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The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has postponed the proposed nationwide voter revalidation exercise until after the 2027 general elections....

Iran holds prayers for Ayatollah Ali Khamenei as tensions escalate

Thousands of mourners gathered in Tehran on Friday for prayers to honour Iran’s slain supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, who...

Artemis II crew braces for ‘fireball’ return after moon flyby

After becoming the first humans in more than 50 years to fly around the moon, the four Artemis II astronauts...

Trump: Iran should not charge fees to tankers going through Strait of Hormuz

President Donald Trump said Iran should not charge fees to tankers going through the Strait of Hormuz, which has ‌been...

UN allocates $48m for air service in Nigeria, seven others

The Emergency Relief Coordinator, Tom Fletcher, has allocated $48 million from the UN Central Emergency Response Fund for urgent support...

Drone strike kills 30 wedding guests

The United Nations (UN) has condemned a deadly drone strike on civilians in Kutum, North Darfur, noting a drone attack...

Former Iranian Foreign Minister dies of wounds sustained in airstrike

MR PRESIDENT, HEED THE ‘MADMAN’, by Tunde Olusunle

If his utterances, actions and overall behaviour betray a certain psychological imbalance, he deserves to be genuinely understood and excused....

Tinubu confirms killing of Brigadier-General Braimah, soldiers, says ‘our resolve to defeat terrorism across Nigeria stronger than ever’

President Bola Tinubu has expressed deep sadness over the loss of the brave soldiers of the 29 Task Force Brigade,...

Russia, Ukraine exchange more than 1,000 soldiers’ bodies

Russia and Ukraine have carried out a new exchange of fallen soldiers, marking the first such transfer since February, according...

French FM calls Israeli strikes on Lebanon ‘intolerable’

Jean-Noel Barrot described Israeli airstrikes on Lebanon as “intolerable” on Thursday, condemning the attacks for undermining the temporary ceasefire between...

Iran warns of sea mines in Strait of Hormuz

Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) has warned of potential sea mines in the Strait of Hormuz, advising vessels to...

‘8% of Nigerians live with diabetes, 14% affected by hypertension, 25% carry sickle cell gene’

Dr Alayo Sopekan, National Coordinator, Non-Communicable Diseases (NCD) Division, Federal Ministry of Health and Social Welfare, says eight per cent...

2027: Why I rejected ADC leaders’ overtures to form coalition with SDP, by Adebayo

*Prince Adewole Adebayo, the 2023 Presidential Candidate of the Social Democratic Party (SDP), has reiterated his party’s unwavering commitment to...

Nigeria’s Reforms Are Real. But Without Fixing the Plumbing, the Money Will Keep Leaking – Aboubakr Kaira Barry

President Tinubu is stabilising the macroeconomy. A global benchmarking framework shows why that is not enough. The Public Expenditure and...

Ogbomoso Prince, Oyewumi, celebrates Youth Development Minister, Olawande, on his birthday

A former Member of the Governing Board of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC), Prince Oyekunle Oyewumi, has felicitated the...

Iran seeks continued control of Strait of Hormuz (see 10-point draft plan presented to U.S.)

Iran’s 10-point draft plan that it presented to the United States (U.S.) calls for a permanent halt to hostilities, continued...

Netanyahu: Israel supports Trump on ceasefire, Lebanon not included in agreement

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Israel supported U.S. President Donald Trump’s two-week ceasefire with Iran, but stressed that the agreement...

U.S., Iran agree two-week ceasefire as Hormuz passage to resume