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CNN — Emerging from a highly anticipated classified briefing on Thursday, Democratic and Republican senators were not in agreement over exactly how much US strikes on Iran set back that country’s nuclear program. Many Republicans said that they believe it will now take Iran years longer to build a nuclear weapon, though some acknowledged the threat is not completely neutralized. But Democrats …

Iran’s foreign minister has admitted that “excessive and serious” damage was done to the country’s nuclear sites in the recent US and Israeli bombings. Abbas Araghchi told a state broadcaster on Thursday evening that an assessment of the damage is being carried out by the Atomic Energy Organisation of Iran. Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi, said the damage to the …

The INEC chairman, however, denied insinuations in some quarters that the commission was compromising its independence on the status of the association seeking registration. The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) says it has received letters of intent from 110 associations seeking to be registered as political parties ahead of the 2027 general elections in Nigeria. The INEC Chairman, Mahmood Yakubu, …

The organisation said, her legacy is one of bold reform, global leadership and a relentless pursuit of integrity. The Director-General of the World Trade Organisation (WTO), Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, has been awarded the 2025 Cressey Award by the Association of Certified Fraud Examiners (ACFE) for her lifetime contribution to the detection and deterrence of fraud. The award was presented to Mrs …

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has lashed out at those behind a proposed political coalition aimed at stopping his re-election bid in 2027, describing them as political ‘internally displaced persons’. Tinubu made the remarks on Wednesday while commissioning legacy projects in Lafia, the Nasarawa State capital. The projects were executed by Governor Abdullahi Sule, whom the President praised for prioritising the …

In its statement, IPOB dismissed Gowon’s comments as “a coordinated propaganda campaign” aimed at whitewashing his role in what it described as “Africa’s most brutal civil war.” The Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) has slammed the former Nigerian Head of State, General Yakubu Gowon (rtd), branding him a “war criminal who presided over the murder” of millions of civilians. The …

The presidency has announced that President Bola Tinubu will, on Thursday, sign into law four tax reform bills that will “transform Nigeria’s fiscal and revenue framework.” Bayo Onanuga, Special Adviser to the President on Information and Strategy, made this known in a statement titled, ‘President Tinubu signs four tax bills into law tomorrow.’ The bills include the Nigeria Tax Bill, …

The Federal Government has announced plans to clear outstanding payments owed to contractors who have duly completed verified projects across Ministries, Departments and Agencies, while also continuing the phased payment of the N35,000 wage award arrears to civil servants. In a statement on Tuesday by the Director of Press and Public Relations, Office of the Accountant General of the Federation, …

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates— The fragile ceasefire between Israel and Iran appeared to be holding on Wednesday while U.S. President Donald Trump asserted that U.S. and Iranian officials will talk next week, giving rise to cautious hope for longer-term peace even as Tehran insisted it will not give up its nuclear program. Trump, who helped negotiate the ceasefire that took hold Tuesday on the …

By Idahosa Musa Benin City, Nigeria –  Edo State Governor, Senator Monday Okpebholo, has flagged off a 14 -kilometre road project in Uhunwonde Local Government Area in the State. Upon completion, the road project which was flagged off on Tuesday is expected to link ten communities in the local government area, including the immediate past Governor Godwin Obaseki’s community. Addressing …