Iran has announced alternative routes on Thursday for ships travelling through the Strait of Hormuz, citing the risk of sea mines in the main zone of the vital waterway. This comes as Tehran has agreed to temporarily reopen the Strait,…
FThe Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), led by Kabiru Turaki, and a group of the African Democratic Congress (ADC), led by David Mark, are meeting in Abuja. The meeting comes amid the leadership crises ongoing within the both opposition parties. Among…
Following growing terrorism attacks in Nigeria, the US state department has instructed that all non-emergency government employees and government employee family members leave its embassy in Abuja with immediate effect, due to the deteriorating security situation in Nigeria. According to…
Scores of demonstrators staged a protest on Wednesday at the National Assembly, as lawmakers intensified deliberations on crude oil theft and pipeline security in Nigeria’s oil-rich Niger Delta. Under the banner of the Coalition of Civil Society for Economic Protection,…
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has received a petition submitted by the leadership of the African Democratic Congress (ADC) on Wednesday. Professor Abdullahi Zuru, the INEC National Commissioner, received the appeal from the party’s National Secretary, Rauf Aregbesola. The…
No fewer than 20 people have been reportedly killed by gunmen in several communities in Niger state and scores in Kebbi. According to Reuters, Shiroro LGA was the site of the Niger state attack. Residents reported that the attackers overpowered…
Oil prices have fallen sharply and stock markets have soared on news of a two-week ceasefire between the US and Iran. As geopolitical tensions between Iran, the United States, and Israel eased, the price of Brent crude oil dropped 13.28…
Iran has consented to a two-week reopening of the Strait of Hormuz. Iran’s foreign minister, Abbas Araghchi, stated that his nation also consented to “suspend defensive operations” in exchange for an end to Israeli and American assaults. “For a period…
As part of the continuing “Save Democracy” demonstration, a large number of Nigerians invaded the Independent National Electoral Commission, or INEC, office in Abuja on Wednesday. While some of the demonstrators held red and white signs with different inscriptions on…
Bauchi State caucus of the All Progressives Congress, on Tuesday night, rejected moves by the APC stakeholders to admit Governor Bala Mohammed into the party. Shortly after its meeting in Abuja, the Federal Capital Territory, the caucus announced its decision.…
A rainstorm accompanied with heavy downpour on Tuesday afternoon destroyed parts of the yet-to-be-functioning Kugbo bus terminal in Abuja. Sections of the terminal’s roof were blown off across the Kugbo axis of the Abuja-Keffi motorway by the intense downpour that…
Despite the Independent National Electoral Commission’s (INEC) decision to no longer recognize the ADC factional party’s leadership due to a court ruling, the African Democratic Congress (ADC) has vowed to run in the 2027 general election under its own platform.…
The Dangote Petroleum Refinery has raised the gantry price of fuel and diesel once more, putting more strain on Nigerian consumers and companies. Dangote changed its pricing in reaction to current global benchmarks for crude oil and market conditions, according…
PDP’s only sitting governor, and governor of Oyo State Seyi Makinde has expressed fresh worries about the trajectory of democracy in Nigeria, cautioning that the country may be sliding toward a one-party system. In a newsletter titled ‘The business of…
Hamatu Modu, a significant food supplier to Boko Haram militants in Borno State, has been sentenced to 40 years in prison by Justice Binta Fatima Nyako of the Federal High Court in Abuja for his involvement in terrorist operations. The…