Iran seizes vessels in Hormuz after Trump extends ceasefire
Iran on Wednesday seized two ships in the Strait of Hormuz, after United States President Donald Trump called off attacks indefinitely with no sign of peace talks restarting. Iran’s local media said the Revolutionary Guards had seized two vessels for maritime violations and escorted them to Iranian shores. It was the first time Iran seized ships since the beginning of the...
Supreme Court reserves judgement in ADC leadership crisis
The Supreme Court on Wednesday reserved judgement in an appeal filed by the National Chairman of the African Democratic Congress (ADC), David Mark, against a former Deputy National Chairman of the party, Nafiu Bala. Justice Lawal Garba, who led the five-member panel of Justices, made the announcement shortly after lawyers representing parties in the appeal adopted their processes as brief...
Supreme Court reserves judgement in PDP leadership dispute
The Supreme Court has reserved judgement in the appeal filed by the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), seeking to upturn the verdict of the Court of Appeal which nullified the conduct of the party’s national convention in Ibadan, the capital of Oyo State. The convention was held between November 15 and 16, 2025, at the Lekan Salami Stadium in Ibadan. Justice Lawal...
Coup plot suspect arrives court ahead of arraignment
One of the seven defendants in the alleged coup plot case arrived at the Federal High Court in Abuja on Wednesday ahead of his arraignment, while five others were yet to appear as proceedings were set to commence. The defendant, Abdulkadir Sani, arrived early at the court premises, reportedly because he is the only one among the accused not currently...
4,000 defectors flock to APC in Jigawa
Governor Umar Namadi of Jigawa State has declared that the All Progressives Congress remains the preferred political party of the state's residents, as approximately 4,000 members from various opposition parties formally defected to the ruling party in Taura Local Government Area. Namadi received the defectors at a grand reception held alongside the commissioning of a new APC secretariat in Taura. The...
‘I consulted Jesus’: Omo-Agege declares for Senate after failed Delta governorship run
Former Deputy Senate President Ovie Omo-Agege has formally declared his intention to contest the Delta Central Senatorial District seat in the 2027 general election. Omo-Agege, who served as the Deputy Senate President of the 9th Senate, announced that he will contest on the All Progressives Congress (APC) platform. The former lawmaker announced this in a statement issued on Wednesday, April 22,...
Military airstrikes kill over 30 ISWAP fighters In Lake Chad
Nigerian military aircraft operating under Operation Hadin Kai have killed more than 30 Islamic State West Africa Province fighters in a series of precision airstrikes targeting terrorist logistics operations along the Lake Chad axis of Borno State. The strikes were launched following intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance inputs that detected significant ISWAP activity involving logistics movement through waterways around the Kaniram...
UK inflation rises as Middle East war propels fuel prices
The Office for National Statistics has announced that the United Kingdom’s (UK) annual inflation rate jumped to 3.3 per cent in March 2026 as the Middle East war sent oil and gas prices surging. The ONS, in a statement on Wednesday, April 22, said the Consumer Prices Index (CPI) increased from 3.0 per cent in the 12 months to February. "Inflation...
Tinubu appoints new education officials, renews tenures across key institutions
President Bola Tinubu has made a series of new appointments and tenure renewals across four federal education institutions, including the National Examinations Council, the National Board for Technical Education, the Federal Polytechnic N'yak-Shendam, and the National Library of Nigeria. For NECO, Tinubu appointed Prof. Modupe Adeola Adelabu as Chairman of the Governing Board while retaining the current registrar, Prof. Ibrahim...
Adelabu to resign as power minister to contest Oyo governorship election ― Aide
Tunji Bolaji, the Special Adviser on Strategic Communications and Media Relations to the Minister of Power, Adebayo Adelabu, says the minister will resign from his position in the coming days. Bolaji said Adelabu had secured President Bola Tinubu’s consent for his governorship aspiration in Oyo State. Bolaji, who made this known in a statement on Wednesday, April 22, 2026, said the...
