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Nigeria’s VP Shettima Leads Delegation to ECOWAS Summit Focused on Regional Integration, Trade, and Security
Vice President Kashim Shettima represents Nigeria at the 69th ECOWAS Summit in Freetown, where leaders will advance peac...
Unconfirmed US Military Medevac from Jordan Hints at Escalating Iran Conflict with Widespread Business Risks
Unverified reports of a major US aeromedical evacuation after Iranian strikes raise the specter of higher American casua...
Escalating Drone War Cripples Russian Oil Exports, Sparks Fuel Crisis and Threatens Global Grain Markets
Ukraine's drone strikes on Russian oil infrastructure have halted Black Sea crude loadings, sparked a domestic fuel cris...
US to Auction 33M Acres off American Samoa for Deep-Sea Mining Despite Local Ban
The Trump administration aims to lease seafloor tracts for critical mineral exploration, drawing criticism from local co...
ROC Gains Control of Romanov Remains Site, Raising Fears of Development on Sacred Ground
The Ekaterinburg diocese has been granted 70 hectares at Porosenkov Log, where the Romanov family was buried. Heritage g...
U.S. Sanctions Bill Raises Fears of Accelerated De-Dollarization as Global Reserve Currency Status Under Scrutiny
A bipartisan U.S. Senate bill tightening sanctions on Russia is stirring alarm inside the Trump administration that aggr...
Iran's Internal Power Struggle Deepens as Hardliners Challenge Truce Government
Political infighting escalates in Tehran as hardline factions openly accuse President Pezeshkian of surrendering to the ...
Israel Spends $45M on AI and Influencers to Counter US Public Opinion Slide
Israel is pouring millions into an AI-powered influence campaign targeting US conservatives, influencers, and church gro...
Uruguay Violence Surge: 10 Murders in One Week Mount Pressure on Interior Minister
A shocking spike in homicides shakes Uruguay, with 10 murders in a week prompting calls for Interior Minister Carlos Neg...
N210bn Duplication Scandal: Atiku Demands Forensic Probe as Budget Integrity Under Fire
Former VP Atiku Abubakar calls for a forensic investigation after a BusinessDay report reveals over N210 billion in over...
Senate Ban on Bus Preaching Triggers Religious Backlash Amid Enforcement Doubts
Nigeria’s Senate passed a bill criminalizing preaching on commercial buses, sparking claims of Christian persecution and...
Tinubu’s Same-Faith Ticket for 2027: Performance Trumps Religion as Sentiment Shifts
The re-nomination of Vice President Kashim Shettima for 2027 has sparked noticeably milder pushback than in 2022, signal...
Appeal Court cements CITN’s sole authority to regulate Nigeria’s tax profession
A Lagos appellate ruling has definitively affirmed that only the Chartered Institute of Taxation of Nigeria can regulate...
Youth Group Demands Minister's Suspension, Backs Police Autopsy Push in Mary Habila Case
YSAD commends police for insisting on an autopsy in the death of a woman on Minister Umahi's property, and calls for his...
US Fighter Jet Shift to Middle East Signals Heightened Iran Confrontation Risk
The Pentagon is rushing F-35 and F-16 squadrons from Europe to the Middle East to bolster CENTCOM’s deterrence posture. ...
The Governance Gap: How Weakened Local Councils Enable Insecurity in Nigeria's Rural Communities
Kidnapping crisis in rural Oyo State exposes how starved local governments leave communities defenseless. Full implement...