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UK forces intercept Russian ‘Shadow Fleet’ tanker in English channel

  Maha Christopher British armed forces have intercepted a Russian "shadow fleet" oil tanker…

Thailand, Vietnam deepen economic partnership amid global trade uncertainty

Thailand and Vietnam have pledged to significantly strengthen economic cooperation, unveiling ambitious plans to…

Facebook, Instagram down as Meta suffers global outage

  Facebook and Instagram users across the world experienced difficulties accessing the social media…

Elon Musk becomes world’s first trillionaire after Spacex IPO

  Elon Musk has become the first person in history to surpass the $1…

Trump cancels planned strikes on Iran, hints at possible deal

  US President Donald Trump on Thursday said he was calling off strikes on…

FG declares June 12 public holiday for Democracy Day

  The Federal Government has declared Friday, June 12, 2026, a public holiday in…

 Reps pass state police bill in major security reform move

Maha Christopher The House of Representatives on Thursday passed a constitutional amendment bill seeking…

Niger criminalises same-sex relations with up to 20 years in jail

  Military-run Niger has enacted a new penal code criminalising for the first time…

268 Nigerians evacuated from South Africa arrive in Lagos

  Maha Christopher The first batch of Nigerians evacuated from South Africa following recent…

Customs expands anti-smuggling fight against vegetable oil imports

  The Nigeria Customs Service has intensified efforts to combat the smuggling of vegetable…

S’Korea fines e-commerce giant Coupang $408m over data leak

South Korea’s privacy regulator has imposed a record fine of $408 million on e-commerce…

Trump hails Armenia’s Pashinyan after election win amid Russian pressure concerns

Donald Trump has extended congratulations to Armenian Prime Minister, Nikol Pashinyan, following what he…

Amnesty International accuses Israel of ethnic cleansing campaign in West Bank

Amnesty International has accused Israel of carrying out a campaign of “ethnic cleansing” against…

US ends birth tourism for Nigeria, others, revokes 600 visas

  The United States government has launched a crackdown on birth tourism networks, revoking…

Pakistan army helicopter crash kills all on board in Kashmir

  Maha Christopher All occupants of a Pakistani military helicopter were killed on Wednesday…