Somali football referee denied entry to US returns home to hero’s welcome
Somali international referee Omar Artan has returned home to a hero’s welcome after being banned from entering the United States. He was due to officiate at matches during the FIFA World Cup but was turned away at the border in Miami over the weekend,…
Kenyan shot in head at protest over US Ebola centre
Kenyan protesters and police clashed Tuesday as officers fired tear gas at hundreds of people demonstrating against an Ebola quarantine centre being built for US citizens in a tourist town and made several arrests, journalists saw. The centre at Laikipia…
​Fight Against Terror a National Duty: Tinubu Outlines New Whole-of-Society Strategy
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has urged the citizenry to recognize that the eradication of violent extremism, banditry, and kidnapping must be treated as a collective civic obligation. Speaking on the strategic re-engineering of the country’s defense…
​Oyo Demolishes House Linked to Adelabu Family Kidnap Case
​The Oyo State Government has demolished a three-bedroom bungalow in Ibadan that was used as an operational hideout by a notorious kidnapping syndicate. ​The structure, located in the Lakoun community along the Ayegun-Olojuoro Road axis of Ibadan, was…
​We Won’t Surrender to Terrorists, Bandits — Tinubu
President Bola Tinubu has assured Nigerians that his administration will maintain an unwavering stance against insecurity, declaring that the Federal Government will neither surrender to terrorists nor bow to bandits. ​The President also emphasized that…
Armenia’s Geopolitical Future at Stake as Voters Head to Polls
Armenians voted on Sunday in one of the country’s most consequential elections since gaining independence from the Soviet Union. The parliamentary vote is widely viewed as a referendum on Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan and his efforts to steer…
Iran’s World Cup Squad Leaves for Mexico Amid War Tensions and U.S. Visa Dispute
Iran’s national football team has departed Turkey for its World Cup base in Tijuana, Mexico, in an emotional send-off marked by players kissing copies of the Quran before boarding their flight. The departure comes under the shadow of escalating…
Mogadishu residents flee as gunfire breaks out near house of former Somali PM
People in Mogadishu’s Howl Wadaag district flee as gunfire can be heard near former Somali prime minister Hassan Ali Khaire’s home. Khaire said in a social media post that he was attacked by government forces ahead of planned protests.Heavy…
Atiku takes early lead in ADC presidential primaries, wins five states
Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar has taken an early lead in the presidential primaries of the African Democratic Congress, securing victories in five states as delegates across the country vote to determine the party’s flagbearer for the 2027…
Iranian enriched uranium stockpile to be ‘destroyed’ – Trump
US President Donald Trump has outlined his preferred options for disposing of Iran’s enriched uranium stockpile as negotiators meet for high-stakes talks in Qatar. The US has demanded that Iran completely dismantle its nuclear program, while Tehran…