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The Kaduna State Governor, Uba Sani, has approved 50 Christians from the state to embark on holy pilgrimage, ending an 11-year suspension of the programme. The Christian pilgrimage scheme was halted during the administration of former Governor Nasir El-Rufai, when the Christian Pilgrims Welfare Agency was scrapped—a move that generated controversy within sections of the Christian community. Reacting to the …

  Cuba’s economy crippled under Trump administration’s oil policy Mandy Pruna remembers with a nostalgia-filled grin the influx of American travelers that came to Cuba after then-US President Barack Obama restored diplomatic relations with the island in 2015. Pruna and his bright red 1957 Chevrolet were in constant demand and he says countless visitors including celebrities like Will Smith, Rihanna …

  The study found that the former minister shared the satirical article as fact, misleading the Nigerian media and parliament. A new study has revealed how Nigeria’s former Minister of Aviation and recent ambassadorial nominee, Femi Fani-Kayode, amplified a fictitious story that misled the Nigerian media and, in turn, the House of Representatives. Titled, ‘7,221 Refrigerated Human Penises”: Examining Nigerian …

A former Independent National Electoral Commission’s Resident Electoral Commissioner, Mike Igini, has called on President Bola Tinubu to withhold assent on the recently passed Electoral Act (Repeal and Re-Enactment) Bill 2026, describing it as “a recipe for chaos” that could undermine Nigeria’s democracy. Igini made the call on Wednesday during an interview on Arise Television following the Senate’s passage of …

  President Donald Trump waves toward … After passing notes for three-and-a-half hours Tuesday, Iranian and American negotiators departed their indirect talks in Geneva with an agreement to keep talking. What they’re talking about, exactly, remains an open question. It’s unclear if the two sides are focused just on Iran’s nuclear program or other issues like the country’s ballistic missiles. …

UN rights experts have expressed concerns that flawed “Epstein Files” disclosures undermine accountability for crimes against women and girls. The rights experts, in a statement, demanded accountability, independent, thorough and impartial investigation, saying “no one is too wealthy or too powerful to be above the law”. The large-scale disclosure of materials known as the “Epstein Files” has revealed “disturbing and …

Amb. Bianca Odumegwu-Ojukwu, Nigeria’s Minister of State for Foreign Affairs, on Tuesday reaffirmed Nigeria’s commitment to constructive engagement with the ECOWAS Court. Odumegwu-Ojukwu, in a statement by Kimiebi Ebienfa, the spokesperson of the ministry, also pledged Nigeria’s commitment to working closely with the court towards finding practical solutions that will uphold the integrity of the judicial institution and advance sub-regional …

Migrants, refugees and asylum-seekers in Libya are enduring ruthless and systematic human rights violations, including killings, torture, sexual violence and trafficking, a new UN report has disclosed. The report, published on Tuesday by the UN human rights office, OHCHR, covered the period from January 2024 to December 2025. The report documents what it calls an “exploitative model preying on migrants, …

The Senate on Tuesday passed the Electoral Act, 2022 (Repeal and Re-Enactment) Bill 2026, following tense deliberations and a contentious debate over Clause 60. The upper chamber resumed proceedings with a demand for a division on Clause 60 raised by Senator Enyinnaya Abaribe (ADC/Abia South), prompting a rowdy session. As reported by Channels TV, Senate President Godswill Akpabio stated that …

Minority members of the House of Representatives on Tuesday staged a dramatic walkout from plenary in protest against the passage of key provisions in the Electoral Act Amendment Bill 2025, accusing the majority of pushing partisan interests ahead of electoral integrity. The protest followed the adoption of Clause 60(3), which provides for both real-time electronic transmission and manual transmission of …