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ABUJA, Nigeria — Former First Lady Dame Patience Jonathan has publicly ruled out any return to Aso Rock in the 2027 general elections, throwing her support behind President Bola Tinubu and First Lady Senator Oluremi Tinubu. Speaking in Abuja on Saturday, May 10, 2025, at the Women Icon Leader of… Read more »

ABUJA, Nigeria — The Alliance on Surviving COVID-19 and Beyond (ASCAB), a coalition of 70 labour and civil society organisations, has called on Nigeria’s anti-corruption agencies to investigate the alleged diversion of a $3.4 billion emergency loan secured from the International Monetary Fund (IMF) in 2020 to combat the economic… Read more »

MAKURDI, Nigeria — A wave of coordinated violence across four Local Government Areas (LGAs) in Benue State has left at least 23 people dead, forcing scores of residents to flee their homes amid fears of further attacks. The affected LGAs — Guma, Logo, Ukum, and Kwande — have experienced repeated… Read more »

KYIV, Ukraine — In a powerful show of unity, the leaders of France, Germany, the United Kingdom, and Poland convened in Ukraine’s capital on Saturday, May 10, 2025, to call for an immediate and unconditional 30-day ceasefire in the Russia-Ukraine war. The high-stakes visit comes amid growing international pressure on… Read more »

MOSCOW, Russia — Russian President Vladimir Putin has proposed holding direct peace talks with Ukraine in Istanbul on Thursday, May 15, 2025, signalling a possible breakthrough in the more than three-year war that has devastated large parts of Ukraine and destabilised the region. In a rare televised address on Sunday,… Read more »

ABUJA, Nigeria — President Bola Tinubu has asked the Supreme Court to dismiss a legal challenge filed by governors of 11 Peoples Democratic Party (PDP)-controlled states, contesting his Tuesday, March 18, 2025, declaration of a state of emergency in Rivers State and the suspension of all elected officials in the… Read more »

LAGOS, Nigeria — Moyosore Ogunlewe, Chairman of Kosofe Local Government Area (LGA), has secured the All Progressives Congress (APC) ticket for a second term following a largely uncontested primary election held on Saturday, May 11, 2025, in Lagos. The primary, conducted at the APC state secretariat on Acme Road in… Read more »

LAGOS, Nigeria — The 2025 Africa Magic Viewers’ Choice Awards (AMVCA) celebrated excellence in African film and television on Saturday, May 10, 2025, with Chioma Akpotha, Femi Adebayo, and Gabriel Afolayan taking top honours at a star-studded ceremony held at the Eko Hotel and Suites in Lagos. The annual awards,… Read more »

NEW DELHI/ISLAMABAD — India and Pakistan have agreed to a full and immediate ceasefire following days of cross-border violence that raised fears of broader regional conflict in South Asia. The truce, mediated by the United States, took effect at 17:00 local time (12:30 BST) and brings a temporary halt to… Read more »

ABUJA, Nigeria — Governors elected on the platform of Nigeria’s main opposition party, the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), are expected to meet in Abuja on Sunday, May 11, 2025, to discuss the party’s deepening crisis following a series of high-profile defections to the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC). Multiple sources… Read more »