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By Ayo Kehinde US President Donald Trump on Saturday announced that a proposed deal to end the escalating conflict involving Iran had been “extensively negotiated”, raising new hopes of a diplomatic breakthrough after weeks of rising tensions across the Middle East. Trump revealed this in a statement released from the Oval Office after a series of consultations with key Middle …

The Edo State Police Command has successfully rescued 13 passengers abducted by suspected kidnappers along the Benin-Lagos Expressway. The operation combined aerial surveillance, drone monitoring and ground-based bush-clearing tactics. The victims were captured on May 9 in Ogua community when armed assailants attacked a commercial bus belonging to Young Shall Grow Motors, traveling from Akwa Ibom to Lagos. A passenger …

Post views: 41 Coal City Blazers will return to action today against Kwara Falcons in a Nigeria Basketball Premier League clash scheduled for 11am at the indoor venue of Samuel Ogbemudia Stadium, Benin City. The Enugu-based team goes into the match determined to continue their impressive season and strengthen their position in the league …

More than 1.5 million international pilgrims have arrived in Saudi Arabia for the 2026 Hajj, officials confirmed, as the annual Islamic pilgrimage proceeds amid rising tensions in the Middle East. Saudi authorities said the influx exceeded last year’s international turnout, despite disruptions linked to ongoing regional hostilities that have affected air travel and increased transportation costs in some parts of …

By Ayo Kehinde President Bola Tinubu will on Sunday receive the Certificate of Return and the flag of the All Progressives Congress (APC) as the presidential candidate for the 2027 elections. The presentation will take place in Abuja, following the nationwide collation of the results of the party’s presidential primary elections. Presidential Spokesperson, Bayo Onanuga, on Saturday said the APC …

Former Cross River State governor, Donald Duke, has emerged as one of the three presidential aspirants of the Peoples Redemption Party (PRP) ahead of the party’s presidential primaries slated for May 25. The PRP disclosed this in a statement issued on Saturday in Abuja by its National Publicity Secretary, Muhammed Ishaq. According to the statement, Duke, together with Nnaoke Ufere …

Post views: 32 By Silvernews The management of Solution FC, Awka, Anambra State, has released an official statement clarifying the registration and ownership status of player Raphael Orngudwem following reports of a petition questioning the player’s eligibility in the ongoing 2025/2026 Nationwide League One (NLO) season. In a report dated 22 May 2026 and signed by the club’s team …

A new global study has revealed a sharp increase in mental health disorders across the world, showing that the number of people living with mental illness has nearly doubled over the past three decades, reaching around 1.17 billion in 2023. The study, published in the medical journal The Lancet and conducted by researchers at the Institute for Health Metrics and …

By Victor Osula, Abuja A Federal High Court sitting in Abuja, on Friday, hit constituency leaders of the African Democratic Congress (ADC) and their lawyers with a combined fine of $20 million after dismissing a suit seeking judicial validation of the suspension of Senator Ireti Kingibe, describing the case as frivolous, baseless and baseless. In handing down the ruling, Judge …

Investors lost N367 billion as the equity market experienced its first bearish trading week in weeks. The market strengthened in three of the five trading sessions. The market value fell to N160.044 trillion from N160.007 trillion recorded last week, while the All-Share Index (ASI) depreciated by 0.25% to close the week at 249,712.37, down from 250,330.92 points recorded in the …