At least 28 people have been killed and dozens injured in a drone strike on a marketplace in the Al-Saffiya area of North Kordofan in southern Sudan, a local group. In a statement, the Emergency Lawyers group, which documents rights abuses, said drones hit a market northeast of the SodariContinue Reading
UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Monday condemned Israel’s decision to classify areas of the occupied West Bank as “state property.” “The Secretary-General condemns the Israeli government’s Feb. 15 decision to resume land registration procedures in Area C of the occupied West Bank, following a cabinet decision in May 2025. Guterres,Continue Reading
By Sumaila Ogbaje The Defence Headquarters (DHQ) has announced the arrival of about 100 United States military personnel in Nigeria to support the training and capacity development of the Armed Forces of Nigeria (AFN). Director of Defence Information, Maj.-Gen. Samaila Uba, disclosed this in a statement on Monday in Abuja.Continue Reading
By Taiye Olayemi Africa must become the next engine of global growth or risk exporting instability, says Mr Claver Gatete, UN Under-Secretary-General and Executive Secretary of Economic Commission for Africa (ECA). The Communications Section of ECA disclosed in a statement on Monday that Gatete was speaking at the NinthContinue Reading
By Itohan Abara-Laserian Turkish Airlines has expressed plans to increase flight frequencies to Lagos and Abuja as part of strategic five-year vision to cement its leadership in the Nigerian aviation market. The General Manager, Turkish Airlines, Mr Lokman Balkan, said this at a press conference on Monday in Lagos. “OurContinue Reading
The head of the United Nations (UN) nuclear watchdog on Monday concluded high-level talks in Geneva with Iran’s foreign minister, ahead of renewed negotiations between Tehran and Washington. International Atomic Energy Agency Director-General, Rafael Grossi, said he had “just completed in-depth technical discussions” with Iran’s Foreign Minister, Abbas Araghchi. GrossiContinue Reading
By Angela Atabo A homegrown ride-hailing platform, Wheela, has been inaugurated to address rising transport fares, promote fairness and transparency in Nigeria’s mobility sector. At the inauguration of the platform on Sunday in Abuja, stakeholders described Wheela as a homegrown solution built specifically to address Nigeria’s transport realities and createContinue Reading
Iran has urged the U.S. to assess its interests independently of Israeli influence in negotiations over Tehran’s nuclear program. In an interview with Al Jazeera, Ali Larijani, the secretary of Iran’s Supreme National Security Council, said the negotiation process was continuing and that regional countries were also making efforts toContinue Reading
Saudi Arabian Foreign Minister Faisal bin Farhan has said that the ceasefire in the Gaza Strip should be used to advance the establishment of an independent Palestinian state within a two-state framework. Speaking at the Munich Security Conference, Farhan reaffirmed Saudi Arabia’s support for initiatives aimed at resolving the Israeli-PalestinianContinue Reading
The U.S.’ increased military presence in the Middle East is intended to defend American forces from potential threats rather than signal an imminent attack on Iran, Secretary of State Marco Rubio said on Sunday. “We are postured in the region for one simple reason, and that is that we understandContinue Reading
