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Former Iranian president, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad has been killed in an alleged joint Israeli–US airstrike, according to Iran’s semi-official Iranian Labor News Agency (ILNA) report on Sunday. It was reported that the strike targeted Ahmadinejad’s residence in the Narmak district of northeast Tehran, killing him along with several members of his security detail. International media sources suggested the strike likely occurred …

Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei was on Saturday killed after the United States and Israel launched the most ambitious attack on Iranian targets in decades. Iranian media confirmed that Khamenei’s daughter, grandchild, son-in-law, and daughter-in-law were also killed in the strike. The Israeli army said that Ali Shamkhani, a top advisor to Khamenei, and the head of Iran’s powerful …

This is coming after Iran’s Expediency Discernment Council elected Ayatollah Alireza Arafi as the jurist member of the Guardian Council in the Leadership Council. The Leadership Council is responsible for carrying out the duties of the Supreme Leader until the Assembly of Experts selects a successor. The 67-year-old cleric, who serves on the powerful Guardian Council, was confirmed as part …

Iranians across the country could be seen and heard celebrating the death of Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei after coordinated Israeli strikes overnight. In one video, Iranians near Karaj, Iran, outside the capital of Tehran, took to the streets, honked their horns and cheered. In social media videos, Iranians in Tehran cheered from their apartments, playing loud music and setting …

Minister of Works, Dave Umahi, has dismissed allegations of sexual harassment levelled against him, stating that there is nothing inherently wrong with being accused of pursuing a woman. Umahi spoke with journalists on Saturday while responding to claims made by a woman identified as Tracy Nither Ohiri, who accused him of sexual harassment. Defending himself, the minister insisted that he …

Kaduna based Islamic scholar, Ahmad Gumi, has reacted to the killing of Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, describing the late Iranian leader as “a lucky soul” who died defending oppressed people. Gumi, in a post shared on his verified Facebook page, said Khamenei’s death occurred in what he termed “Jihad against killers of innocent children and women in Gaza and elsewhere.” “A …

Iran’s supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, has been killed in an attack by Israel and the United States. He was 86. Iranian state media confirmed the death in the early hours on Sunday after US President Donald Trump said that Khamenei had been killed in a joint US-Israeli air strike that hit his compound on Saturday. “It is announced to …

Former Deputy National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Chief Olabode George, has declared that members defecting from the party would eventually return, insisting that the PDP remains Nigeria’s strongest and most nationally spread political platform. George made the assertion on Friday during the inauguration of the Lagos State Executive Committee of the party in Ikeja, Lagos, where he …

Political parties risk being disqualified from fielding candidates in the 2027 general election if they fail to comply with section 77 of the Electoral Act 2026. On February 18, President Bola Tinubu signed the Electoral Act amendment bill into law after it was passed by the national assembly. The new law contains provisions that opposition parties have fiercely opposed, describing …

The Social Democratic Party (SDP) presidential candidate in the 2023 elections, Prince Adewole Adebayo, has said President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s emergence is not a blessing but a painful lesson from God to Nigerians. Speaking at a Ramadan Iftar organized by the AAFAQ Foundation in Kano on Saturday, Adebayo said, “Four years ago, I was in the city of Kano campaigning …