading Russian army in the three-year-old war and demanding he ‘make a deal’ with Moscow. PEGASUS REPORTERS, LAGOS | MARCH 3, 2025 Dozens of European leaders met with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy ...

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Ukraine: Zelenskyy vows peace efforts must include the US

  The Ukrainian leader capped an extraordinary weekend with events that first appeared to rupture US-Ukraine ties in real time, followed by talks in London where he was received warmly by British Prime Minister Keir Starmer and European leaders. PEGASUS REPORTERS, LAGOS | MARCH 3, 2025 Embattled President Volodymyr Zelenskyy of Ukraine has vowed that diplomatic talks for a peace ...

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Nigeria’s 2025 Appropriation Act: President Tinubu says end in sight for economic crisis

  “The past year tested our resolve but through the economic discipline and strategic reform, we achieved what many deemed impossible,” Tinubu said while signing this year’s 55.99-trillion-naira ($37-billion) budget… “After the initial turbulence… the take-off was very cloudy and uncertain,” he said. “Today, we see a light at the end of the tunnel.” PEGASUS REPORTERS, LAGOS | MARCH 2, ...

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President Bola Tinubu has signed into law the N54.99tn 2025 Appropriation Bill.

  The 2025 budget is based on ambitious economic assumptions, including a crude oil production target of 2.06 million barrels per day at a benchmark price of $75 per barrel. Additionally, the Federal Government projects an exchange rate of ₦1,500 to the U.S. dollar and aims to reduce inflation from 34.8 per cent to 15 per cent within the year. ...

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Trump to Slash USAID’s Foreign Assistance Budget By 92 Percent

  “At the conclusion of a process led by USAID leadership, including tranches personally reviewed by Secretary Marco Rubio, nearly 5,800 awards with $54 billion in value remaining were identified for elimination as part of the America First agenda – a 92 per cent reduction,” the agency declared in a statement according to Al Jazeera. PEGASUS REPORTERS, LAGOS | MARCH ...

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Majority of Lagos Lawmakers Reject Obasa; say ‘Meranda Remains Speaker’

  About 36 lawmakers reaffirmed their support for Meranda, insisting that she is the speaker of the assembly. The Chairman of the House Committee on Information, Security and Strategy, Steven Ogundipe, stated that they remain committed to ensuring that Obasa’s removal stands. PEGASUS REPORTERS, LAGOS | FEBRUARY 28, 2025 Some members of the Lagos State House of Assembly on Thursday ...

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Lagos State Assembly: Confusion as Meranda allegedly Resigned as Speaker at Peace meeting.

  Speaking on Channels Television’s Politics Today, Obasa claimed that Meranda openly told leaders of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Lagos at a meeting in the Marina area of the state that she had resigned. PEGASUS REPORTERS, LAGOS | FEBRUARY 28, 2025 The impeached speaker of the Lagos house of assembly, Mudashiru Obasa, claimed that Mojisola Meranda has resigned ...

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