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The last evacuation flight for passengers and crew of a cruise ship struck by a deadly hantavirus outbreak will depart the Canary Islands on Monday, according to Spain’s Health Minister, Monica Garcia. The Dutch-flagged MV Hondius, which has recorded three deaths, arrived at the small industrial port of Granadilla on Tenerife early Sunday in…
A retired Nigerian career diplomat, Ambassador Thompson Olufunso Olumoko, has urged President Bola Ahmed Tinubu to combine diplomatic engagement with urgent economic reforms at home, even as fresh xenophobic violence in South Africa continues to claim Nigerian lives. Olumoko, who served as Nigeria’s Ambassador to Thailand with concurrent accreditation to Myanmar, made the call in…
Tensions between Nigeria’s Federal Capital Territory Minister Nyesom Wike and Channels Television have escalated sharply following the minister’s public questioning of how the media organisation acquired its Abuja headquarters, reigniting debate about government allocations, media independence, and the relationship between political power and press institutions. The dispute erupted during a televised media interaction in…
Grammy Award winner Burna Boy has been officially confirmed as a featured artiste on “Dai Dai,” the official song for the 2026 FIFA World Cup. The groundbreaking collaboration will see the Nigerian music superstar perform alongside Colombian pop icon Shakira on the tournament anthem. Shakira made the announcement herself, revealing that she will co-perform the…
A fragile truce between the United States and Iran came under severe pressure on Friday after Iranian forces launched attacks on three American destroyers in the Strait of Hormuz, triggering US retaliatory strikes on Iranian military targets and raising fresh fears that weeks of painstaking diplomacy could unravel. Despite the exchanges of fire, US…
The National Social Safety Nets Coordinating Office has moved to significantly strengthen the credibility of Nigeria’s social intervention system by linking more than 12.3 million citizens to the National Social Register through their National Identification Numbers. The integration, disclosed during a high-level stakeholder meeting in Abuja on Thursday, represents a major step in the…
Despite widespread legislation across Nigeria’s 36 states, only seven states and the Federal Capital Territory are fully implementing pension reform laws, the National Pension Commission has revealed, leaving millions of civil servants facing an uncertain retirement future. PenCom Director-General Mrs Omolola Oloworaran made the disclosure on Thursday in Abuja during the maiden bi-annual consultative session…
Nigeria’s prominent pro-Peter Obi political movement has moved to protect its identity and institutional integrity, publicly rejecting what it described as rogue elements attempting to operate parallel structures under its name and erode public confidence in its leadership. The Obidient Movement, in an official statement released on Thursday and signed by its National Coordinator,…
President Bola Tinubu has approved the redeployment of former Minister of Aviation, Femi Fani Kayode, from Germany to South Africa as Nigeria’s Ambassador Designate. Fani Kayode disclosed the development in a statement issued on Thursday, clarifying that the change followed a formal request he submitted shortly after his earlier nomination to Germany. According to…
The National Association of Nigerian Students, South West Zone D, has announced plans to stage demonstrations at South African businesses operating in Nigeria, following fresh reports of xenophobic attacks that allegedly claimed the lives of two Nigerian nationals in South Africa. The association, in a statement signed by its South West Zone Coordinator, Comrade…
