SOUTH SUDAN CONFLICT FORCES 100,000 TO FLEE INTO ETHIOPIA – UNICEF
Agency Report An order by South Sudan’s army to evacuate the opposition-held town of Akobo earlier this month pushed an estimated 100,000 people to flee...
JORDAN CONFIRMS TURKEY FOR NIGERIA FRIENDLY
By: Balogun Ibrahim After days of uncertainty, the planned four-team friendly tournament featuring the Super Eagles, Jordan, Iran, and Costa Rica has been relocated to...
AIRLINE OPERATORS RAISE CONCERNS AS AVIATION FUEL HITS N1,800 PER LITRE
By: Balogun Ibrahim The Airline Operators of Nigeria (AON) has raised alarm over the steep increase in the price of Jet-A1, or aviation fuel, warning...
US PLACES $10M REWARD FOR INFORMATION ON IRAN’S SUPRREME LEADER
The US State Department offered a $10 million reward on Friday for information about Iran’s new supreme leader Mojtaba Khamenei and other top officials. Iranian...
STRAIT OF HORMUZ REMAINS CLOSED SAYS MOJTABA KHAMENEI
Mojtaba Khamenei, the supreme leader of Iran, said his country will keep blocking the Strait of Hormuz to put pressure on Iran's enemies. Khamenei...
OIL PLUNGES, STOCKS MOSTLY RISE TRUMP SAYS ‘IRAN WAR OVER SOON’
Oil prices sank and equities mostly rose Tuesday following a volatile session that came after President Donald Trump signaled that the US-Israeli war on Iran...
QATAR ARRESTS 313 PEOPLE FOR SHARING ATTACKS FOOTAGE, ‘RUMOURS’
Qatari authorities have arrested more than 300 people for sharing images and what they described as “misleading information” during days of attacks by Iran, the...
SYNAGOGUE IN BELGIUM DAMAGED IN EXPLOSION
Belgium's interior minister Bernard Quintin said it was "a despicable antisemitic act that directly targeted the Jewish community". A synagogue in Belgium has been damaged...
IRAQ SEEKS WORLD CUP PLAY-OFF POSTPONEMENT DUE TO REGIONAL CONFLICT
BY:TAJUDEEN AMINAT Iraq’s head coach, Graham Arnold, has requested a postponement of the nation’s crucial World Cup play-off later this month due to travel disruptions...
NEW IRAN SUPREME LEADER HAS BEEN SELECTED OFFICIALS SAY
Iranian officials have chosen the next supreme leader to replace Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, who was killed Feb. 28 in the U.S.-Israeli strikes on Iran,...