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Refineries in India are buying Nigerian crude while the country’s Dangote Petroleum Refinery is largely running on American oil, The PUNCH reports. In a twist that underscores the complexities of global oil trade, India’s state refiners are snapping up Nigerian crude oil while Africa’s largest refinery, located in Nigeria, is increasingly importing crude from the United States, a development that …

House Oversight Chair James Comer praised President Donald Trump for placing Washington, DC, police under federal control and said he plans to follow up with a hearing with city officials when lawmakers return to Washington. House Oversight Committee Chairman James Comer at the Capitol in Washington, DC, on July 16.J. Scott Applewhite/AP The committee confirmed Monday it had received notification …

Five Al Jazeera journalists were among seven people killed in an Israeli strike in Gaza on Sunday night. One of them is a prominent voice for the news channel and has been reporting from inside the city since the crisis began in October 2023. The correspondent, Anas al-Sharif, was targeted in an air raid on a tent at Al-Shifa hospital’s …

The UN’s human rights office has condemned a targeted Israeli attack that killed six journalists in Gaza, calling it a “grave breach” of international law. Palestinians attend the funeral of journalists killed in an Israeli strike Five Al Jazeera journalists, including correspondent Anas al-Sharif, were killed in an Israeli airstrike on Sunday. Two others were killed, including a freelance journalist, …

Comfort Emmanson, the passenger accused of assaulting airline officials aboard an Ibom Air flight from Uyo to Lagos, has been charged in court and remanded in Kirikiri Correctional Centre in Lagos. Screenshot from one of the videos showing the moment Comfort Emmanson was assaulting Ibom Air crew member. Source: X Tunde Moshood, Special Adviser on Media and Communications to the …

Six months into Donald Trump’s second term, his administration is at war with the federal judiciary, evading court orders blocking its agenda, suing judges for alleged misconduct, and veering toward what multiple current and former federal judges say could be a constitutional crisis. The administration this summer sued the entire federal district court in Maryland after its chief judge temporarily …

UN ambassadors have condemned Israel’s plans to “take control” of Gaza City as Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu insisted it was the “best way” to end the war. During a press conference, which Netanyahu said was intended to “puncture the lies”, the Israeli leader said the planned offensive would move “fairly quickly” and would “free Gaza from Hamas”. He also claimed …

A diplomatic scramble unfolded Saturday after President Donald Trump announced he would meet his Russian counterpart, Vladimir Putin, next week in Alaska, as European leaders rushed to understand the terms of the meeting and ensure Ukraine was not being left out of discussions about its future. In the English countryside Saturday, European officials presented their case to Vice President JD Vance in …

With just two days to the August 12 deadline for vehicle owners to obtain or regularise their tinted glass permits, the Nigeria Police Force has remained silent on how it plans to enforce the directive, a development that has left motorists anxious and uncertain. The renewed focus on tinted glass permits dates back to May 1, 2025, when the police reactivated …

The Federal Government has assured medical doctors and other healthcare workers that their outstanding seven months’ salary arrears will be paid before the end of August 2025, in a bid to avert a looming nationwide strike in the health sector. The assurance was given by the Minister of Health and Social Welfare, Prof. Ali Pate, during a joint meeting held …