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Markets React: Oil prices drop on hopes of Strait reopening

Femi Fabunmi

1 week ago

Oil prices dropped sharply as investors reacted to reports that progress is being made in negotiations between the United States…

UN agency raises alarm over rising global heat levels

Paul Dada

1 week ago

WMO Deputy Secretary-General Ko Barrett said the world was moving deeper into dangerous climate territory.

Washington says strikes in Iran were defensive after threats to Navy ships

Femi Fabunmi

1 week ago

The United States military carried out strikes on targets in southern Iran on Monday following what American officials described as…

Uganda shuts Congo border as Ebola cases near 1,000 in worsening outbreak

Femi Fabunmi

1 week ago

Uganda has closed its border with the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) to help stop the spread of Ebola, as…

Ebola Emergency: Canada orders quarantine, Bahamas restricts entry

Femi Fabunmi

1 week ago

The governments of Canada and The Bahamas have introduced temporary travel restrictions for people coming from the Democratic Republic of…

Horror in Belgium as Train smashes into school bus, several feared dead

Kazeem Ugbodaga

2 weeks ago

Several people have been killed after a passenger train slammed into a school bus at a railway crossing in Belgium,…

Middle East will no longer shield US forces, Khamenei warns

Paul Dada

2 weeks ago

Khamenei said regional states should not be seen as providing security cover for American forces, adding that the United States…

U.S. bombs Iranian targets again as fragile ceasefire hangs by thread

Kazeem Ugbodaga

2 weeks ago

The United States has confirmed fresh military strikes on southern Iran, saying the operation targeted Iranian missile installations and boats…

US, Iran agree deal in principle to finally reopen Strait of Hormuz

Michael Adesina

2 weeks ago

“The negotiations are proceeding in an orderly and constructive manner, and I have informed my representatives not to rush into…

White House gunman identified after deadly shooting

Michael Adesina

2 weeks ago

The White House was placed on immediate lockdown. President Donald Trump, who was inside the Oval Office negotiating a Middle…

Just In: Panic at White House as gunman opens fire

Michael Adesina

2 weeks ago

According to the U.S. Secret Service, the suspect approached the checkpoint shortly after 6 p.m., pulled a weapon from his…

Agreement with Iran has been largely negotiated – Trump

Kazeem Ugbodaga

2 weeks ago

President Donald Trump has announced that a proposed agreement between the United States and Iran to ease tensions in the…

London Predator who groomed dozens of children online jailed 10 years

Kazeem Ugbodaga

2 weeks ago

A 10‑year jail term has been handed to prolific child sexual offender David Chellapah after Met Police specialists caught him…

Six Nigerians nabbed in Thailand over AI-driven love scam

Kazeem Ugbodaga

2 weeks ago

Thai authorities have arrested six Nigerian nationals over an alleged artificial intelligence-powered romance scam operation uncovered in Nonthaburi, a province…

UN warning: 35m Nigerians may face acute hunger next few months

Ayorinde Oluokun

2 weeks ago

The UN said the latest report makes Nigeria one of the world’s largest hunger crises, with the burden falling overwhelmingly…

U.S. Bombshell: What Nigerians, Other Foreigners Must Now Do to Get Green Cards

Kazeem Ugbodaga

2 weeks ago

The United States Citizenship and Immigration Services, USCIS, has announced a major policy shift restricting the granting of “adjustment of…

Trump’s National Intelligence Director Tulsi Gabbard resigns

Kazeem Ugbodaga

2 weeks ago

Tulsi Gabbard has resigned as the United States Director of National Intelligence, ending a turbulent 16-month tenure marked by internal…

Senegal PM says tyrannical West wants to ‘impose’ homosexuality

Michael Adesina

2 weeks ago

“There are eight billion human beings in the world, but there is a small nucleus called the West which, because…

UN agencies intensify Ebola fight in eastern DR Congo

Paul Dada

2 weeks ago

UN agencies are working alongside Congolese health officials and humanitarian organisations to improve case detection, isolate suspected patients and educate…

Mali crisis worsens as insurgents target roads to capital

Paul Dada

2 weeks ago

The blockade follows coordinated assaults launched in late April against military positions and towns near Bamako, including areas around Kati,…

China rejects US ‘coercion’ against Cuba

Paul Dada

2 weeks ago

Chinese foreign ministry spokesman Guo Jiakun said Beijing firmly supported Cuba and opposed what he described as the use of…

Guterres renews call for sweeping UN reforms

Paul Dada

2 weeks ago

Guterres said greater inclusiveness would strengthen trust in the UN system and improve the legitimacy of international decision-making.

Sexually transmitted infections hit record levels in Europe

Paul Dada

2 weeks ago

Health authorities also expressed concern over the rise in congenital syphilis, a condition in which infected mothers transmit the disease…

India postpones Africa Summit over Ebola fears

Paul Dada

2 weeks ago

In a statement, India’s Ministry of External Affairs said the decision was reached after consultations with the African Union and…

We caught landlord having sex in our home – tenants

Isa Isawade

2 weeks ago

Javon says he and his wife watched in horror as their landlord made himself very comfortable ... they say the…

Three women found dead on Brighton beach identified

Isa Isawade

2 weeks ago

After extensive enquiries, the women have now been formally identified as: 36-year-old Jane Adetoro, 32-year-old Christina Walter and 31-year-old Rebecca…

Netanyahu will do whatever I want him to do on Iran – Trump

Isa Isawade

2 weeks ago

"He'll do whatever I want him to do. He's a very good man. He'll do whatever I want him to…

U.S. funds establishment of 50 Ebola response clinics in DRC, Uganda

Ayorinde Oluokun

3 weeks ago

The department said the U.S. was also funding associated frontline costs being established in Ebola-affected areas of the two countries.

Ebola outbreak: WHO records 500 suspected cases, 130 deaths in DRC

Ayorinde Oluokun

3 weeks ago

Detection of the initial cases was slowed down by the fact that local tests in Bunia showed negative results for…

Middle East crisis pushes Nigerian oil toward $120 per barrel

Femi Fabunmi

3 weeks ago

This increase is mainly caused by growing tensions between the United States and Iran, which have raised fears about possible…

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