The member representing Esan North East/Esan South East Federal Constituency in the House of Representatives, Henry Okojie, has emerged as the All Progressives Congress candidate for the 2027 general elections after clinching the party’s ticket unopposed. Okojie, who currently chairs the House Committee on Petroleum Resources (Midstream), was returned as the party’s standard-bearer following the…
The Presidency has dismissed claims that Abu-Bilal Al-Manuki, the senior Islamic State leader eliminated in a joint Nigeria-United States military operation, had been killed in a previous operation, insisting that earlier reports linking his name to a 2024 strike were a case of mistaken identity. The clarification came from Special Adviser to President Bola Tinubu…
U.S. President Donald Trump has announced that American forces and the Nigerian Armed Forces carried out what he described as a “meticulously planned and very complex mission” targeting a top ISIS commander. According to Trump, the operation led to the elimination of Abu-Bilal al-Minuki, whom he identified as the second-in-command figure within ISIS and “the…
India and the United Arab Emirates have inked energy and defense pacts during Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s trip to the Gulf nation on Friday. Modi started his five-nation tour with a brief visit to the UAE, after which he will head to the Netherlands, Sweden, Norway, and Italy. The UAE also pledged investments in India…
African fashion is going through a quiet but powerful shift. It’s no longer only about traditional outfits for ceremonies or cultural events. It is now becoming part of global luxury culture, red carpet identity, and international storytelling. What makes this moment interesting is not just the clothes themselves, but the system growing around them, designers,…
Ghana has officially concluded its Extended Credit Facility (ECF) programme with the International Monetary Fund, marking the end of the country’s latest financial bailout arrangement after years of economic turbulence. The government says the programme ended ahead of schedule following what it described as a strong economic turnaround driven by fiscal discipline, structural reforms and…
MALE, Maldives (AP) — A high-risk operation to recover the bodies of four Italian divers from deep inside an underwater cave in the Maldives was suspended on Friday after rough seas repeatedly hampered efforts. Speaking a day after the body of a fifth member of the dive group was recovered on Thursday, Italy’s Foreign Minister…
From Equatorial Guinea to Tanzania, from Accra to Addis Ababa, and now, from Nairobi to Kigali, President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, with sartorial elegance and swashbuckling confidence, is traversing Africa, preaching Nigeria’s reform story to the world.
Ex-Vice President Atiku Abubakar on Friday called on federal authorities and the Kaduna State Government to immediately release former Kaduna State Governor Nasir El-Rufai, describing his continued detention before the Eid-el-Kabir celebrations as “cruel, unjustifiable, and deeply troubling. ”Atiku described the situation as a violation of civil liberties, democratic norms and the rule of law,…
Petitions, protests, legal threats and accusations of imposition have trailed the ongoing screening of aspirants by the ruling All Progressives Congress across several states ahead of the 2027 general elections, exposing widening cracks within the party over the use of consensus arrangements and the disqualification of aspirants. Investigations by My News HQ revealed that aggrieved…
