Nigeria Secures $1.3bn Alumina Deal to Revive Mining Sector
The Federal Government has signed a landmark $1.3 billion agreement with the Africa Finance Corporation…
Nigeria Secures $1.3bn Alumina Deal to Revive Mining Sector
The Federal Government has signed a landmark $1.3 billion agreement with the Africa Finance Corporation (AFC) to build a massive alumina refinery. This project, coordinated through the Solid Minerals Development Fund (SMDF), marks the largest private investment in Nigeria’s mining history. The facility aims to process one million tonnes of bauxite ore annually using the…
Iran’s Ex President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad Killed in Joint US-Israeli Airstrikes
The Islamic Republic of Iran is reeling from a massive security failure that has claimed its most senior leaders. On Saturday, February 28, a coordinated wave of US and Israeli airstrikes targeted Tehran, killing Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei and former President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad. Reports indicate that Ahmadinejad, who was under house arrest, died when…
Khamenei Killed: Iran Forms Interim Council
Iran’s Expediency Discernment Council elected Ayatollah Alireza Arafi to an interim leadership body on Sunday, stepping in to guide the Islamic Republic following the assassination of Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei in joint United States and Israeli airstrikes the previous day. The move came as Iranian forces unleashed a barrage of missiles and drones…
US-Israel Joint Strikes On Iran Trigger Retaliations
A dramatic escalation in Middle East tensions erupted yesterday as the United States and Israel conducted coordinated military strikes on Iranian nuclear and military facilities. The assault prompted swift retaliatory attacks from Tehran on northern Israel and several Gulf states hosting American bases, while global reactions revealed deep divisions over the legality and implications of…
SERAP Demands FCCPC Probe Of Google, Meta and Six Others
The Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project has formally urged Nigeria’s competition regulator to investigate eight of the world’s most powerful technology companies over allegations that their algorithmic systems, data practices, and market dominance are systematically harming Nigerian media organisations, businesses, consumers, and democratic institutions. In a complaint dated 28 February 2026 and signed by…
Gunmen Abduct Father of Former Ebonyi Deputy Governor
The security situation in the South-East took a personal turn for the political elite on Sunday morning, March 1, 2026, as gunmen kidnapped Mr. Francis Igwe, the father of the immediate past Deputy Governor of Ebonyi State, Dr. Kelechi Igwe. The abduction occurred in the Ndufu-Alike community of Ikwo Local Government Area while the elderly…
Khamenei’s Daughter, Son-in-Law, Granddaughter Dead: Iranian Media
Iranian state and semi-official media reported on Sunday that the daughter, son-in-law, and granddaughter of Iran’s supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, were killed in strikes attributed to the United States and Israel, marking what would be an extraordinary and deeply consequential development in the escalating conflict involving the two countries and Iran. Fars news…
Terrorists Raid Gada Oli, Loot Shops in Kwara North
Armed men on motorcycles stormed Gada Oli, a village in the Kaiama Local Government Area of Kwara State, late Saturday, February 28, 2026. The attackers reportedly entered the community, shooting sporadically into the air, forcing terrified residents to flee into the surrounding bushes. According to local sources, the group focused on looting commercial assets, specifically…
Four Die in Katsina During Ramadan Alms Distribution
The Katsina State Police Command has confirmed the death of four persons following a stampede during the distribution of annual Ramadan alms. The tragedy occurred on Thursday night, 26 February 2026, at the Kofar Guga residence of Alhaji Dahiru Usman Sarki. A large crowd had gathered at the philanthropist’s home to receive “Zakkat” (alms) when…
Fugitive Drug Lord Surrenders After 13-Year Manhunt
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has secured a major victory in its campaign against high-level narcotics trafficking with the surrender of Reginald Peter Chidiebere. A notorious drug kingpin, Chidiebere, had been underground since jumping bail in 2013 following a cocaine importation charge. His 13-year run ended on 13 February 2026, when he turned…