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James Obasi20 March 2026

President Bola Tinubu and First Lady Oluremi Tinubu have arrived back in Nigeria following a two-day state visit to the United Kingdom. The presidential aircraft landed on Friday, where the couple was received by senior government officials, including Senate President Godswill Akpabio. A video shared on X by the President’s Special Adviser on Media and […]

James Obasi12 March 2026

US Senate Democrats have written to Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth seeking answers over a strike on a primary school in Iran that Iranian officials say killed 168 people, including roughly 110 children. Reports indicate that US military investigators believe American forces may have unintentionally hit the school at the start of a joint US-Israeli operation, […]

James Obasi26 February 2026

The National Universities Commission has introduced new guidelines to regulate the conferment and use of honorary doctorate degrees in Nigeria, citing growing concerns over their indiscriminate award and misuse across the Nigerian University System. In a public notice shared on its official X page on Thursday, the Commission said the guidelines were approved under its […]

James Obasi25 February 2026

Virginia Governor Abigail Spanberger delivered the Democratic Party’s response Tuesday night following President Donald Trump’s State of the Union address, raising direct questions about the economic and social wellbeing of Americans. Trump addressed a joint session of United States Congress, highlighting policy priorities including immigration enforcement, federal spending cuts, maintaining tariffs recently struck down by […]

James Obasi25 February 2026

The Chairman of the Forum of State Commissioners of Finance, Akintunde Oyebode, has said that President Bola Tinubu’s Executive Order 9 on the direct remittance of oil and gas revenues would add an estimated ₦1.5 trillion to the Federation Account, stressing that the real concern lies in enforcing constitutional provisions and addressing revenue leakages arising […]

James Obasi24 February 2026

The United States House Committees on Appropriations and Foreign Affairs on Monday formally submitted a report to the White House outlining their findings and recommendations on addressing the alleged persecution of Christians in Nigeria. The investigation was initiated after President Donald Trump redesignated Nigeria as a Country of Particular Concern (CPC) and tasked Congressman Riley […]

James Obasi24 February 2026

A helicopter operated by the Iranian Army Air Force crashed into a fruit market on Tuesday in Isfahan Province, killing four people, according to state media. The official news agency IRNA reported that the victims were the pilot, co-pilot, and two fruit sellers on the ground, adding that the crash was caused by a technical […]

James Obasi23 February 2026

The Lagos State Government on Sunday praised the state chapter of the Joint Health Sector Unions (JOHESU) for suspending its three-month strike, describing the decision as a display of goodwill and a shared commitment to protecting public healthcare services. The Commissioner for Establishments and Training, Afolabi Ayantayo, commended JOHESU for engaging in constructive dialogue to […]

James Obasi23 February 2026

Fresh questions, anxiety, and uncertainty have intensified within key oil and gas institutions following President Bola Tinubu’s executive directive mandating the immediate transfer of oil and gas revenues into the Federation Account for distribution among the three tiers of government. The order, which effectively ends the retention of certain internally generated revenues by sector agencies, […]

James Obasi22 February 2026

US President Donald Trump has announced plans to raise his proposed global tariffs to 15%, intensifying his trade stance after the Supreme Court struck down his previous import taxes. On Friday, Trump said he would replace the scrapped tariffs with a 10% levy on all goods entering the United States. However, a day later, he […]