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The United States has lifted sanctions on Venezuela’s acting President, Delcy Rodriguez, marking a significant thaw in relations less than three months after a US military raid captured her predecessor, Nicolas Maduro. Rodriguez’s name was deleted from the “Specially Designated Nationals List,” according to a post on the US Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control…
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has unveiled an interim report on its digital membership registration exercise, claiming that over 4.2 million Nigerians have enrolled in the party within a three-week period, asserting that the defection wave affecting its ranks is limited to political office holders rather than the electorate. The party’s factional National Publicity Secretary,…
The Assistant Inspector-General of Police in charge of Zone 2 Command, Olohundare Jimoh, has issued a directive barring officers from boarding commercial vehicles without paying transport fares, warning that any form of coercion or abuse of authority would not be tolerated. Jimoh gave the directive on Wednesday at Obalende garage during a sensitisation meeting…
Beijing has called for an immediate cessation of military hostilities in the Middle East following United States President Donald Trump’s threat to unleash devastating strikes on the Islamic republic in the coming weeks. Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Mao Ning told a regular press conference on Thursday that “military means cannot fundamentally solve the problem, and…
President Bola Tinubu has appointed Professor Shu’aibu Aliyu as the Executive Secretary of the Petroleum Technology Development Fund (PTDF). The academic replaces Ahmed Galadima Aminu, who resigned to pursue a governorship bid in Adamawa State for the 2027 elections. This change at the helm of the PTDF signals a shift towards research-driven leadership in Nigeria’s…
The Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited has increased crude oil supply to the Dangote Petroleum Refinery to seven cargoes for May 2026, up from the five cargoes supplied in previous months, two trade sources and a refinery official told Reuters. The increase follows a directive to prioritise domestic crude supply and comes as the…
President Donald Trump has warned that the United States will hit Iran “extremely hard” for the next two to three weeks to force an end to the month-long conflict. In a televised address from the White House on April 1, Trump claimed the war’s “core strategic objectives” are nearly met. He sought to reassure a…
The World Bank has approved a $500m credit to repair Nigeria’s underperforming agricultural sector. This fresh injection of capital from the International Development Association targets the chronic low productivity that plagues smallholder farmers. Dubbed the AGROW project, the scheme aims to turn subsistence plots into commercially viable businesses. It arrives at a time of deep…
Nigerian forces have ramped up their offensive against internal security threats, neutralising terrorists and dismantling kidnap rings across several states in the last 24 hours. The operations, spanning the North-East, North-West, and North-Central regions, demonstrate a heightened reliance on technology and rapid response tactics. These coordinated strikes aim to disrupt the logistics and movement of…
The Democratic Republic of Congo have qualified for the 2026 FIFA World Cup, securing Africa’s 10th and final slot in the expanded tournament following a dramatic 1-0 victory over Jamaica in the intercontinental play-off final at the Guadalajara Stadium in Mexico. Former Manchester United defender Axel Tuanzebe scored the decisive goal in the 100th…
