Iranian forces have targeted a United States military installation in Bahrain in an apparent retaliatory strike against an alleged American attack on Iranian territory, marking Tehran’s first direct attempt to hit a U.S. military facility in a Gulf country in more than two months. The United States Central Command (CENTCOM) confirmed that its air defence…
Suspected bandits have abducted six Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) in Anguwan Baijuwa, Kaso, Chikun Local Government Area of Kaduna State, while they were travelling to their farmlands. The Secretary to the Village Head of Kaso, Jonah Baba, confirmed the incident to Leadership, disclosing that the attackers ambushed the victims around Romi Stream, along the Suleja…
Oyo State Governor and Allied Peoples Movement (APM) presidential candidate, Seyi Makinde, has suggested that his reported ambition to contest the 2027 presidential election may have created a rift between him and President Bola Tinubu, despite his support for Tinubu’s victory in Oyo State during the 2023 general elections. Speaking on Arise Television, Makinde said…
U.S. President Donald Trump has signaled a significant shift in his administration’s diplomatic approach toward Iran, declaring that Washington no longer needs an agreement with Tehran and directing Vice President JD Vance to step back from leading negotiations. In a morning post on Truth Social, Trump instructed Vance, who had been overseeing diplomatic efforts to…
Detectives have arrested a suspect, Stanley Odero over the brutal murder of a 14-year-old schoolgirl in Masana village in South Maragoli, Kenya. The Directorate of Criminal Investigation, DCI, disclosed this in a statement on Friday, November 13, 2026. The victim, Draron Kanagi, a Grade 8 pupil at Hamasana Primary School, went missing on the…
Canadian pop star Avril Lavigne has announced the birth of her first child, a baby girl, in a post shared on Instagram. The 42-year-old singer marked the occasion with a series of black-and-white photographs, including a close-up of her newborn daughter’s hand. Another image showed a pair of chequered Vans sneakers placed on a skateboard,…
Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, has accused Peter Obi, presidential candidate of the Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC), of displaying lawlessness and promoting division after allegedly refusing to stand for Nigeria’s national anthem while standing for another anthem at a recent gathering in Lagos. Wike made the remarks while addressing traditional rulers,…
The Oyo State Police Command has arraigned two men over the alleged unauthorised recording and circulation of the corpse of late gospel singer Olayemi Bayonle Bolaji, popularly known as Toluwanisings. The command’s spokesperson, DSP Ayanlade Olayinka, confirmed the development to journalists, disclosing that one of the suspects, Prophet Moses Idowu, was arrested after allegedly visiting…
The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) on Friday, November 13, ordered an unprecedented nationwide ground stop for all departing flights, citing “extraordinary circumstances and for reasons of safety.” The emergency alert, issued at 3:54 p.m., provided little explanation, instructing that “all departing traffic should remain ground stopped until further notice.” The sudden disruption triggered widespread flight…
US officials have told Congress that attacks against Christians in Nigeria have continued, nearly a year after President Donald Trump renewed the country’s designation as a “Country of Particular Concern” (CPC) over religious freedom violations. The concerns were raised on Thursday, November 12, during a US House Foreign Affairs Subcommittee on Africa hearing chaired by…
