The primaries were largely choreographed chaos, reckons BRUCE MALOGO We just watched Nigeria’s political parties rehearse for power. Most, actually. In the course of it, […]
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Hegseth blocked female, minority Navy officers from promotion – report
United States Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth blocked nine navy officers, including three women and two black men, from being promoted to the rank of […]
"I Can't Breathe": Video Shows UK Cops Handcuffing Teen Stabbed By Indian-Origin Man
London: The body camera footage showing British police putting handcuffs on a dying teenager — after he was stabbed by an Indian-origin Sikh man who […]
Enugu Teachers Demand Release Of Abducted Oyo Teachers, Pupils
The Nigeria Union of Teachers, Enugu State Chapter, Tuesday, embarked on a solidarity rally to demand the immediate and unconditional release of teachers and pupils […]
Trump-Netanyahu Relationship Under Growing Strain Amid Iran War
They went to war together against Iran, but Donald Trump and Benjamin Netanyahu’s relationship is under strain after the US president reportedly called the Israeli […]
Rights Group Accuses Rivers Police Officer Of Defying Court Order
A Port Harcourt-based human rights organization, Lawyers Watch for Justice International Initiative (LWJII), has accused a senior police officer in Rivers State of disobeying a […]
Meta lets employees pause AI tracking after backlash over keystroke, mouse data
Meta is dialling back elements of its plan to collect employee mouse movements, keystrokes and other actions for use as AI training data, it said […]
US sanctions Iran's largest crypto exchange over IRGC links
The United States announced sanctions on Iran’s biggest cryptocurrency exchange on Tuesday, accusing it of enabling the Iranian government and blacklisted state institutions to circumvent […]
HYPREP Plants 1.5M Mangroves, Creates 7,000 Jobs In 10 Years
Ten years after the Federal Government flagged off the historic Ogoni Cleanup, the Hydrocarbon Pollution Remediation Project (HYPREP) has declared that the environmental restoration programme […]
Japan cabinet clears $19 billion to cushion energy cost surge from West Asia war
The Japanese cabinet has cleared about $19 billion in additional spending to help households and businesses cope with rising energy costs triggered by the war […]
UK police face backlash after handcuffing dying teen over killer’s racism claim
1 min readJun 3, 2026 07:34 AM IST UK police are facing severe public backlash over their handling of a stabbing case involving an 18-year-old […]
FG, NASS Absent As Court Hears Bayelsa Resource Control Suits
The legal battle seeking the creation of additional local government areas and resource control for oil-producing states suffered a setback on Monday as the Federal […]
2027: Stakeholders Task Obi On Transparency In Anambra NDC Primaries
A leading member of the Nigeria Democratic Congress in Awka, Anambra State, Mr Peter Anaenugwu, Tuesday, warned against upturning the results of the party’s primaries […]
Trump appeals US trade court order for broad IEEPA tariff refunds
The Trump administration has formally appealed a judge’s order compelling customs authorities to refund all importers who paid the $166 billion in global tariffs that […]
US says 'self defence' strikes launched on Iran's Qeshm Island after missile, drone attacks
US Central Command (CENTCOM) said American and partner forces intercepted three Iranian missiles headed for Bahrain, while two others fired toward Kuwait failed before reaching […]
US military attacks Iran’s Qeshm Island; Tehran targets Kuwait, Bahrain
2 min readUpdated: Jun 3, 2026 07:06 AM IST The United States military early Wednesday announced that it conducted “self-defense” strikes on Iran’s Qeshm Island […]
Fubara Reassures Teachers of School Safety as Rivers NUT Protests Rising Attacks on Schools
Rivers State Governor, Sir Siminalayi Fubara, has assured teachers and students of continued protection in schools across the state, following growing concerns over attacks on […]
US-Iran Live Updates: Kuwait Intercepts Missiles, Drones After New US Strikes On Iran's Qeshm Island
US forces successfully defeated multiple Iranian ballistic missiles and drones, and conducted self-defense strikes on Qeshm Island in response to attempted attacks by Iran across […]
Lagos Teachers Stage Protest, Demand Release Of Abducted Members, Students
Following the abduction 40 students and seven teachers of two nursery and primary schools and a secondary school in Ahoro-Esinele and Yawota communities in Oyo […]
US Strikes Iran's Qeshm Islands As Tehran Fires Missiles At Kuwait, Bahrain
The US military said Tuesday that it had “successfully defeated” a series of Iranian missile and drone attacks in the Gulf and conducted self-defense strikes […]