By Chinedu Adonu The Spiritual Director of Adoration Ministry, Enugu, Nigeria (AMEN), Rev. Fr. Ejike Mbaka, has called on Oyo State Governor, Seyi Makinde, to take urgent steps to secure the release of schoolchildren abducted in the state. Speaking during a sermon, Mbaka said state governments must be held accountable for the safety of citizens, […]

By Dickson Omobola International Air Transport Association, IATA, has forecast that airline profitability will halve in 2026 compared to 2025, fingering war-related disruptions in the Middle East and rising fuel costs as major factors. IATA, in its latest financial outlook for the global airline industry, said profits are expected to decline from $45 billion in […]

By Godwin Oritse Nigeria is targeting €59 million in EU support through the West Africa Sustainable Ocean Programme to tackle illegal, unreported and unregulated fishing in 2026.Minister of Marine and Blue Economy Adegboyega Oyetola disclosed this during a meeting with the European Union Ambassador to Nigeria, Ambassador Gautier Mignot, where both sides reaffirmed commitment to […]

US President Donald Trump called for more “surgical” strikes against Hezbollah in Lebanon and said he is not demanding the conflict be included in a peace deal with Iran, in an interview broadcast Sunday.

A senior government official, who spoke on the condition of anonymity because he was not authorised to comment publicly on the operation, said security agencies had made significant progress in tracking the kidnappers.