Peru is taking steps to join US President Donald Trump’s Shield of the Americas initiative, its foreign minister said Friday, just days after conservative President Keiko Fujimori took office.

“I would say that 2027 will be more of a coronation than an election. The pain every Nigerian is going through is that Nigeria is not changing for the better,” he said.

By Dayo Johnson AKURE — The leadership crisis in the Ondo State House of Assembly intensified on Friday as 24 of the 26 lawmakers reportedly declared support for the removal of Speaker, Rt. Hon. Olamide Oladiji, over allegations of financial misconduct and abuse of office. The lawmakers are accusing the Speaker of financial impropriety in […]

“By the way, there’s no information that they’re after me,” but “it could happen,” Trump said to laughs from cabinet members gathered at the Camp David presidential retreat, interrupting top diplomat Marco Rubio as he reiterated American opposition to the court.

The African Democratic Congress, ADC, has reaffirmed its commitment to rebuilding and strengthening the party in Rivers State.

“Everyone knows how good he is, and obviously he’s one of my best friends, so I’m very happy about him coming here,” Palmer said.

Troops of the 4 Brigade, Nigerian Army, Benin, have rescued 14 kidnap victims following an operation along the Lagos-Benin Expressway.

The Pharmacy Council of Nigeria (PCN) has sealed 383 pharmaceutical premises across Ogun State for various regulatory violations, including operating without valid licences, poor storage of medicines and running illegal drug outlets, as part of a statewide enforcement exercise, aimed at sanitising the nation’s drug distribution system.

“The rescue in Oriire should not stand as an exceptional story that the government recounts with pride. It should be the standard by which every response to kidnapping is measured,” the ADC said.

He added: “I am grateful that this process has reached a conclusion, that I have been cleared to return to football and that I can now look ahead to my future.”

Grammy-winning Nigerian singer Burna Boy has revealed that British pop star Ed Sheeran played a key role in his feature with Shakira on the official 2026 FIFA World Cup anthem, Dai Dai.

The Benue State Police Command has recorded major breakthroughs in its fight against crime, arresting suspected gun runners, dismantling illegal firearm manufacturing factories, foiling a fake kidnapping plot and recovering a cache of weapons and ammunition across the state.

Nobel Laureate Professor Wole Soyinka has called on President Bola Tinubu to end all forms of killings by state actors, adding that the silence of residents also worsen the situation.

Emerse Fae has left his role as Ivory Coast coach after his contract expired and was not renewed, the Ivorian Football Federation (FIF) said on Friday.

Liverpool midfielders Curtis Jones and Dominik Szoboszlai were involved in a heated on-pitch argument following the Reds’ 1-0 pre-season victory over Wrexham in New York.