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US President Trump Sacks National Security Adviser, Michael Waltz Over Alleged Leak Of Sensitive Information
The Daily Mail confirmed Waltz’s removal, marking the first cabinet-level dismissal of Trump’s second term.
The United States President, Donald Trump, has sacked his National Security Adviser, Michael Waltz, for mistakenly adding a journalist to a highly sensitive Signal group chat detailing planned military strikes against Houthi rebels in Yemen.
The Daily Mail confirmed Waltz’s removal, marking the first cabinet-level dismissal of Trump’s second term.
The scandal, dubbed “Signalgate,” erupted after Atlantic editor, Jeffrey Goldberg, was accidentally added to a chat involving 17 senior officials.
Goldberg later published the full content of the messages, triggering widespread condemnation and intense media scrutiny.
A source told the Daily Mail that Waltz’s departure was expected, and Trump is likely to make a formal announcement soon.
Steve Witkoff, the president’s special envoy who has met with Russian President Vladimir Putin, is being considered as a potential replacement.
“This has to do about competence, not ideology,” journalist Mark Halperin said on his 2Way YouTube show. He added, “I do believe he has made up his mind, but he could change his mind.”
Halperin reported “unhappiness throughout the national security establishment” with Waltz and his deputy, Alex Wong, over the breach.
Waltz had kept his position for weeks despite the fallout, appearing on Fox and Friends Thursday morning to praise a new minerals deal with Ukraine as “good for the American taxpayer” and “good for Ukraine.”
He also attended a Cabinet meeting hosted by Trump on Wednesday.
The mistake seriously damaged Waltz’s credibility.
In an interview with Fox News host Laura Ingraham, he tried to explain how Goldberg ended up in the group, saying, “Well, if you have somebody else’s contact and then it, and then somehow it gets sucked in.”
Trump previously held back from firing Waltz, reportedly to avoid giving Goldberg the satisfaction.
But in a recent interview with The Atlantic, the president gave a tepid endorsement: “Waltz is fine. I mean, he’s here. He just left this office. He’s fine. He was beat up also.”
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Man in shock after lady he lodged with in a hotel in Abuja flees with his car and other valuables
A Nigerian man is currently in shock after a young lady identified as Precious Chinyere , whom he took to a hotel in the Asokoro area in the FCT for a romantic getaway allegedly fled with his car and other personal belongings on Thursday, February 5,
The distraught man and Precious had visited the hotel and opted for a short time stay. Things took a different in the evening when the man noticed Precious had left the hotel room without notifying him and took along with her some of his personal belongings including phones and laptop and also his car.
The victim immediately reported the incident to the police.
When contacted, the spokesperson of the FCT police command, SP Josephine Adeh, told LIB that the matter is currently being investigated and that efforts are being made to apprehend the suspect.
The United States Mission in Nigeria has condemned the k!lling of more than 200 civilians in recent attacks on communities in Kwara State.
Recall that terrorists launched de@dly attacks on Woro and Nuku communities in Kaiama Local Government Area of the state on Tuesday night, k!lling unsuspecting citizens.
It was gathered that the gunmen invaded the villages, opened fire on residents and burned homes.
According to reports, the de@th toll from the unfortunate incident hit 200 on Thursday night.
Reacting, the US Mission Nigeria condemned the k!lling via a post on its official X handle.
The post reads, “The United States condemns the horrific attack in Kwara state in Nigeria, which claimed the lives of more than 160 people, with the de@th toll still unconfirmed and many still unaccounted for.
“We express our deepest condolences to the families of those affected by this senseless violence.
“We welcome President Tinubu’s order to deploy security forces to protect villages in the area and his directive to federal and state officials to provide aid to the community and bring the perpetrators of this atrocity to justice.”
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“I’ll never settle for a barber, yahoo boy or a poor man” — nail tech’s list of men she says she can’t marry sparks reactions online
A Nigerian nail technician has set social media talking after openly listing the kind of men she says she can never settle for.
In a now-viral post, she stated clearly that she refuses to “settle for less” and went on to mention professions and traits she considers a no-go area.
According to her, she can never settle for a barber, an aza man, a yahoo boy, a mechanic, an actor, a laundry man, a hype man, or a plumber. She also added that she wouldn’t marry a man with a high body count or a poor man.
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