Turkish Airlines has cancelled its five Friday flights to the Iranian capital Tehran, which has been rocked by protests against the rising cost of living, according to the Istanbul Airport app. Five other flights operated by Iranian airlines have also…

President Bola Tinubu has praised corporate Nigeria, investors and other stakeholders in the capital market following the Nigerian Exchange’s (NGX) crossing of the N100 trillion market capitalisation mark. In a statement on Thursday signed by his Special Adviser on Information…

The Commissioner of Police in Borno State, CP Naziru Abdulmajid, has disbursed a total of N18.38 million to families of police officers who died in the line of duty under the Nigeria Police Force Group Life Assurance Scheme. According to…

Gunmen in eastern Mexico shot dead a journalist on Thursday, local media reported, marking the latest murder in one of the world’s most dangerous countries for the press. The reporter, Carlos Castro, covered crime for local news outlet Codigo Norte…

The Jigawa state government has said that ending farmers and herdsmen crisis requires collective responsibility from both parties and other stakeholders. State Deputy Governor, Engineer Aminu Usman Gumel, disclosed this while speaking at the inauguration of the newly elected executives…

A member of the Borgu Royal Family in Niger State, Murtala Dantoro, has attributed the recent deadly attack on Kasuwan Daji market in Borgu Local Government Area, in Niger State, to what he described as the absence of security presence…

Senior Special Assistant to Abia State Governor on Public Communication, Mr. Dodoh Okafor has claimed that the Senator representing Abia North, Orji Uzor Kalu is banking on “external forces” to facilitate his electoral victory in 2027. According to Okafor, the…

The spokesperson for the Rivers State House of Assembly, Enemi George, has said lawmakers will see the impeachment proceedings against Governor Siminalayi Fubara and his deputy, Ngozi Oduh, to the end, dismissing suggestions for a political solution. Speaking in an…

The spokesman of the Rivers State House of Assembly, Hon. Enemi George, has disclosed the reason the state legislators rejected the Christmas gift of Governor Siminalayi Fubara. Speaking during an interview on ‘Politics Today’, a programme on Channels Television monitored…

The national leader of the New Nigeria Peoples’ Party, Senator Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso, has said he would only consider aligning with a political party ahead of the 2027 general elections if it offers him either the presidential ticket or the…

The political feud between Rivers State Governor Siminalayi Fubara and his predecessor, now FCT Minister, Nyesom Wike, did not stem from ideological or governance disagreements. It arose from a broken succession pact. Mr Wike engineered Mr Fubara’s emergence, apparently to…

The Nigerian Bar Association, NBA, has asked the Nigeria Police Force to promptly arrest and prosecute persons responsible for the death of a female lawyer, Princess Chigbo Mediatrix. The lifeless body of the former Treasurer of the Abuja branch of…

Russian strikes on Ukraine’s capital and its suburbs killed at least three people, Kyiv’s mayor said Friday as the air force issued a countrywide missile warning. “Three people died in the capital. Six people were wounded. Three of them were…

Female lawyers under the platform of International Federation of Women Lawyers, FIDA, have pleaded with the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, and all heads of security agencies in the country to declare a ‘state of emergency’ over…

January 9, 2026 3:38 am (FILES) Venezuela’s Vice President Delcy Rodriguez speaks during the presentation of the 2026 fiscal year budget at the National Congress in Caracas on December 4, 2025. (Photo by Pedro MATTEY / AFP) Venezuela’s interim president…