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  • Nigerian Air Force Airstrike Kills 95 Terrorists in Niger’s Rijau Region

    By Ifunanya | July 23, 2025 | Comments Off on Nigerian Air Force Airstrike Kills 95 Terrorists in Niger’s Rijau Region

    Nigeria’s Air Force (NAF) has neutralized at least 95 suspected terrorists in a targeted airstrike in the northwest region, marking a significant blow to armed groups plaguing the area. The operation, conducted under Operation Fasan […]

  • Mariah Carey Returns with “Here For It All” After 7-Year Musical Hiatus

    By Ifunanya | July 23, 2025 | Comments Off on Mariah Carey Returns with “Here For It All” After 7-Year Musical Hiatus

    Mariah Carey has announced her sixteenth studio album, Here For It All, marking her first full-length release in nearly seven years. The pop icon revealed the project, set to drop on September 26, 2025, via […]

  • Ozzy Osbourne, Metal Icon & Black Sabbath Legend, Dies at 76

    By Ifunanya | July 23, 2025 | Comments Off on Ozzy Osbourne, Metal Icon & Black Sabbath Legend, Dies at 76

    Ozzy Osbourne, the trailblazing Black Sabbath vocalist whose ferocious voice and larger-than-life persona shaped heavy metal and pop culture for over half a century, died Tuesday at age 76. The BBC reported his death after […]

  • Macron & Bayrou Hit Record Low as Defense Spending Rises, Social Cuts Bite

    By Ifunanya | July 23, 2025 | Comments Off on Macron & Bayrou Hit Record Low as Defense Spending Rises, Social Cuts Bite

    French President Emmanuel Macron and Prime Minister François Bayrou have become the least popular leadership duo in modern French history, according to a poll released Monday by the IFOP institute. Macron’s approval rating fell to […]

  • Dangote Refinery turns Nigeria into net crude importer with 10m barrels monthly

    By Ifunanya | July 23, 2025 | Comments Off on Dangote Refinery turns Nigeria into net crude importer with 10m barrels monthly

    President of Dangote Group, Aliko Dangote, has said that his refinery imports between 9 and 10 million barrels of crude from the United States of America and other countries monthly, making the U.S. the net […]

  • Benue Speaker Assures Yelewata IDPs of Ancestral Land Security, Pledges Support

    By Ifunanya | July 23, 2025 | Comments Off on Benue Speaker Assures Yelewata IDPs of Ancestral Land Security, Pledges Support

    Amid ongoing efforts to address communal violence in central Nigeria, Benue State authorities have reaffirmed their commitment to protecting displaced communities and ensuring their safe return to ancestral lands. During a high-profile visit to a […]

  • Africa’s Unresolved Crises: Abductions, Detention, and Hunger Demand Action

    By Ifunanya | July 23, 2025 | Comments Off on Africa’s Unresolved Crises: Abductions, Detention, and Hunger Demand Action

    Parents of 87 girls abducted by Boko Haram militants in Nigeria’s Chibok community over a decade ago have issued renewed appeals for decisive government action, rejecting what they describe as unfulfilled promises. The 2014 kidnapping […]

  • US Exits UNESCO for Third Time Under Trump, Cites Policy Clashes

    By Ifunanya | July 23, 2025 | Comments Off on US Exits UNESCO for Third Time Under Trump, Cites Policy Clashes

    The United States is set to withdraw from UNESCO for the third time in four decades, following renewed criticism from the Trump administration over the organization’s policies. White House deputy spokesperson Anna Kelly confirmed the […]

  • Ogun Gov. Forms Pension Panel to Tackle Fund Irregularities

    By Ifunanya | July 23, 2025 | Comments Off on Ogun Gov. Forms Pension Panel to Tackle Fund Irregularities

    The government of Nigeria’s Ogun State has established a 25-member committee to overhaul its beleaguered pension system, following a seven-day strike by state and local government workers over years of unpaid pension contributions. Governor Dapo […]

  • Naira continues depreciation against dollar after CBN fails to cut interest rate

    By Ifunanya | July 23, 2025 | Comments Off on Naira continues depreciation against dollar after CBN fails to cut interest rate

    The Nigerian naira continued to depreciate against the dollar at the official foreign exchange market on Tuesday as the Central Bank of Nigeria retained the interest rate at 27.50 percent. CBN’s exchange rate data showed […]

  • Datti Baba-Ahmed Open to Stepping Aside in 2027, Urges Obi to Stick with Labour

    By Ifunanya | July 23, 2025 | Comments Off on Datti Baba-Ahmed Open to Stepping Aside in 2027, Urges Obi to Stick with Labour

    Datti Baba-Ahmed, the vice-presidential candidate for Nigeria’s Labour Party (LP) in the 2023 elections, has signaled his willingness to step aside as Peter Obi’s running mate in the 2027 presidential race, should the party choose […]

  • Super Falcons’ Alozie Hails WAFCON Semi Win, Salgado Recovery

    By Ifunanya | July 23, 2025 | Comments Off on Super Falcons’ Alozie Hails WAFCON Semi Win, Salgado Recovery

    Nigeria’s Super Falcons secured a hard-fought 2-1 victory over reigning champions South Africa in the semifinals of the 2024 Women’s Africa Cup of Nations (WAFCON) on Tuesday, advancing to their first final since 2018. Defender […]

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