Tag: politics
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Iran targets British-US base and its main nuclear enrichment site is struck again
By Editor Iran targeted a joint UK/USA military base in the Indian Ocean, and Iran’s main nuclear enrichment site was struck again, as the war in the Middle East entered its fourth week. “The war is not close to ending,” said Israel’s army chief, Gen. Eyal Zamir, while Iran said it targeted Israel’s nuclear program,…
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Iran executes 19-year-old champion wrestler
By Editor The Iranian regime, led by Mojtaba Khamenei hanged young wrestler, Saleh Mohammadi on Thursday. Mohammadi has represented his country internationally and was held over his alleged involvement in the protests that shook the nation last January. The execution, in which Iranian citizens Mehdi Ghasemi and Saeed Davoudi were also killed, followed a judicial…
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Nigeria, UK sign deal to accept failed asylum seekers, offenders
Nigeria has signed a new agreement with the United Kingdom to facilitate the return of failed asylum seekers, visa overstayers, and convicted offenders, in a move they say is aimed at strengthening migration control and bilateral cooperation. The deal was signed by Nigeria’s Minister of Interior, Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo, and the UK Home Secretary, Shabana Mahmood,…
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Suicide bomb attacks kill at least 23 in Maiduguri
By Editor In the updated count, at least 23 people have been killed and 108 injured in a series of suspected suicide bombings in Maiduguri, Borno State. A post office, a popular weekly market, and the University of Maiduguri Teaching Hospital were hit within minutes of each other at around 7.30pm on Monday. The sites,…
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D’Tigress receive houses and national honours from Federal Goverment
By Editor D’Tigress have received the documents for the houses and national honours as part of the promises made to them by President Bola Tinubu, after winning the Afrobasket in August last year in Cote d’Ivoire. The presentation was made to the squad in Lyon, France, on Monday by the Chairman of the National Sports…
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Abuja-Kaduna train derails, passengers injured
By Editor Many passengers are confirmed to have sustained injuries on Monday morning after a train operating on the Abuja-Kaduna rail corridor was involved in an incident that forced the service to halt midway through the journey. Some eyewitnesses have confirmed the incident as a collision between two trains. The passenger train travelling from Kaduna…
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Wahid Oshodi becomes Africa’s first director on World Table Tennis Board
By Editor Nigeria’s Wahid Oshodi has made history with his appointment to the board of World Table Tennis (WTT), the commercial arm of the International Table Tennis Federation (ITTF). The announcement came during the ITTF Executive Board meeting on March 1, 2026, at WTT Headquarters in Singapore. Following portfolio allocations, ITTF President Petra Sörling and…
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Badagry Grammar School Bags CAF Football Initiative
By our reporter The First Phase of the Confederation of African Football (CAF) School Development Programme concluded in Lagos State, with Badagry Grammar School being the last beneficiary. This initiative, supported by CAF and implemented through the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF), is aimed at fostering football development among pupils and equipping them with the essential…
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Police Conference funds not diverted, says conference organiser, Shina Philips
By Editor Lenders Consult International Limited has stated that the company and its Managing Director/Chief Executive Officer, Dr Shina Philips, did not divert funds meant for the organisation of the Conference and Retreat for Senior Police Officers. The company stated this on Saturday, March 14 in response to a report published on March 3, 2026,…
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63% poverty is Tinubu’s scorecard – ADC
By Editor The African Democratic Congress (ADC) has described recent reports that Nigeria’s poverty rate has risen to 63% after the removal of petrol subsidy as the real scorecard of President Bola Tinubu and a consequence of his ill-defined neoliberal economic policies. In a statement signed by its National Publicity Secretary, Mallam Bolaji Abdullahi, the…
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