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The Louvre museum in Paris announced it would remain closed Monday as investigations continue into Sunday’s extraordinary theft of historic jewelry – and experts say the prospects of recovering the treasures are slim. In a post on X, the museum said it regretted Monday’s closure, as France begins to digest the implications of the brazen heist in which robbers made off with artefacts from the French …

Stranded residents on Monday morning expressed anger over security forces’ decision to mount barricades at strategic points within the nation’s capital, Abuja, a development that caused serious gridlock. The checkpoints had caused gridlock, with commuters from Bwari, Ushafa, Dutse, and parts of Kubwa stranded on their way to the city centre. Sahara Reporters publisher, Omoyele Sowore, and some activists had …

“We draw our moral distinction as a people from the judiciary, and we owe it the reverence and autonomy to remain the last sanctuary of our collective conscience.” President Bola Tinubu has charged the Nigerian judiciary to remain steadfast, impartial, and incorruptible in dispensing justice, warning that the breakdown of any society begins when those entrusted with interpreting its laws …

Heavy security presence enveloped the Presidential Villa and major routes across Abuja on Monday following plans for a protest demanding the release of the detained leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Mazi Nnamdi Kanu. The demonstration, organized by activist and former presidential candidate Omoyele Sowore, convener of the #RevolutionNow movement, caused traffic disruptions at key entry points into …

Huge crowds took part in “No Kings” protests against President Donald Trump’s policies in cities across the US on Saturday, including New York, Washington DC, Chicago, Miami and Los Angeles. Thousands packed New York City’s iconic Times Square and streets all around, with people holding signs with slogans like “Democracy not Monarchy” and “The Constitution is not optional”. The Donald …

The negotiation was led by a notorious bandit kingpin, Isiya Kwashen Garwa, who facilitated the safe release of the abductees on Sunday. The Chairman of Faskari Local Government Area in Katsina State, Hon. Surajo Aliyu Daudawa, personally ventured into the forest to negotiate with bandits and secured the release of 26 kidnapped victims from the Tafoki area of the state. …

President Donald Trump announced Sunday he would end all US payments and subsidies to Colombia, marking a dramatic escalation in his back-and-forth with the country’s president, Gustavo Petro. President Donald Trump and President of Colombia Gustavo Petro Andrew Harnik/Getty Images; Diego Cuevas/Getty ImagesWest Palm Beach, Florida —  Trump said in a post to social media that Petro “does nothing to stop” the production of …

The Minister of Information and National Orientation, Mohammed Idris, has dismissed reports credited to him that by 203, the number of governors of the All Progressives Congress, APC, in the country would be 30, leaving the remaining six to opposition parties. Idris, who spokes at the Progrssives Governors’ Summit for commissioners of information for APC-controlled states in Madiguri, Borno State, …

Israel says it has “begun renewed enforcement” of the ceasefire, hours after carrying out a “wave of strikes” on Gaza, and both sides accused each other of breaching the deal The IDF earlier said Hamas “fired an anti-tank missile and gunfire toward IDF troops” near Rafah, killing two – but the group says it is unaware of any clashes there Hamas has said Israel …

Nigerian government reaffirmed that all students must continue to register and take English Language and Mathematics for their O-Level examinations. The Nigerian government has reaffirmed that English Language and Mathematics remain compulsory subjects for all students registering and taking O-Level examinations across the country. A statement issued on Sunday by the Director of Press and Public Relations at the Federal …