The US has announced more stringent penalties on Iran’s oil industry as tensions rise over Tehran’s ongoing blockage of Hormuz. The US Department of the Treasury announced sanctions targeting over dozen of people, businesses, and ships linked to a maritime…
A South African court has sentenced radical left-wing opposition leader Julius Malema to five years in prison on Thursday for firing an assault rifle at a rally eight years ago. Twanet Olivier, the magistrate, read the sentence in an East…
Atiku Abubakar, a former vice president, has hinted that his long-standing desire to rule Nigeria may come to an end in the 2027 presidential election due to his advanced age and what he called the increased stakes of the race.…
A document from the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) claims that terrorists are preparing to attack critical infrastructure in Abuja and Niger State. The Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, an Abuja prison, and a military detention facility in adjacent Niger state are…
At least 2.2 million candidates are anticpated to sit the 2026 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination(UTME), which commenced nationwide on Thursday. The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board is expected to administer the exams across all the nation’s approved locations from April…
The National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) has revealed that Nigeria’s headline inflation rate has increased to 15.38 percent in March 2026 — up from the 15.06 percent in February. NBS announced the surge in its consumer price index (CPI) report…
At least nine people have been reportedly killed at Ankpali Edikwu ward of Apa Local Government Area of Benue State. It was discovered that the village was attacked by suspected herdsmen on Sunday night. In a phone interview with journalists,…
A sudden twist at the Federal High Court in Abuja has thrown the bail application of Nigerian cryptocurrency entrepreneur and Blord Group founder Linus Williams Ifejirika, popularly known as BLord, into uncertainty. The police had filed a motion to withdraw…
President of the Senate, Godswill Akpabio, on Tuesday said the high rate of terrorist attacks across the country is a “gang up” to distract President Bola Tinubu’s reforms. Akpabio made the claims during his goodwill message at the official inauguration…
Rotimi Amaechi, a former minister of transport, has urged the African Democratic Congress (ADC) to select a strong candidate, emphasising that President Bola Tinubu will not grant Nigerians power. Amaechi said this on Tuesday during the ADC’s national convention in…
The African Democratic Congress, or ADC, successfully wrapped up its national convention in Abuja on Tuesday despite INEC’S order. A resounding majority of delegates amended the party’s constitution. The party however proceeded to host its national convention and hold congresses…
The David Mark-led faction of the African Democratic Congress ADC has expelled the party’s former Deputy National Chairman, Nafiu Bala Gombe, and a member of the House of Representatives, Leke Abejide from the party. The ruling was made public on…
A federal high court in Abuja has indefinitely adjourned the suit filed by Nafiu Bala, a former deputy national chairman of the African Democratic Congress (ADC), challenging David Mark’s leadership of the party. The presiding judge, Emeka Nwite, ruled on…
A former student opened fire at his high school in southeast Turkey on Tuesday, injuring at least 16 people before killing himself, an official said. Armed with a shotgun, the 18-year-old assailant opened fire at a vocational high school in…
Amina Benkhadra, head of Morocco’s National Office of Hydrocarbons and Mines (ONHYM), said the two countries will sign an intergovernmental agreement (IGA) on the planned $25 billion Nigeria-Morocco gas pipeline this year. Benkhadra stated in a Reuters report on Monday…