Iran’s new supreme leader vows to keep Hormuz shut
Iran will fight on and keep the Strait of Hormuz shut as leverage against the United States and Israel, new Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei said on Thursday in the first…
Court bars Aiyedatiwa from seeking re-election, cites constitutional term limit
A federal high court in Akure, the capital of Ondo, has barred Lucky Aiyedatiwa, governor of the state, from seeking another term in office in 2028. Toyin Adegoke, the presiding…
UK announces road closures, no-fly zones for Tinubu’s state visit
Britain will impose airspace restrictions and deploy armed police officers in Windsor next week as President Bola Tinubu arrives for a state visit hosted by King Charles III. Tinubu is…
Ghana to submit UN resolution on slavery reparations
Ghana intends to propose a United Nations resolution recognising transatlantic slavery as the "gravest crime in the history of humankind" and calling for reparations, and expects broad support despite resistance…
12 reps defect from YPP, LP to ADC, APC
Twelve members of the house of representatives have defected from the Labour Party (LP), Young Progressives Party (YPP), and Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to the All Progressives Congress (APC) and…
Tambuwal, Abaribe, Kingibe lead nine senators to ADC as party tops minority bloc
Nine senators on Thursday defected from their political parties to the African Democratic Congress (ADC). Senate President Godswill Akpabio read the letters of defection during plenary. Aminu Tambuwal, senator representing…
Bauhaus Education marks 10 years of transforming young lives in Northampton
A Nigerian-led education centre in Northampton, United Kingdom is celebrating a decade of helping young people rediscover confidence in learning and achieve academic success, after supporting hundreds of students since…
IEA mulls opening strategic oil reserves
Member states of the International Energy Agency (IEA) met on Tuesday for crisis talks to assess security of supply and the potential release of emergency stocks as the Middle East…
Troops neutralise terrorists, recover arms in Sokoto
Troops of the Nigerian Army have killed three suspected terrorists and recovered arms during a military operation in Kadam Forest in Tangaza Local Government Area of Sokoto State. The operation…
2027: PDP govs, Wike camp move to open reconciliation talks
Following Monday’s Court of Appeal judgment, governors of the Peoples Democratic Party and the camp of the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, are moving to close ranks…
