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Top US diplomat visits Nigeria, meets with Ribadu, other officials

Nigeria, July 15 -- The Nigerian government on Tuesday received the new US Africa envoy, Frank Garcia, on his first official trip to the country. Mr Gracias is the newly confirmed US Department of St... Read More


US blockade of Strait of Hormuz resumes as Iran continues retaliatory strikes

Nigeria, July 15 -- The Middle East is growing increasingly volatile as the days of missile and drone strikes extend, with the Strait of Hormuz as the focal point of tension. Early Wednesday, the US ... Read More


Sudanese court sentences RSF chief Hemedti to death

Nigeria, July 14 -- A Sudanese court has sentenced the leader of the Rapid Support Forces (RSF), Mohamed Dagalo, known as Hemedti, to death over atrocities committed in West Darfur. The court in Port... Read More


Nigeria contradicts US claim on huge electronic materials 'captured' from terrorists

Nigeria, July 14 -- A Nigerian military spokesperson has contradicted the claim made by a top US official that a 'large haul' of electronic materials was seized from terrorists in Nigeria and extracte... Read More


Iran attacks Bahrain, Kuwait, Jordan again after US strikes

Nigeria, July 13 -- The situation in the Middle East appears to be escalating further as Iran carried out retaliatory strikes in Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman and Jordan. Iran announced on Monday morning tha... Read More


Qatar's former ruler, Hamad Al Thani, is dead

Nigeria, July 12 -- The former Emir of Qatar, Hamad Al Thani, who ruled the Gulf country from 1995 to 2013, is dead. He was 74. An official statement on Sunday said the former ruler passed away "thi... Read More


US strikes Iran again, Iran attacks Bahrain, Qatar, Jordan, Kuwait

Nigeria, July 12 -- The US early on Sunday launched fresh strikes on Iran, saying the attack was in response to an Iranian attack on a vessel in the Strait of Hormuz. "At 7:15 p.m. ET today, U.S. Cen... Read More


Lindsey Graham, war-mongering US senator, is dead

Nigeria, July 12 -- A Republican US senator, Lindsey Graham, is dead. His death was announced early on Sunday in a post by his office on his official X account. "On the evening of Saturday, July 11,... Read More


Nigeria suspends third-party services for visa applicants in the US

Nigeria, July 10 -- Residents of the US seeking Nigerian visas will now have to submit their applications directly to the Embassy of Nigeria in Washington, DC, or the Consulates in New York and Atlant... Read More


US launches strikes on Iran, Iran targets Kuwait, Bahrain

Nigeria, July 9 -- Explosions were reported Wednesday night across Iran as the US launched strikes on the country, hours after President Donald Trump declared that the ceasefire was over. Mr Trump ha... Read More