Osun State chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has adopted the Accord Party (AP)candidate in the forthcoming August 15 governorship election, Ademola Adeleke, as its candidate. At an enlarged stakeholders’ meeting at the party secretariat in Osogbo, the chairman, Hon. Sunday Bisi, directed all PDP structures to move en masse and give total, unalloyed,…
At least 169 people were killed after insurgents raided a village in a remote area of South Sudan, a local official said Monday. It’s the latest bout of sporadic violence that has left the country teetering on the verge of full-blown civil war. The victims, including 90 civilians, were attacked on Sunday in Abiemnom county,…
The National Police Council, the highest oversight body for the Nigeria Police Force, has ratified the appointment of Olatunji Disu as the substantive InspectorGeneral of PoliceThe council, presided over by President Bola Tinubu at its third meeting under his administration on Monday, reviewed Disu’s record and approved his appointment unanimously, following the earlier resignation of…
The Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Olayemi Cardoso, has disclosed that Nigeria’s net foreign exchange reserves rose sharply by 772 percent in two years, climbing from $3.99 billion at the end of 2023 to $34.80 billion as of December 2025. The CBN Governor had, during the post-Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) press briefing…
The Iranian Revolutionary Guards have said that the Strait of Hormuz has been closed, maintaining that it will fire on any ship trying to pass through the area. It was Iran’s most explicit warning since telling ships it was closing the export route at the weekend, a move that threatens to choke a fifth of…
The United States government has issued a global security alert to its citizens in Nigeria and other partsof the world following escalating hostilities linked to recent military strikes on Iran.The advisory, released by the US State Department, urged Americans to exercise increased caution inlight of evolving security conditions after the launch of US combat operations…
Members of the Islamic Movement in Nigeria (IMN), also known as Shi’ites, have staged protests inLagos, Kano, Sokoto and other parts of the country following the reported killing of Iran’s SupremeLeader, Ali Khamenei, during recent military strikes involving the United States and Israel.According to reports, demonstrators took to the streets on Monday, carrying Iranian flags…
The Dangote Petroleum Refinery has increased its ex-depot price of Premium Motor Spirit (PMS),commonly known as petrol, to ₦875 per litre, marking a fresh adjustment in Nigeria’s downstream oilsector.The new price represents an increase of ₦101 from the previous rate of ₦774 per litre, according toofficials familiar with the development. A senior refinery official confirmed…
A newly introduced criminal code by the Taliban in Afghanistan has drawn widespread internationalcondemnation after reports indicated that it permits domestic violence against women and childrenunder specific conditions. The legal framework, signed by Taliban supreme leader Hibatullah Akhundzada in early 2026, forms partof a broader restructuring of Afghanistan’s judicial system since the group returned to…
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has approved an extension of the ban on the export of raw shea nuts foranother year, in a policy move aimed at strengthening Nigeria’s domestic processing capacity andboosting value addition in the agricultural sector. According to a statement issued by the presidency on February 25, 2026, the ban will now run…
