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Switzerland has committed to returning a collection of Benin Bronzes and other looted artefacts to Nigeria, marking a significant victory for the Tinubu administration’s cultural diplomacy. The agreement was reached during a high-level meeting in Abuja on Tuesday between Vice President Kashim Shettima and his Swiss counterpart, Ignazio Cassis. Beyond the restitution of kingdom treasures,…
Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko arrived in Pyongyang on Wednesday for his first official visit to North Korea, a move designed to formalise a burgeoning strategic axis. United by heavy Western sanctions and their mutual roles as primary enablers of Russia’s war in Ukraine, the two leaders are expected to sign a “treaty of friendship” and…
A surge in “tit-for-tat” infrastructure attacks has plunged over half a million people into darkness across the Russo-Ukrainian border. In Russia’s Belgorod region, Governor Vyacheslav Gladkov reported that 450,000 residents lost electricity, heating, and water as temperatures hovered near freezing. Simultaneously, 150,000 consumers in Ukraine’s northern Chernihiv region faced total power failure following strikes on…
Global oil prices dropped sharply and stock markets rallied on Wednesday after reports emerged that the United States had transmitted a peace proposal to Iran, while Tehran announced it would allow vessels it deemed non-hostile through the Strait of Hormuz, offering the first concrete signs that nearly four weeks of conflict could be winding…
The Independent National Electoral Commission has unveiled a draft set of political party regulations ahead of the 2027 general elections, triggering criticism from political parties and cautious reactions from civil society groups. The draft Regulations and Guidelines for Political Parties, 2026 were presented on Monday during a consultative meeting with party leaders and stakeholders…
A Dublin court has sentenced two Nigerian nationals to a combined 16 and a half years in prison for their roles in a global money laundering network linked to more than €6 million in fraud proceeds. The convicted men, Ejike Francis Ogbuefi, 42, and Steven Silvester, 32, were found guilty of directing the activities…
Every cup of coffee, cotton shirt and loaf of bread carries an invisible cost: the billions of litres of freshwater consumed in their making, long before they reach any shelf or table. A new World Bank report has placed this hidden burden at the centre of the global trade conversation, warning that the world…
Nigeria’s Minister of Power, Adebayo Adelabu, has issued a formal public apology over the severe electricity outages that have plunged homes, businesses, schools and industries into darkness over the past month, pledging that improvements in power supply would begin within two weeks. The apology, delivered at a press conference in Abuja on Tuesday, came…
The terrorism trial of nine suspects charged in connection with the 2025 Yelwata massacre was abruptly suspended on Tuesday after one of the defendants collapsed inside the courtroom, forcing an adjournment. Proceedings had barely commenced around 10 a.m. when Alhaji Haruna Abdullahi, the third defendant, suddenly slumped in court. Prison officials attempted to…
The Federal Government has approved the release of N32 billion to health facilities across Nigeria under the Basic Health Care Provision Fund, as part of ongoing efforts to strengthen primary healthcare delivery nationwide. The approval was announced by the Coordinating Minister of Health and Social Welfare, Muhammad Ali Pate, following a Ministerial Oversight Committee…
