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Ekpo, Mshelbila Emerge As President, Secretary-General Of Gas Exporting Countries Forum

Nigeria has secured two top positions at the Gas Exporting Countries Forum (GECF), as Minister of State for Petroleum Resources (Gas), Ekperikpe Ekpo, and...

35 Killed, 46 Injured In Niger Fuel Tanker Explosion

At least 35 people have been confirmed dead and 46 others injured after a fuel-laden tanker exploded while residents were scooping petrol from it...

Kano Hisbah Set To Enforce Court-Ordered Marriage Between Two TikTokers

The Kano State Hisbah Board has concluded arrangements to enforce a court order mandating the marriage of two popular TikTok content creators, Idris Mai...

Uganda Arrests Seven Over Alleged $70,000 Fake Gold Deal With Nigerian Businessman

The State House Anti-Corruption Unit (SH-ACU) in collaboration with the Criminal Investigations Directorate (CID) in Uganda has arrested seven individuals for allegedly defrauding Nigerian...

Floods Ravage 18 Communities in Niger State, Government Urges Immediate Evacuation

Heavy rainfall on Sunday triggered widespread flooding across parts of Niger State, submerging farmlands and displacing residents in at least 18 communities. The state...

Zulum Allays Flood Fears in Maiduguri, Says Alau Dam Water Levels Under Control

Borno State Governor, Professor Babagana Zulum, has assured residents of Maiduguri that the rising water level at Alau Dam poses no immediate threat, despite...

68 Migrants Dead, Dozens Missing After Boat Sinks Off Yemen

At least 68 migrants have died and dozens remain missing after a boat carrying 157 people, mostly Ethiopians, sank off the coast of Yemen’s...

D’Tigress Defeat Mali to Clinch Historic Fifth Straight AfroBasket Title

Nigeria’s women’s basketball team, D’Tigress, has made history by winning a record-breaking fifth consecutive FIBA AfroBasket Women’s Championship, following a commanding 78–64 victory over...

INEC Sets August 18 for Nationwide Voter Registration, Online Pre-Registration Opens First

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has announced that the nationwide Continuous Voter Registration (CVR) exercise for 2025 will commence on August 18, starting...

Trump Imposes Sweeping New Tariffs, Targets Canada With 35% Duty

U.S. President Donald Trump has unveiled a sweeping set of new tariffs affecting nearly 70 countries, including a sharp 35 per cent duty on...

ExxonMobil Q2 Profits Slide 23.4% Amid Falling Crude Prices

ExxonMobil has reported a 23.4 per cent drop in second-quarter profits, attributing the decline to lower global crude oil prices, which outweighed gains from...

Dangote Refinery Drops ₦100bn Lawsuit Against NNPCL, NMDPRA, Oil Marketers

Dangote Petroleum Refinery and Petrochemicals has officially withdrawn its ₦100 billion lawsuit against the Nigerian Midstream and Downstream Petroleum Regulatory Authority (NMDPRA), the Nigerian...

Trump Escalates Trade War With Sweeping Tariffs on Copper, Drugs, and Global Imports

Former U.S. President Donald Trump has dramatically intensified his global trade agenda, announcing a 50% tariff on imported copper and revealing plans for future...

Neglected and Forgotten: Two Decades On, Bakassi Returnees in Bayelsa Still Await Resettlement

Nearly 20 years after Nigeria ceded the Bakassi Peninsula to Cameroon following a ruling by the International Court of Justice in 2002, thousands of...

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