Mojtaba Khamenei Named Supreme Leader as Oil Hits $108

Mojtaba Khamenei Named Supreme Leader as Oil Hits $108

Iran has appointed Mojtaba Khamenei as its new Supreme Leader following the death of his father, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, in a recent U.S.-Israeli strike. The 88-member Assembly of Experts finalised the appointment this morning, marking the first dynastic succession since the 1979 Islamic Revolution. Mojtaba, a hardline cleric with deep institutional ties to the Islamic…

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International Women’s Day: HerStory International Hosts Insightful Digital Dialogue on Women’s Voices and Rights

HerStory International successfully hosted its first HerStory Digital Community Dialogue in commemoration of International Women’s Day, bringing together distinguished speakers, professionals, advocates, and members of the public for an engaging and thought-provoking conversation on women’s voices, rights, and leadership. The event, which was held today, Sunday, 8th March 2026, started at 4:00 p.m., and lasted…

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Nigeria’s Security Crisis and the Case for State Policing

Nigeria’s worsening security situation has pushed the country into one of the most consequential governance debates of the Fourth Republic: whether the time has come to decentralise policing. Across the country, communities face daily threats from insurgency, banditry, kidnapping, farmer–herder conflicts, and organised criminal violence. Yet the responsibility for policing over 200 million citizens remains…

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Fuel Hits ₦1,300 as Dangote Hikes Prices Amid Global War

NMDPRA: Fuel Price Volatility Caused by Global Market Shocks

The Nigerian Midstream and Downstream Petroleum Regulatory Authority (NMDPRA) has attributed the latest surge in fuel pump prices to the “vagaries of market forces” following the escalation of the US-Israel-Iran war. NMDPRA spokesperson George Ene-Ita stated on Sunday that under the current deregulated regime, the government no longer dictates prices. Instead, local costs are directly…

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Nairobi Drowns in Deadly Deluge, Leaves 23 Dead

Nairobi Drowns in Deadly Deluge, Leaves 23 Dead

At least 23 people are dead after flash floods tore through Nairobi on Friday night, transforming the Kenyan capital’s thoroughfares into lethal waterways. Police and Kenya Red Cross teams spent Saturday retrieving bodies from submerged vehicles and collapsed structures across both informal settlements and affluent districts like Parklands. The Nairobi River burst its banks following…

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OPL 245 Settlement to Inject 150,000bpd into National Output

OPL 245 Settlement to Inject 150,000bpd into National Output

The 15-year legal stalemate over Oil Prospecting Lease (OPL) 245 has finally ended, clearing the way for a massive deepwater expansion. Bayo Ojulari, Group Chief Executive Officer of NNPC Limited, confirmed on Saturday that a historic settlement between the Federal Government, Eni, and Nigerian Agip Exploration (NAEL) will now trigger the Zabazaba-Etan project. This development…

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