G7 nations will hold an emergency meeting on Monday to discuss surging oil prices as crude jumped above $100 a barrel and stock markets slumped over the escalating US-Israeli war with Iran. Finance ministers from leading industrialised countries, including UK Chancellor Rachel Reeves, will gather to discuss the economic impact of the conflict. Global oil prices reached nearly $120 on …
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Mojtaba Khamenei will replace his father, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, as Iran’s new supreme leader. A statement by the Assembly of Experts – an 88-member clerical body tasked with selecting the supreme leader – was read aloud by a presenter on state TV. Mojtaba Khamenei takes over from his father – who was killed in the first wave of US and …
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Iranians have told the BBC about the moment several oil depots were hit by strikes overnight, as the US and Israel continue their attack on the country. One resident said “it was as if night had turned into day”. Fuel depots were hit in Tehran and Karaj, west of the capital, according to local news agencies, citing a source in …
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The Court of Appeal has upheld the conviction and sentencing of former Group Managing Director of Nigerian Army Properties Limited (NAPL), Maj.-Gen. Umar Mohammed, for stealing and misappropriating funds belonging to th company. In the Certified True Copy (CTC) of the judgment, the appellate court dismissed Mohammed’s appeal challenging the jurisdiction of the Special Court Martial (Nigerian Army) and the …
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The Government of the Peoples Republic of China has underscored the need to end the warring situation in Iran, in the bid to restore peace to the Middle East and the rest of the world. Mr Wang Yi, China’s Foreign Affairs Minister, disclosed this while fielding questions from journalists against the backdrop of the 4th Session of the 14th National …
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Teenage pregnancy remains a serious public health challenge in Nigeria, with northern states such as Kebbi, Zamfara, and Kaduna recording the highest rates. This is according to the 2025 State of Health of the Nation Report, released on Sunday in Abuja and produced under the National Health Act (2014). It highlighted adolescent reproductive health trended nationwide and revealed emerging regional …
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•B/Haram, ISWAP declare caliphate in Borno, claim responsibility for soldiers, residents’ killings, abduction of hundreds •Dozens dead in Benue, Niger, Kogi attacks, 10 abducted in Kwara, ‘brutal killings’ in Ebonyi as monarch die during negotiation with captors •US Congressman raises concerns over reported attacks on Christians Nigeria’s journey toward decentralised police got a boost on Wednesday after the Inspector-General …
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Norwegian police and forensic experts have been deployed to inspect the site of the explosion. An overnight explosion at the US embassy in Oslo may have been an act of terrorism, Norway’s police have said. The embassy in the Norwegian capital sustained minor damage after the blast in the early hours of Sunday – but no-one was injured. “One of …
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The 2023 presidential candidate of the Labour Party, Peter Obi, has formally registered as a member of the African Democratic Congress. Obi, who completed his registration in his hometown of Agulu in Aniocha Local Government Area of Anambra State on Saturday, said he would challenge the newly passed Electoral Act 2026 in court over what he described as attempts to …
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The communication, circulated from NIGPOL FORSEC Abuja to various police formations nationwide, confirmed that Deputy Commissioner of Police (DeComPol) Aliyu Abubakar has been posted to serve as Head of the Police Mobile Unit (PMU) or the Inspector General of Police (IGP) Monitoring Unit at the Force Headquarters. The Nigeria Police Force (NPF) has ordered the posting of several senior …
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