IS-Sahel insurgents attack Tahoua Airport hosting Niger’s TB2 drone fleet
Suspected fighters of the Islamic State in the Sahel (IS-Sahel) launched an early-morning attack on Tahoua Airport in western Niger, targeting a military air...
Airstrikes kill 10 as troops repel terrorists attack on Goniri base...
The Air Component of Operation Hadin Kai has neutralised several terrorists during a coordinated air response to an attack on troops of the 120...
Fire guts Head of Service building in Abuja
A section of the Office of the Head of the Civil Service of the Federation (OHCSF) was gutted by fire on Monday morning.
The media...
Appeal Court upholds conviction of ex-Army General, orders refund of over...
The Court of Appeal has upheld the conviction and sentencing of former Group Managing Director of Nigerian Army Properties Limited (NAPL), Maj.-Gen. Umar Mohammed,...
China backs Iran’s Mojtaba Khamenei as supreme leader
China on Monday said Iran’s decision to appoint Mojtaba Khamenei as its new supreme leader following the killing of his father was an internal...
Debt servicing exceeds capital spending by N3.9trn
Nigeria’s debt servicing costs exceeded capital expenditure by N3.9tn between 2024 and 2025, underscoring mounting fiscal pressure on the Federal Government’s finances, according to...
Oil price soars 25%, hits highest level in four years
Oil prices surged around 25% on Monday, March 9, 2026, to their highest since mid-2022, as an escalating Iran war squeezed world energy supplies.
Brent...
Iran appoints Khamenei’s son Mojtaba as new supreme leader
Iran's Assembly of Experts on Sunday named Mojtaba Khamenei to replace his late father, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, as the country's new supreme leader.
This comes...
Awujale: Royal family seeks recognition in selection process
The Bubiade Royal Family of Ijebu-Ode has called for fairness and recognition of its customary rights in the ongoing process to select a new...
PSC denies N5m police promotion bribery claim
The Police Service Commission has dismissed allegations that senior police officers paid N5m each to secure promotion to the rank of Assistant Commissioner of...
