German philosopher Jürgen Habermas dies at 96
Jürgen Habermas, one of Germany's most influential modern philosophers, has died at the age of 96. Jürgen Habermas, one of Germany's most influential modern philosophers, has died at the age…
Lagos diverts traffic for 12 weeks on Lagos‑Abeokuta Expressway
The Lagos State Government has announced a traffic management plan ahead of the reconstruction of a section of the Lagos-Abeokuta Expressway between Super Bus-Stop and Ilepo Bus-Stop (inbound Lagos). The…
Iran Confirms Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei Killed In US-Israeli Strikes, Declares 40-Day Mourning
The announcement, broadcast on Iranian state television, confirmed that the 86-year-old leader was killed at his office during the Israeli-US attacks that began in the early hours of Saturday. Iranian…
Enugu Police Raid Criminal Hideouts, Arrest 15 Suspects, Recover Firearm, Drugs
The operation, carried out in the early hours of February 16, 2026, targeted identified hotspots around the Four Corners area of Ozalla. Operatives of the Enugu State Police Command have…
Dangote Refinery makes history as first globally to achieve 650,000 bpd capacity on CDU and MS Block, positions to supply up to 75 million litres daily.
The Dangote Petroleum Refinery has recorded a historic milestone, becoming the first refinery in the world to attain and sustain full 650,000 barrels per day capacity on its Crude Distillation…
INEC proposes N873.78bn for 2027 polls, N171bn for 2026 operations
The Independent National Electoral Commission on Thursday told the National Assembly that it requires N873.78bn to conduct the 2027 general elections, even as it seeks N171bn to fund its operations…
Nigeria probes Arik plane’s mid-air engine ‘bang’
Nigerian aviation authorities have opened an investigation after an Arik Air commercial flight was forced to divert and make an emergency landing following an engine malfunction while approaching its destination.…
US Confirms Deployment Of Troops To Nigeria To Support Counter-Terrorism War
The agreement was confirmed on Tuesday by the head of the United States Africa Command (AFRICOM), General Dagvin R.M. Anderson, who said both countries concluded that existing efforts were not…
Uganda’s President Yoweri Museveni wins seventh term: Electoral Commission
Museveni, 81, secured 71.65 percent support, electoral commission says, after contentious election campaign. Uganda’s President Yoweri Museveni has been re-elected to a seventh term, the country’s electoral commission has announced, after a…
Drone attacks shock city in central Sudan as war inches closer
Drone strikes have intensified in and around al-Obeid in central Sudan as the country's devastating civil war closes in on the army-controlled city, causing significant civilian deaths in at least two cases,…
