UK sends air defence systems to Gulf to counter as Iranian missiles
Britain is sending short-range air defence systems to the Gulf to help counter Iranian missile attacks, Prime Minister Keir Starmer said Monday. “We’re deploying short range air defence systems to Bahrain at speed,” Starmer told a parliamentary committee, adding the UK was “doing the same with Kuwait and Saudi Arabia”. The UK is working with […]
Why family businesses face extinction – LBS
The warning formed the crux of deliberations at a session hosted by LBS under its Family Business Initiative, examining weak governance
Igbo Elders urge inter-regional collaboration of traditional rulers for peace, development
The United Igbo Elders Council (UNIEC) Worldwide has called for greater collaboration among traditional rulers in the South East and South South regions, describing such inter-regional cooperation as a catalyst for sustainable peace and economic advancement.
FG invites applications for NDDC foreign scholarship 2026/2027
The Federal Government, through the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC), has opened applications for its foreign master’s postgraduate scholarship programme for the 2026/2027 academic session.
Oil prices fall below $100 after Trump suspends Iran strikes
Oil prices fell Monday morning after Trump said he had ordered a halt to his threatened strikes on Iranian energy infrastructure
Atiku visits Malami, warns against ideology-based detention
Former Vice President and presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar, has called on the authorities to release all political detainees, warning that no Nigerian should be held in custody for their political beliefs.
Ozoro Festival: This is barbaric, must not repeat itself – Senator Joel-Onowakpo
Senator Joel-Onowakpo Thomas, Chairman of the Senate Committee on Local Content and APC lawmaker representing Delta South, has strongly condemned the alleged attack on women and girls during a festival in Oramudu Community, Ozoro Kingdom, the headquarters of Isoko North Local Government Area, Delta State.
Petroleum price hike: Makinde approves N10,000 allowance for civil servants
Gov. Seyi Makinde of Oyo State has approved N10,000 monthly transportation support allowance for civil servants in the state.
Nasarawa Police neutralise suspected kidnapper on Lafia–Akwanga Highway
The Nasarawa State Police Command has neutralised a suspected kidnapper and disrupted his gang, which had been terrorising motorists on the Lafia–Akwanga Highway.
‘Things are going very well’ on Iran – Trump
“Things are going very well,” Trump said in brief comments by telephone to AFP when asked about Iran, following his earlier Truth Social post on the negotiations that immediately sent oil prices tumbling.
I’m not a paedophile – Baba Ijesha
Nollywood actor Olanrewaju Omiyinka, popularly known as Baba Ijesha, has strongly denied being a paedophile or rapist, asserting that he was lured with food and money in the events that led to his imprisonment.
