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The United States has presented a 15-point plan to end the war with Iran, media reports said on Tuesday, with Pakistan acting as an intermediary to deliver the proposal to Tehran. According to Israeli broadcaster N12, the draft includes commitments from Iran not to pursue nuclear weapons and to hand over its stockpile of enriched uranium to the International Atomic …

The Minister of Power, Mr Adebayo Adelabu, assured on Tuesday that power supply would improve within two weeks and apologised to Nigerians for the current epileptic power situation in the country. Adelabu gave the assurance while briefing newsmen in Abuja on the state of the power sector since he assumed office in October 2023. “With the committee we have set …

The Swiss government has pledged support to Nigeria in addressing insecurity in the North-East region, signalling deeper bilateral cooperation. Switzerland’s Vice President, Ignazio Cassis, made the pledge on Tuesday in Abuja during talks with Vice-President Kashim Shettima. Shettima received Cassis and his spouse, Paola Rodoni Cassis, at the Presidential Wing of Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja, where they had a …

The All Indigenous Contractors Association of Nigeria (AICAN) has announced plans to protest at the upcoming All Progressives Congress (APC) national convention in Abuja over delayed payments for government contracts. Mr Jackson Nwosu, AICAN’s National President, said on Tuesday at a resumed protest in Abuja that the association is demanding the immediate release of N150 billion within 48 hours, part …

If the price of oil hits $150 a barrel it will trigger a global recession, the boss of US financial giant BlackRock has told the BBC. Larry Fink, who leads the world’s largest asset manager, said if Iran “remains a threat” and oil prices stay high it will have “profound implications” for the world economy. In a wide-ranging exclusive interview, …

A coalition of civil society groups, the Middle Belt Coalition for the Protection of Democracy, has insisted that the presidency must be zoned to the South in 2027, describing the demand as non-negotiable. The group’s chairman, Prince Pam Rwang, stated this at a press conference in Jos, Plateau State, on Tuesday, at the end of the COPDEM and the African …

El-Rufai at the Federal High Court in Kaduna on Tuesday morning under tight security for his arraignment.Photo credit: Godwin Isenyo The Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission on Tuesday arraigned former Kaduna State Governor, Nasir El-Rufai, before the Federal High Court in Kaduna after 38 days in detention over alleged corruption-related offences. El-Rufai was brought before Justice Rilwan …

California Democrats blasted federal immigration authorities after a viral video showed officers arresting two people, including a crying woman, at San Francisco International Airport. The video shows the woman — who the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) said is an illegal alien — wailing and dropping to the ground as she is being arrested by two plainclothes agents on Sunday while her …

An Iranian source told CNN on Tuesday that there had been “outreach” between the United States and Tehran and that Iran is willing to listen to “sustainable” proposals to end the war. “There has been outreach between the United States and Iran, initiated by Washington, in recent days, but nothing that has reached the level of full-on negotiations,” the source …

Iran launched multiple waves of missiles at Israel, the Israeli military said, after U.S. President Donald Trump postponed a threat to bomb the Islamic Republic’s power grid because of what he described as ​productive talks with Iranian officials. The missiles triggered air raid sirens in parts of Israel, including Tel Aviv where blasts from interceptions were heard. In one attack, …