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Trump’s military threat: Tinubu to announce new ambassadors

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu may announce the country’s new ambassadors as early as next week amid a deepening diplomatic row with the United States of America over alleged Christian killings in Nigeria. This is according to Arise Television on Tuesday. President Tinubu has instructed the country’s security services to conclude the vetting of possible ambassadorial
Trump’s military threat: Tinubu to announce new ambassadors

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu may announce the country’s new ambassadors as early as next week amid a deepening diplomatic row with the United States of America over alleged Christian killings in Nigeria.
This is according to Arise Television on Tuesday.

President Tinubu has instructed the country’s security services to conclude the vetting of possible ambassadorial nominees.

“President Tinubu will announce new ambassadors, and this may be as early as next week, as security services have been directed to conclude vetting immediately,” Arise TV stated.

This comes amid US President Donald Trump’s threat of military action if the Nigerian government fails to address the alleged Christian killings.

Recall that in April this year, a report emerged that former federal lawmaker Senator Shehu Sani, ex-presidential aide Reno Omokri, and former governors of Abia and Enugu States, Okezie Ikpeazu and Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi, among others, are part of the new ambassadorial list.

In an update, the Federal Government clarified that the list of ambassadorial nominees is ready.

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We’ll intensify efforts to checkmate terrorism in Nigeria – CDS Oluyede

Nigeria’s Chief of Defence Staff, CDS, General Olufemi Oluyede, has assured that the Armed Forces would double their efforts to contain terrorism in Nigeria. General Oluyede gave this assurance shortly after meeting with the National Security Adviser (NSA), Nuhu Ribadu, on Monday. He said that contrary to the allegation of US President Donald Trump, there
We’ll intensify efforts to checkmate terrorism in Nigeria – CDS Oluyede

Nigeria’s Chief of Defence Staff, CDS, General Olufemi Oluyede, has assured that the Armed Forces would double their efforts to contain terrorism in Nigeria.

General Oluyede gave this assurance shortly after meeting with the National Security Adviser (NSA), Nuhu Ribadu, on Monday.

He said that contrary to the allegation of US President Donald Trump, there is no Christian persecution in Nigeria.

DAILY POST reports that Trump had declared Nigeria a ‘Country of Particular Concern’ over allegations of Christian genocide in the country.

Reacting, the defence chief said, “There is no Christian persecution in Nigeria. I want to assure Nigerians that, going forward, we are going to add more to what we are doing to checkmate this act of terrorism within Nigeria.”

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Defilement: Lagos urges Supreme Court to affirm conviction of medical doctor

Lagos State Government has urged the Supreme Court to uphold the conviction of Dr. Olufemi Olaleye, who was found guilty by the State High Court of defiling his wife’s 16-year-old niece but later acquitted by the Court of Appeal. Dr. Olufemi Olaleye, Medical Director of the Optimal Cancer Care Foundation, was originally sentenced to life
Defilement: Lagos urges Supreme Court to affirm conviction of medical doctor

Lagos State Government has urged the Supreme Court to uphold the conviction of Dr. Olufemi Olaleye, who was found guilty by the State High Court of defiling his wife’s 16-year-old niece but later acquitted by the Court of Appeal.

Dr. Olufemi Olaleye, Medical Director of the Optimal Cancer Care Foundation, was originally sentenced to life imprisonment by the Lagos State Sexual Offences and Domestic Violence Court in October 2023.

Not satisfied with the Court of Appeal’s ruling, the state government took the case to the Supreme Court, contesting the acquittal of Dr. Olaleye on defilement charges.

But Dr. Olaleye, through his counsel, Chief J. Okutepa, SAN, filed an objection against the appeal.

The respondent’s counsel, in the preliminary objection, prayed the apex court to strike out the appeal for want of competence.

In response to the preliminary objection, the state government urged the Supreme Court to dismiss the respondent’s arguments, citing the reasons outlined in its brief of argument dated August 18, 2025, and to uphold the appeal by restoring the trial court’s judgment.

In a detailed reply to Olaleye’s preliminary objection, the state government contended that the respondent’s application was misguided, baseless, and rooted in mere technicalities.

The state’s ground of appeal rests on four major pillars, each pointing to why the apex court should affirm the conviction of Olaleye by the trial court.

In ground three, the state government wants the apex court to determine whether the issue of the age of the victim PW2 which was not contested, disputed or raised during trial can be made an issue at the appellate stage; whether the appellant has successfully proved the offenses of defilement of a child contrary to Section 137 of the Criminal Law, CAP 17, VOL 3.

Laws of Lagos State 2015 and sexual assault by penetration contrary to Section 261 of the Criminal Law, CAP 17, and Vol 3 Laws of Lagos State 2015, against the respondent beyond reasonable doubt as required by law among others.

Defilement: Lagos urges Supreme Court to affirm conviction of medical doctor