It followed several shipping groups who had made similar announcements after Iran’s Revolutionary Guards first declared the strait closed on Saturday.

The Federal High Court in Abuja, on Wednesday, summoned the Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, Prof. Joash Amupitan, SAN, to appear before it on March 10 to face a contempt charge the National Rescue Mission, NRM, initiated against him.

One of the alleged masterminds of the June 5, 2022, terrorist attack at St. Francis Catholic Church, Owo, Ondo State, Idris Abdulmalik Omeiza, testified before the Federal High Court in Abuja on Wednesday.

By Johnbosco Agbakwuru ABUJA — President Bola Tinubu on Wednesday directed the immediate suspension of the cashless system introduced at airports across the country. President Tinubu’s decision was based on the suffering and gridlock the cashless policy has caused in the roughly one week since its implementation. Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development, Festus Keyamo, […]

The mayor of  France’s second-biggest city Marseille said Wednesday that Kanye West was “not welcome”, after the music star known for his antisemitic rants announced a concert in June.

Governor of Adamawa State, Ahmadu Umaru Fintiri, on Wednesday consolidated his move to the All Progressives Congress APC, declaring that the opposition Peoples Democratic Party PDP is now a “depleted” force.

The United Nations has pledged support for Nigeria’s efforts to reinforce its human rights framework, as the House of Representatives considers two key reform bills aimed at protecting human rights defenders and strengthening the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC).

Iran’s security chief Ali Larijani said Wednesday that US President Donald Trump had dragged the American people into “an unfair war” with Iran. “Mr. Trump, with Netanyahu’s clownish antics, dragged the American people into an unfair war with Iran,” Larijani posted on X.

Maguire was found guilty on charges relating to non-serious assault, resisting arrest and attempted bribery following an altercation outside a bar in August 2020.

The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has taken delivery of responsibly sourced gold refined to London Bullion Market Association (LBMA) Good Delivery standards into its foreign reserves.

The US Senate is set to vote Wednesday on a resolution aimed at curbing President Donald Trump’s authority to continue military strikes on Iran, in the first congressional test of support for a conflict launched without explicit approval from lawmakers.

The Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Prof. Joash Amupitan, has raised concerns over how weak internal democracy within political parties could negatively affect elections conducted by the commission.

Residents of communities in Osogbo under the aegis of United Communities have raised concerns over the persistent epileptic electricity supply by the Ibadan Electricity Distribution Company (IBEDC).

By John Alechenu ABUJA — A former Director of Corporate Services at the Nigerian Security Printing and Minting Company (NSPMC), Adesoji Ogungbesan, has raised concerns over what he described as a deliberate campaign to damage his reputation following his resignation. Ogungbesan, who left the organisation earlier this year, said in an interview on Wednesday that […]

The sinking came as the war sparked by a joint US-Israel attack on Iran continued to spread across the Middle East.