Iran hit Kurdish groups in Iraq. The strikes occurred as the conflict with US and Israeli forces spread further. Consequently, the attacks caused regional instability. In addition, they created economic pressure and disrupted energy supplies across the region. Iranian Forces Launch Missile Strikes Iranian military forces targeted Kurdish opposition bases in northern Iraq. The operation…
Vice President Kashim Shettima has criticised the African Democratic Congress (ADC), accusing the party of hypocrisy over its demand for electronic transmission of election results. Shettima spoke on Wednesday in Abuja. He addressed an interfaith breaking of fast for Ramadan and Lent at the State House. The vice-president mocked the party’s online membership registration. He…
Ex-President Olusegun Obasanjo yesterday asserted that masterminds of a fake letter in which he was purportedly wrote about his imminent death are only wasting their time as he won’t die anytime soon despite turning 89 years old. He stated this while delivering a colloquium titled “Burden and Blessing of Leadership: Reflections from Global Africa to…
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has ordered the suspension of the cashless toll payment system at airport gates across the country. Festus Keyamo, minister of aviation and aerospace development, announced the directive on Wednesday. He spoke during a media briefing after the Federal Executive Council (FEC) meeting in Abuja. Keyamo said the system, introduced less than…
Monday Okpebholo, the Edo state governor, has invited Reuben Abati and Rufai Oseni, anchors on Arise TV, to visit Edo state and inspect projects executed by his administration. Okpebholo said the journalists would likely support Bola Ahmed Tinubu after seeing the projects on ground. The governor spoke on Wednesday in Benin City during a defection…
The federal government says it will launch the National Single Window (NSW) on March 27. NSW is a digital platform designed to speed up import and export clearance in Nigeria. Bayo Onanuga, special adviser to Bola Ahmed Tinubu on information and strategy, disclosed this on Wednesday. He spoke to journalists at the end of the…
As burial programmes for the late civil rights leader, Reverend Jesse Jackson get to the hilt this Saturday, President Bola Tinubu is honouring the distinguished American he had described as a great friend of Nigeria with a high-powered federal delegation. Nigeria will be represented in the lying-in-state at the South Carolina Statehouse as well as…
Vice-President Kashim Shettima says critics of the federal government’s tax reforms are “far from the truth”. Shettima spoke on Wednesday in Abuja at an interfaith breaking of fast for Ramadan and Lent held at the State House. He represented President Bola Tinubu at the event. The vice-president said the government designed the tax reforms to…
Newcastle United defeated Manchester United by two goals to one in the Premier League. The match took place at St James Park on March 4 2026. As a result, the home side claimed a famous win even after playing most of the game with ten men. Newcastle United midfielder Jacob Ramsey received a red card…
White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt announced the decision on Wednesday. She stated that President Donald Trump would attend the dignified transfer of the six U.S. service members killed in this weekend’s retaliatory attack by Iran. Furthermore, the ceremony will honor the troops at Dover Air Force Base. Consequently, the event will allow President Donald…
