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President Donald Trump’s war with Iran hasn’t exactly been a rousing success so far. And much of the American public expects that the conflict’s end — whenever that will be — won’t change that. Polling in recent weeks paints a picture of an American public that is over it. People didn’t like the war to begin with, they don’t think …

President Bola Tinubu has called on Nigerians to embrace love, tolerance and unity as Muslims across the country celebrate Eid-el-Kabir. Tinubu spoke with journalists on Wednesday shortly after observing the Eid prayers at the Dodan Barracks prayer ground in Lagos. The President thanked God for preserving the lives of Nigerians to witness another Eid-el-Kabir celebration and urged citizens to reflect …

The Israeli military has ordered the evacuation of the southern Lebanese city of Tyre, after carrying out another wave of air strikes that it said targeted the Iran-backed armed group Hezbollah. The military told residents of Tyre and surrounding areas that it was “compelled to act forcefully” because Hezbollah was violating a US-brokered ceasefire that began five weeks ago. Also …

Ongoing conflict in the Democratic Republic of Congo is hampering the Ebola outbreak response, the head of the World Health Organization (WHO) has warned. Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said the east of the country was at the centre of a “catastrophic collision of disease and conflict” with the Ebola outbreak in Ituri province outpacing the response. In a statement posted …

Former presidential aspirant of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Stanley Osifo, has congratulated President Bola Tinubu on his emergence as the party’s presidential flagbearer after Saturday’s primary election. Osifo conveyed the congratulatory message in a letter dated May 25 and addressed to Tinubu. A copy of the acknowledgement was made available to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Wednesday …

Some experts have linked Nigeria’s recent rise in inflation to external shocks and domestic factors, including the removal of fuel subsidy and insecurity. The experts made this known in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Abuja on Wednesday, while reacting to the latest inflation figures for April. According to them, Nigeria’s recent uptick in inflation is …

Expert on Power, Mr Kunle Olubiyo says lack of investment, and obsolete equipment among others have continued to hinder the growth of the power sector. Olubiyo, who is also the President, Nigeria Consumer Protection Network made this known in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Abuja on Wednesday. According to him, the Electricity Distribution Companies (DisCos) …

WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. military said Monday that it carried out “self-defense” strikes in southern Iran, including on missile launch sites and boats placing mines, even as President Donald Trump said on social media that negotiations with Tehran were “proceeding nicely.” The strikes were done “to protect our troops from threats posed by Iranian forces,” but the military was …

The Airline Operators of Nigeria (AON) has reacted to the claim that its members are indebted to the Nigeria Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) for services the agency rendered. The association said in a statement in Lagos on Monday that all services rendered by NCAA to domestic airline operators were fully paid for in advance on a cash-before-service basis. AON also …

The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, has described ongoing infrastructure projects across the FCT as a clear “demonstration of President Bola Tinubu’s commitment to good governance”. Wike made the remarks on Monday, after inspecting some ongoing projects across the capital city, expressing satisfaction with the pace and quality of delivery by contractors. He explained that the …