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United States President Donald Trump slapped sweeping financial sanctions on the International Criminal Court on Friday, 9 October, just hours after the Norwegian Nobel Committee awarded its peace prize to one of the tribunal’s former judges. Secretary of State Marco Rubio denounced the Hague institution as a rogue court and pledged to cut off its…
Federal Capital Territory Minister Nyesom Wike directed the chairmen of Abuja’s six area councils on Friday to enforce a strict “no-work, no-pay” rule against striking school teachers and civil servants. The minister described the industrial action led by the local branches of the Nigeria Labour Congress and the Nigeria Union of Teachers as a politically…
The Norwegian Nobel Committee awarded the 2026 Nobel Peace Prize to 85-year-old South African jurist Navanethem “Navi” Pillay on Friday, 9 October, issuing a deliberate defence of global courts against the resurgence of raw power politics. Ms Pillay spent six decades holding heads of state and armed groups accountable across benches at the International Criminal…
Ukrainian troops have pushed Russian forces into retreat across eastern Donetsk, rolling back Moscow’s spring gains around the strategic hub of Lyman. The counteroffensive, designated Operation Vivaldi, has seized 175 square kilometres as Ukrainian units advance towards high ground at Kryva Luka to block any assault on Sloviansk and Kramatorsk. Russia stumbles over its own…
Armed bandits seized three people from the sprawling estate of the Cocoa Research Institute of Nigeria at Idi Ayunre in Oyo State on Thursday, 8 October, before demanding a 120-million-naira ransom for their freedom. The gang grabbed Mrs Eunice Babalola, who oversees the institute’s central nursery, alongside Mr Kehinde Gbalajobi, an agricultural superintendent, and an…
Ghana’s Cyber Security Authority has publicly rejected suggestions that the United States Federal Bureau of Investigation independently led a recent operation against suspected cybercrime centres in the country, insisting that the exercise was planned, coordinated and executed by Ghanaian authorities with international partners playing a supporting intelligence role. The dispute, which erupted on Friday,…
The Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited has extended its N66 per litre discount on Premium Motor Spirit until October 31, 2026, a decision that offers motorists a third consecutive week of relief but has reignited a fierce debate over whether the government is quietly returning to the fuel subsidy regime it abolished in May 2023….
The African Action Congress has inaugurated its Presidential Campaign Council for the 2027 general election, unveiling a nationwide structure that will coordinate the re-election bid of its presidential candidate, Omoyele Sowore, and his running mate, Haruna Garba Magashi, across the 36 states and the Federal Capital Territory. The party announced the inauguration in a statement…
 A $35 million advertising surge referencing the late Jeffrey Epstein has flooded US midterm airwaves, as candidates from both parties deploy the scandal to attack rivals and appeal to voter frustration. Seven years after his death in a New York prison cell, the name of convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein has re-emerged as one of…
Nigerian Afrobeats singer Asake is reportedly seeking recognition at the 2027 Grammy Awards with four entries, including his album M$NEY and collaborations with Wizkid and DJ Snake. Nigerian singer Asake has reportedly submitted four entries for consideration at the 2027 Grammy Awards, with his latest album and three songs featuring in multiple categories, according to…