Iraq Commits $40m To Gaza Amid Deadly Israeli Raid
Iraq’s Prime Minister, Mohammed Shia al-Sudani, has pledged $40 million to support rebuilding efforts in Gaza and Lebanon—two places still reeling from conflict and loss. The announcement came Saturday at the Arab League summit in Baghdad, as images and reports of destruction in Gaza sparked a renewed call for solidarity in the region. The pledge […]
Several Killed In Mid-Air Helicopter Crash In Finland
Several people lost their lives on Saturday when two helicopters, carrying a total of five individuals, collided mid-air and crashed in Finland, according to local police reports. “The accident has resulted in several fatalities. The exact number of victims and the identities of the passengers are still being determined,” the police said in a statement. […]
Ex-Military Officer: Sudan-Style Collapse Looms In Nigeria
Retired Nigerian Army Colonel Tony Nyiam has raised a chilling alarm: Nigeria, he says, is edging dangerously close to the kind of collapse that tore Sudan apart under former President Omar al-Bashir. Nyiam, once part of a failed coup against the Babangida regime, didn’t mince words. He pointed to the growing insecurity in parts of […]
Dip In Low-Sulphur Oil Output Raises Industry Concerns
Production from Nigeria’s recently launched low-sulphur crude grade, Utapate, has continued on a downward trajectory for the third month in a row, underscoring mounting concerns over the performance of one of the country’s latest upstream assets. According to official data released by the Nigerian Upstream Petroleum Regulatory Commission, output from the Utapate stream fell to […]
Wike Dismisses Fubara As Just His ‘Boy’
In the latest chapter of the escalating power struggle within Rivers State, former governor and current Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, publicly referred to his successor, Governor Siminalayi Fubara, as his “boy.” The remark points the increasingly personal nature of the rift between the two political figures. While addressing the situation, Wike […]
Deadly Storms Rip Through South-Central US, Kill 25+
A series of aggressive storm fronts carved through sections of Missouri, Kentucky, and Virginia late Friday, leaving at least 27 people dead and triggering widespread infrastructural collapse. The tempests uprooted entire neighborhoods, downed power lines, and plunged nearly 200,000 homes into darkness, according to official reports released Saturday. Kentucky bore the brunt of the destruction. […]
Finland Prosecutes Simon Ekpa Over Terrorism Allegations
Finnish prosecutors revealed on Friday that Simon Ekpa, a controversial figure linked to Nigeria’s separatist movement, now faces criminal charges for allegedly leveraging digital channels to encourage acts of terrorism. Finland’s National Prosecution Authority said in a statement that it had charged “a Finnish individual in a case involving suspected public incitement to commit crimes […]
Colombia Arrests Alleged Perpetrator In Peru Mine Murders
Colombian authorities, in coordination with their Peruvian counterparts and Interpol, have arrested a man suspected of orchestrating the brutal killing of 13 miners in Peru’s Pataz district earlier this month. Miguel Antonio Rodríguez Díaz, known by the alias “Cuchillo” — Spanish for “knife” — was apprehended in the Colombian city of Medellín during a joint […]
Polio Resurfaces In Papua New Guinea, WHO Reports
The World Health Organization (WHO) has confirmed the emergence of a polio outbreak in Papua New Guinea, prompting an urgent call for an immediate nationwide immunisation campaign to contain the disease. Health authorities detected traces of the poliovirus in two asymptomatic children during routine health screenings in Lae, a major coastal hub located in the […]
South Korea-US Tariff Discussions Set To Resume Friday
South Korea is poised to reopen critical tariff negotiations with the United States on the sidelines of a pivotal Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) summit set for Friday, a senior official confirmed to AFP. The talks come as trade ministers from the bloc’s leading economies gather on Jeju Island, South Korea, amid mounting concerns over escalating […]
Resits Start Amid Parent Concerns Over WAEC, UTME Clash
A wave of concern has swept through families of candidates affected by the glitch that marred this year’s Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME), as they urge education authorities to defer the rescheduled exams initially set for May 16 to a later date in June. The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) had earlier this week […]
10 Thai Sailors Sentenced For Cocaine Ship Smuggling
The Federal High Court in Lagos has handed down guilty verdicts to 10 Thai nationals for their involvement in the illicit importation of 32.9 kilograms of cocaine into Nigeria. The sailors were tried alongside their vessel, MV Chayanee Naree, which the court determined had been instrumental in transporting the narcotics into the country. The ship, […]