Here are the latest developments in the Middle East war:
Trump awaits Iran response
United States President Donald Trump told reporters on Friday evening that he was expecting Iran's response to his latest proposal on a deal to ending the Middle...
The West African Examinations Council has announced the commencement of registration for the 2026 West African Senior School Certificate Examination for Private Candidates, Second Series.
The examination body disclosed the development in a post shared on its official X handle...
The City Council of Oakland has imposed a fine of nearly $1 million on Nigerian medical doctor Matthew Bernard and his wife, Lynn Warner, for allegedly cutting down 38 protected trees around their property on Claremont Avenue.
According to California-based...
The Nigerian stock market reversed its bearish trend on Friday, May 8, 2026, closing the week on a positive note with investors gaining N3.236 trillion.
The renewed buying interest in large and mid-capitalised stocks pushed the market into positive territory.
The...
Former President Goodluck Jonathan has challenged a lawsuit seeking to bar him from the 2027 presidential election, filed by a lawyer, Johnmary Jideobi.
Jonathan, in a preliminary objection filed by his lawyer, Chris Uche (SAN), to challenge Jideobi’s originating summons,...
Armed hoodlums have again attacked hostels occupied by students of the Olabisi Onabanjo University, Ibogun campus, less than two weeks after a similar incident was reported in the area.
The latest attack reportedly occurred in the early hours of Friday...
The Inspector-General of Police, Olatunji Rilwan Disu, has ordered an investigation into allegations linking two senior police officers to the disappearance and alleged killing of missing activist and blogger, Abubakar Idris.
The directive was conveyed in an official letter issued...
United States President Donald Trump on Friday announced that there would be a three-day ceasefire in the war between Russia and Ukraine from May 9 until May 11, 2026.
Trump said in a Truth Social post that the ceasefire will...
The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, has defended the construction of residential projects for judges and justices in Abuja, insisting that the initiative does not threaten judicial independence.
Wike spoke on Friday after inspecting ongoing judicial infrastructure...
Troops of the Nigerian Army’s 202 Battalion, working alongside an Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) team, have recovered and safely destroyed four improvised explosive devices (IEDs) planted along a roadside in Bama Local Government Area of Borno State.
Security sources disclosed...
