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The US military is investigating Iranian claims that its strikes killed at least four people including two children at a wedding in southern Iran, Vice-President JD Vance has said. The Iranian Red Crescent Society (IRCS) – a humanitarian group – said shrapnel from a missile hit the ceremony at a home in Sirik on Tuesday, prompting Iranian foreign ministry spokesman …

The President, Congress of African Journalists (CAJ), Dr Christopher Isiguzo, has urged Nigerians to take greater ownership of the country’s narrative and ensure that its achievements receive adequate visibility alongside its challenges. Isiguzo made the call on Thursday in Abuja while delivering a keynote address titled, “Reclaiming Nigeria’s Sovereign Narrative: Developing a PR-Media Strategy to Rebuild the Nation’s Brand Identity”. …

A medical expert, Dr Uchechukwu Nwokwu, says seeking a second medical opinion is not an offence, emphasising that it is an integral part of medical practice that can resolve doubts. Nwokwu, National Coordinator, National Cancer Control Programme (NCCP), Federal Ministry of Health and Social Welfare, said this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Abuja on …

Prof. Muhammed Ladan, an International Law Expert, has called for an urgent overhaul of Nigeria’s defence architecture to confront emerging threats in cyberspace and other domains. Ladan, who is also the Coordinating Director, AfCFTA Law and Policy Programme Division, National Institute for Legislative and Democratic Studies, made the call on Thursday in Abuja while presenting a policy briefing at the …

  The clarification was contained in a statement issued on Thursday by Bayo Onanuga, Special Adviser to the President on Information and Strategy. The Nigerian presidency has moved to dispel reports surrounding an ongoing Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) lawsuit in the United States involving records relating to President Bola Tinubu, insisting that the case is a civil dispute over …

  *Orders IGP, AGF to allow him to see his lawyers A Federal High Court in Abuja has declined the request by Prince Adeniyi Adeyemi, the detained self-styled Director-General of the Presidential Foreign Investment Promotion Council (PFIPC), for bail and access to medical attention. Instead, in a ruling on an ex parte application by Adeyemi, Justice Obiora Egwuatu ordered the …

Driving south on a coastal road in southern Lebanon, the Lebanese and Hezbollah flags that line the road suddenly switch to Israeli flags. Soon, an Israeli checkpoint comes into view, where soldiers stand watch from the balconies of homes riddled with shrapnel. And then, the landscape turns flat: Village after village, home after home, reduced to rubble. CNN gained rare …

  As campaign activities for the 2027 general elections get underway, clerics and politicians have quickly resorted to old rhetoric and tricks to mobilise support for their candidates. As campaign activities for the 2027 general elections get underway, clerics and politicians have quickly resorted to old rhetoric and tricks to mobilise support for their candidates. But Nigerians are challenging the …

  Staff due for promotion were directed to “fill and submit the required numbers of APER forms to be assessed by their supervisors and use as inputs in scoring staff performances in the Performance Management Systems structure and template.” Fresh controversy is brewing at the Nigerian Export Promotion Council (NEPC) over its 2026 staff promotion exercise, with workers accusing Executive …

The Federal Government has warned parents, teachers, school proprietors, principals, invigilators and students involved in examination malpractice that they will face the consequences as it intensifies efforts to restore credibility to Nigeria’s public examination system. The Minister of Education, Dr Tunji Alausa, issued the warning on Thursday in Abuja during a meeting with the National Association of Proprietors of Private …