What to know about the Iran war today:Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said Wednesday that “no tangible progress” has been made in negotiations to end the Middle East war. Araghchi said lines of communication with the U.S. were still open but Read more…
The arrest of Ifechukwu Dennis, the man identified by the Nigeria Police Force (NPF) as the originator of an AI-generated voice note falsely circulated as a leaked recording of President Bola Tinubu purportedly linking insecurity in the South-East region to Read more…
The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, has declared that major infrastructure projects lined up for commissioning to mark President Bola Tinubu’s third year in office have been fully completed and are ready for inauguration. Wike made Read more…
Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar on Thursday raised concerns over Nigeria’s counterterrorism strategy, questioning why terrorist groups appear to adapt faster than the government’s response to evolving security threats. In a statement issued by his Senior Special Assistant on Public Communication, Phrank Read more…
There was a heavy security presence around the Three Arms Zone in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Abuja, on Thursday following plans by the Take-It-Back Movement, a civil society organisation led by activist and former presidential candidate, Omoyele Sowore, to protest Read more…
Yoruba Nation activist, Sunday Adeyemo, popularly known as Sunday Igboho, has threatened to expose politicians he alleged are connected to the recent abduction of schoolchildren and teachers in Oyo State, warning that he would reveal their identities if the attacks Read more…
President Bola Tinubu has forwarded the name of Dr. Zainab Marwa to the senate for confirmation as a member of Governing Board of the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC), representing the North-east geopolitical zone. The nomination was to fill a Read more…
Former Labour Party spokesperson and ADC chieftain Kenneth Okonkwo has warned that Peter Obi’s participation in the 2027 presidential race could inadvertently boost President Bola Tinubu’s re-election prospects by splitting opposition votes. Speaking on Symfoni TV, Okonkwo argued that the Read more…
The House for the first time Wednesday approved a war powers resolution that would halt the U.S. military action against Iran, defying President Donald Trump as a handful of Republicans joined with Democrats to end the three-month-long conflict that has reordered politics at Read more…
The naira extended its appreciation against the dollar on Wednesday at the official foreign exchange market for the third consecutive day. Data from the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) showed that the naira further strengthened against the dollar on Wednesday, closing at N1,357.26 Read more…
Seven students of the Federal Polytechnic, Kaura Namoda, Zamfara State, were abducted by suspected bandits who invaded their off-campus residence on the outskirts of the Low-Cost area of Kaura Namoda town on Tuesday night. The Chairman of Kaura Namoda Local Government Area, Read more…
A Federal High Court in Abuja, on Wednesday sentenced to death four of the five terrorists that attacked the Saint Francis Catholic Church, Owo, Ondo State. Justice Emeka Nwite handed down the maximum sentence shortly after convicting them in the Read more…