The United States has begun using British military bases for certain operations linked to the conflict with Iran, the UK government said on Saturday, March 7. According to the UK Ministry of Defence, the facilities are being used for “specific defensive operations to prevent Iran from launching missiles into the region.” Prime Minister Keir Starmer…
Political economist and chieftain of the African Democratic Congress, Professor Pat Utomi, has stated that Nigeria is in a “complete mess as a result of failed leadership, deepening corruption and collapsing public confidence in government institutions.” In an interview with Vanguard, Utomi said ‘’Nigeria is in a complete mess. Maybe a simple way…
Guinea has dissolved 40 political parties, including the country’s three main opposition groups, under a late-night government decree issued less than two months after President Mamady Doumbouya was sworn into office. The decision was announced by the Ministry of Territorial Administration and Decentralisation, which said the parties were disbanded for “failure to fulfil their obligations”.…
Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney has said Prince Andrew should be removed from the line of succession to the British throne, citing what he described as the royal’s “deplorable” conduct. Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor is reportedly under investigation for alleged misconduct in public office following revelations about his links to the late American sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.…
The Chairman of the National Sports Commission (NSC), Shehu Dikko, has said Nigeria’s hopes of qualifying for the 2026 FIFA World Cup are still alive despite recent developments suggesting otherwise. Dikko explained that Nigeria has not abandoned its pursuit of a place in the qualification race, even after reports indicated that the Democratic Republic of…
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), through its Abuja Zonal Directorate, has arraigned a Chinese national, Zhang Wen Hao, before Justice Ibrahim Shekarau of the Nasarawa State High Court sitting in Mararaba. Zhang was arraigned on a one-count charge bordering on cheating. According to the charge, Zhang allegedly induced one Paul Yichol with the…
A High Court in the Ogbaru Judicial Division of Anambra State has sentenced a vigilante operative, Onyeka Eze, to d3ath by hanging for the murder of a phone repairer, Anayo Ugbo. The judgment was delivered on Thursday, March 5, 2026 by the Administrative Judge, Justice Charles Okaa, who found Eze guilty of the offence.…
A 40-year-old woman, Nafisat Lateef, was on Thursday, March 5, remanded by a magistrate’s court in Ondo State over allegations that she poisoned her tenant’s three-year-old son following a disagreement with the child’s mother. Lateef was arraigned before the court on charges related to the unlawful administration of a harmful substance. According to the charge…
Donald Trump has dismissed his embattled Homeland Security Secretary, Kristi Noem, and announced that he will nominate Markwayne Mullin, a Republican senator from Oklahoma, to replace her. Trump revealed the decision Thursday in a post on Truth Social, just two days after Noem faced intense questioning from both Republican and Democratic lawmakers during hearings on…
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) says its gold reserves have increased to $3.5 billion following the acquisition of newly refined gold that meets the London Bullion Market Association (LBMA) Good Delivery standards. In a statement issued on Wednesday, March 4, the apex bank said the gold was sourced locally through the national gold purchase…
