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Here are the top ten stories from across the country 1. Senate passes N68.3tr 2026 budget The Senate on Tuesday passed the 2026 appropriations bill of N68.3 trillion.Read more 2. Another minister resigned to compete for a senator’s seat Minister of State for Humanitarian Affairs Yusuf Sununu has submitted his resignation as minister as directed by President Bola Tinubu.Read in …

The Chairman of the Committee on Tourism of the House of Representatives, Hon. Bow. Muhammad Muktar, assured that all plans are underway to strengthen the laws regulating the tourism sector, so as to achieve sustainable growth and help it thrive. He gave the assurance at the 2026 National Hospitality and Tourism Stakeholder Forum, with the theme: “Shaping the Future of …

By Ayo Kehinde US President Donald Trump has urged countries affected by fuel shortages linked to disruptions in the Strait of Hormuz to take full responsibility for their own energy security, declaring that the US will no longer act as a guarantor of global fuel stability. In a strongly worded message posted on his Truth Social platform, Trump addressed nations …

The court has overturned the ban on people living in the outer region of the Chagos Archipelago. In February, nine people, including four Chagossians, landed on Ile Du Coin, an uninhabited outer island 135 meters south of Diego Garcia. They were ordered to leave, and four members of the group took legal action against the commissioner of the British Indian …

Spanish police have discovered a tunnel in the North African exclave of Ceuta to smuggle tonnes of cannabis from Morocco to Spain. Police said the structure, hidden beneath an industrial warehouse, had three levels, including a drop shaft, an intermediate space for pallet storage and the tunnel itself. Authorities seized 17 metric tons of the drug, €1.4 million (£1.2 million) …

FILE: The Minister of Information and National Orientation, Mohammed Idris. Credit: X/@FMINONigeria [Press Release] The Federal Government has reiterated its resolve to protect lives and properties across the country, declaring that Nigeria will not bow to criminal elements or acts of violence as it moves to restore lasting peace in the Plateau. The Minister of Information and National Orientation, Mohammed …

A Scottish man suspected of being a high-ranking member of an international crime gang will be deported to Spain after being arrested in Bali. Steven Lyons, 45, was detained by immigration officers at Ngurah Rai International Airport on Saturday upon arrival from Singapore. Untung Widiyatmoko, head of Interpol Indonesia, later confirmed his arrest. He is wanted in the UK and …

An American journalist is kidnapped in Iraq. The kidnapping occurred in Baghdad on Tuesday, according to Iraqi officials, who said efforts were underway to find the whistleblower and perpetrators. Middle East Crisis: Follow the latest developments Here’s everything we know about the incident so far. Who was kidnapped? IraqThe Interior Ministry said in a statement that a foreign journalist had …

Prince Charles Dickson’s recent essay, while undoubtedly elegant and rhetorically compelling, exemplifies a common pitfall in Nigerian political discourse: the tendency to favor evocative analogy over rigorous empirical analysis. To truly understand Nigeria’s political trajectory, a shift away from poetic allusions to historical figures such as Awolowo and Akintola, and towards a clear-eyed examination of contemporary structural realities, including coalition …

According to the results of the Open Budget Survey 2025, Nigeria was rated poorly in terms of transparency, accountability, oversight and public participation in debt management. The report, which assessed publicly available data between January 1, 2023 and December 31, 2024, identified important gaps in the country’s debt accountability framework, despite the existence of legal and institutional frameworks. The investigation, …