Large crowds gather in Tehran on first day of Ayatollah Khamenei’s funeral
Large crowds of black-clad mourners have gathered outside Tehran’s main mosque to pay their respects to Iran’s former supreme leader on the first day of his funeral commemorations. Ayatollah Ali Khamenei’s body is currently lying in…
Floods kill 59 in Ivory Coast since mid-May: Government
Widespread flooding has killed at least 59 people in Ivory Coast since the “particularly heavy” rainy season began in mid-May, a government spokesperson said Wednesday. Each year, the rainy season from late May to late July brings landslides…
Ramaphosa heads to Kinshasa as Africa rallies behind DRC’s Ebola fight
South African President Cyril Ramaphosa arrived in Kinshasa on Thursday for a high-level African Union solidarity mission aimed at reinforcing continental support for the Democratic Republic of the Congo’s response to its latest Ebola outbreak. The…
South African police say anti-immigrant protests were ‘mostly peaceful’
South African police said Wednesday that nationwide anti-immigration protests held the previous day were “mostly peaceful”, despite isolated incidents of looting and criminal activity. Around 900 people were arrested…
PTA rejects planned privatisation of Unity Colleges, urges FG to suspend move
The Zonal Chairmen of the Parents-Teachers Associations (PTAs) of Federal Unity Colleges across Nigeria have rejected plans by the Federal Government to privatise or concession the nation’s Unity Schools, describing the proposal as a threat to affordable…
BMONI and Mastercard collaborate to unlock instant card access for consumers in Nigeria
AI-powered financial platform introduces Naira and US Dollar virtual and physical cards for seamless local and cross-border transactions. Mastercard and BMONI, an AI-powered financial platform focused on simplifying access to money, have announced a…
Supreme Court to rule on Trump bid to limit birthright citizenship
The U.S. Supreme Court is due to rule on Tuesday on whether to let President Donald Trump restrict birthright citizenship in the United States — one of the top priorities in his crackdown on immigration — in a case involving a right that had long been…
US-Iran Peace Talks Postponed in Switzerland, Clouding Prospects for Lasting Truce
Diplomatic efforts to secure a permanent end to the devastating Middle East conflict hit a significant hurdle as Switzerland announced the abrupt postponement of highly anticipated peace talks between United States and Iranian negotiators. The…
NDC exempts Obi, Kwankwaso from anti-defection oath
The Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC) has exempted its presidential candidate, Peter Obi, and his running mate, Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso, from signing the party’s anti-defection oath, even as the requirement remains mandatory for all other candidates seeking…
2027: Elected Politicians Will Lose Seats If They Defect – NDC
The National Democratic Congress (NDC) has introduced a mandatory indemnity agreement for all its governorship and National Assembly candidates ahead of the 2027 general elections, warning that elected officials who defect from the party will forfeit…