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The United Nations Deputy Secretary-General, Amina Mohammed, has warned that violence against women and girls is being intensified by ongoing conflicts, militarisation and deeply rooted inequality across multiple regions, calling on governments to move beyond rhetoric and implement concrete protective measures. Speaking at a high-level meeting marking five years of the UN Group of…
Nigeria’s constitutional eight year tenure limit for governors has again come under judicial interpretation after a ruling of the Federal High Court in Akure barred Lucky Aiyedatiwa from contesting the 2028 governorship election in Ondo State. Justice Toyin Bolaji Adegoke, who presided over the case, ruled that allowing Aiyedatiwa to seek another term after…
United States President Donald Trump has issued a contradictory warning to Iran’s national football team regarding their participation in the 2026 FIFA World Cup, stating that their “life and safety” would be at risk if they compete in the tournament, just forty-eight hours after assuring FIFA President Gianni Infantino that the team would be…
Health systems across the Middle East are approaching total collapse under the weight of a rapidly escalating military confrontation between the United States, Israel, and Iran, with the World Health Organisation confirming that over 1,800 people have been killed and 12,500 others injured in less than fourteen days of sustained hostilities. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, Director-General…
The Bank of England has announced plans to remove Winston Churchill from the £5 banknote, replacing the wartime leader with images of British wildlife including badgers, otters, and barn owls in a sweeping redesign that has triggered fierce criticism from senior parliamentarians. The decision, revealed on Thursday, forms part of a broader move to…
Lionel Messi fell one goal short of a historic milestone when reigning Major League Soccer champions Inter Miami were held to a 0-0 draw by Nashville SC in the first leg of their round-of-16 tie in the CONCACAF Champions Cup on Wednesday. The 38-year-old Argentine superstar, who turns 39 in June, found himself tightly marked…
Net foreign exchange inflow into the Nigerian economy fell by 18.3 per cent year on year to 61.29 billion dollars in the eleven months ended November 2025. The Central Bank of Nigeria data showed the drop from 69.61 billion dollars recorded in the corresponding period of 2024. This development stemmed from a 25.2 per…
Chelsea were left with a huge task in the UEFA Champions League after a late collapse saw them lose 5-2 to Paris Saint Germain in the first leg of their round of 16 tie at the Parc des Princes on Wednesday. The English side had twice fought back from behind through goals by Malo…
The Peoples Democratic Party has formally commenced its 2027 electoral preparations with the release of a comprehensive primary election timetable, setting its presidential nomination contest for May 23, 2026. The decision, reached during the party’s 106th National Executive Committee meeting held Wednesday in Abuja, signals an attempt by the Nyesom Wike-aligned leadership to consolidate control…
Tehran’s military command has issued one of its starkest warnings since the outbreak of the US-Israeli war on Iran, declaring that it will block all oil shipments through the Strait of Hormuz destined for the United States, Israel and their allies, and warning that crude prices could climb to $200 per barrel. The declaration,…
