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Iran says Hormuz strait still closed despite transit corridor talks
Iran and Oman are discussing a temporary transit corridor and mine-clearing for the Strait of Hormuz, but Tehran warned on Wednesday that the vital waterway will not be reopened unless
Guinea-Bissau votes on handing more powers to president
Military-run Guinea-Bissau holds a referendum on Sunday on a constitutional change that would give the president more powers ahead of a general election meant to restore civilian rule later this
Dollar to Naira exchange rate today, August 26, 2026
The Nigerian naira is trading relatively steadily against the United States dollar on Wednesday, August 26, 2026, with the latest rates showing a modest gap between the official Nigerian Foreign
Banditry knows no boundary, North-West must unite against terror — Sokoto security adviser
By Musa Ubandawaki, Sokoto The Special Adviser on Security Matters to the Sokoto State Governor, Col. Ahmed Usman (rtd.), has backed Zamfara State’s newly inaugurated Disarmament, Demobilisation and Reintegration, DDR,
8 Division Garrison wins 2026 combat proficiency contest
…GOC charges junior commanders to remain battle-ready By Musa Ubandawaki, Sokoto The 8 Division Garrison of the Nigerian Army has emerged overall winner of the 2026 8 Division Inter-Brigade Combat
NIGCOMSAT-2A, 2B: $2bn satellites may trigger broadcast, broadband boom in 2028
By Prince Osuagwu, Hi-Tech EditorIf the timeline set by the Nigerian Communications Satellite Limited, NIGCOMSAT, for the deployment of its two new communications satellites remains on course, Nigeria’s broadcast and
Roads, Promises and South-South: Has Umahi Failed Tinubu?
For a government that has made infrastructure one of the defining pillars of President Bola Tinubu’s Renewed Hope Agenda, the condition of some of the most important highways in South-South
Guild of Sports Editors’ President tells NFF President to go
Foremost sports journalist and President of the Guild of Sports Editors, Tony Ubani, has called for a comprehensive overhaul of the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) leadership, citing a persistent decline
Why I resigned as NFF fact-finding C’ttee boss – Fanny Amun:
Fanny Amun has given reasons he quit as chairman of the NFF fact-finding committee set up to probe the Super Falcons dismal performance at the recent WAFCON soon after he
2027: APC chairman Nentawe meets Emir Sanusi, seeks support for party
By Hadiza Yusuf The National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress, APC, Prof. Nentawe Yilwatda, on Tuesday met with the Emir of Kano, Khalifa Muhammadu Sanusi II, in what is
