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Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Khamenei has been reportedly killed after Israeli military strikes on an underground bunker facility where top Iranian leaders alongside Military leaders including Ayatollah Khamenei were meeting. The Ayatollah’s death was reported by Israel’s Channel 12 and then picked up by some other media outlets in the country. Following reports by some Israeli media channels that Iran’s …

In the wood-panelled sobriety of Court 7 at Southwark Crown Court, a trial is unfolding that feels less like a standard criminal prosecution and more like a complex riddle found in a final-year law examination. For Day 14 of the proceedings against Diezani Alison-Madueke, Nigeria’s former Minister of Petroleum Resources, the legal framework underpinning the Crown’s case presents a configuration …

Federal pensioners under the Contributory Pensions Scheme whose monthly pension is below forty thousand naira are to benefit from free medical services. The scheme, introduced by the Pensions Commission, PENCOM, is designed to assist pensioners in addressing their health needs  and alleviate health challenges. This was announced in a statement to mark the 7th anniversary of the Nigeria Union of …

The South-South Zonal Leadership of the African Democratic Congress has denied reports claiming that its national leader, Chief John Odigie-Oyegun, and other regional leaders have endorsed former Rivers State Governor Rotimi Amaechi for the presidency. Speaking on behalf of the zonal leadership, the South-South Zonal Publicity Secretary in a statement on Saturday, Mabel Oboh, described the reports as “misleading, undemocratic, …

Iran is now targeting United States bases in Qatar, Bahrain, UAE and Kuwait. The development comes after Israeli military and the US launched an attack on Iran. Al Jazeera reports that Qatar, Kuwait and the UAE have also closed their airspace, coming after explosions were heard in Kuwait. Qatar’s Defence Ministry said on Saturday that an Iranian missile had been …

Former Vice President and chieftain of the African Democratic Congress (ADC), Atiku Abubakar, has urged Nigerians not to mistake political defections for popularity ahead of the 2027 general elections. Atiku, in a statement issued by his media office following the defection of Adamawa State Governor, Ahmadu Fintiri, from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to the All Progressives Congress (APC), said …

United States Congressman Rep Riley M Moore has accused Chinese involved in illegal mining in Nigeria of sponsoring terrorism in the country. The lawmaker made the revelation in an interview with Fox News on Friday, saying the alleged Chinese miners pay Islamic radicals protection money, which is later used for terrorism. He said, “Earlier this week, I delivered my report …

The Supreme Council for Shariah in Nigeria (SCSN) has declared that the practice of Shariah in Nigeria is divinely mandated and central to Muslim life, warning that no external power can compel Nigerian Muslims to abandon it. The council’s Secretary-General, Nafiu Baba Ahmad, made this known in a statement responding to a recent report by United States lawmakers. The US …

In a tactical victory for the defence, the former chairman of Nigeria’s Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, Abdulrasheed Bawa, will not give live testimony in the bribery trial of Diezani Alison-Madueke after prosecution and defence teams agreed to admit his evidence as “agreed facts,” the court heard today. In UK criminal proceedings, “agreed facts” or formal admissions are governed by …

Some leaders of the African Democratic Congress (ADC) in the South-South have thrown their weight behind former Minister of Transportation, Rotimi Amaechi, tightening the contest for the party’s 2027 presidential ticket and posing a fresh challenge for a leading southern contender like Peter Obi. A chieftain of the party and former national chairman of the APC, John Odigie-Oyegun, disclosed this …