Mojtaba Khamenei named as Iran’s new supreme leader
Mojtaba Khamenei, the second son of the late Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, has been named Iran’s new supreme leader, state media report. The 56-year-old younger Khamenei was announced as his father’s…
NDLEA arrests ex-Lagos councillor with 40kg skunk, recovers drugs in diapers
Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency have arrested a former councillor in Ibeju-Lekki Local Government Area of Lagos State, Sheleru Olalekan, over alleged involvement in illicit drug trafficking.…
Why El-Rufai’s ministerial appointment was aborted – Fani-Kayode
Ambassador Designate of the Federal Republic of Nigeria to Germany, Chief Femi Fani-Kayode, has provided a fresh insight into the circumstances surrounding the abortion of former Kaduna State Governor Nasir…
Group claims responsibility for Borno massacre, abduction of 300 residents
A yet-to-be-identified group has claimed responsibility for the attack on Ngoshe, a community in Gwoza Local Government Area of Borno State, where scores of soldiers and civilians were killed and…
Wives of detained coup suspects beg Tinubu for access, demand open trial
Wives and family members of military officers detained over an alleged coup plot on Friday appealed to President Bola Tinubu to grant them access to their husbands and ensure they…
FULL LIST: Tinubu approves ambassadorial postings
President Bola Tinubu has approved the postings of 31 career and 34 non-career ambassadors to various countries and the United Nations. The Special Adviser to the President on Information and…
EXCLUSIVE: DICON’s ‘missing investor’ raises questions over Nigeria’s defence industrial push
Nigeria’s renewed push to build a military-industrial complex has taken an awkward turn, with the Defence Industries Corporation of Nigeria now reportedly searching for its supposed core investor, AMIS, a…
CAF postpones WAFCON 2026 to July
The Confederation of African Football has officially postponed the 2026 Women’s Africa Cup of Nations in Morocco, shifting the tournament from its initial March schedule to a new window between…
Google introduces Yoruba, Hausa language support for AI search in Nigeria
Google has expanded language support for its AI Search features, AI Overviews and AI Mode, to include Yorùbá and Hausa. According to a statement released on Thursday by Google,…
Cross River assembly suspends lawmaker indefinitely over alleged domestic violence
The Cross River state house of assembly has suspended Dickson Agbor, the member representing Obubra I state constituency, indefinitely over alleged violent conduct. The resolution was reached on Thursday after…
