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French President Emmanuel Macron on Wednesday expressed support for Spain after U.S. President Donald Trump threatened to “cut off all trade with Spain.” According to French daily Le Parisien, Macron held phone talks with Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez on Wednesday to convey France’s “European solidarity” in response to the recent U.S. threats of economic coercion targeting Spain. Trump on …

Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, has promised to issue Certificate of Occupancy (C of O) to the indigenous people of FCT, living on their ancestral land. Wike made the promise on Wednesday, during a thank-you visit to the people of Abuja Municipal Area Council (AMAC). He explained that the move was to give the people a …

President Bola Tinubu has directed the suspension of the newly introduced cashless payment system at airports over traffic gridlock experienced by travellers across the country. Mr Festus Keyamo, Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development disclosed this after the Federal Executive Council (FEC) meeting presided over by President Bola Tinubu on Wednesday, at the State House, Abuja. He noted that the …

President Bola Tinubu has initiated plans to establish a Grid Asset Management Company (GAMCO) to strengthen the transmission segment of the nation”s electricity value chain. The Minister of Information and National Orientation, Mohammed Idris, disclosed this after the Federal Executive Council (FEC) meeting presided over by President Bola Tinubu on Wednesday, at the State House, Abuja. He said the proposal …

The All Progressives Congress (APC) in Lagos State has expressed shock and deep sorrow over the sudden death of its newly elected Assistant Publicity Secretary, Mr Karamo Yesiro. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Yesiro’s passing came barely 24 hours after his re-election as the party assistant publicity secretary at the Lagos State APC Congress held at Onikan …

The Anambra Government has warned that any student that fails to attend school on Mondays will face a one-week suspension. The Commissioner for Education, Prof. Ngozi Chuma-Udeh, issued the warning while addressing the managements of Mount Olive Schools and Spring Field Academy GRA, Onitsha, in her office on Wednesday. Chuma-Udeh said the directive followed instructions from Gov. Chukwuma Soludo. The …

United States charter flight of American citizens departed the Middle East on Wednesday in route to the homeland as part of the country’s ongoing efforts to assist Americans’ return home. Additional flights will be surged across the region, the Department of State said in a press statement released by the office of the Spokesperson. The Department advised American citizens in …

A daring night operation by troops of 4 Brigade, under 2 Division of the Nigerian Army, has left a suspected notorious kidnapping kingpin dead and four abducted victims freed in Edo State. The operation, carried out under Operation IGBO DANU 1, took place on March 3, 2026, in the dense Warake Forest, Auchi, Etsako West Local Government Area of Edo …

A US submarine torpedoed an Iranian warship in the Indian Ocean. Turkey says NATO shot down an Iranian missile that was traveling toward its airspace. US to strike “deeper” into Iran: The chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff said the US will start “striking progressively deeper into Iranian territory,” and US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth cautioned Americans that it’s …

The Rivers State House of Assembly has invited nine commissioner nominees submitted by Governor Sir Siminalayi Fubara for screening to become members of his cabinet. The nominations follow the dissolution of the previous cabinet after a peace agreement in February in Abuja between Governor Fubara and his predecessor, Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Chief Nyesom Wike. In a letter …