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  Russia on Saturday slammed the UN Security Council vote to reimpose economic sanctions on Iran over its nuclear programme and warned of a risk of an “escalation of tensions”. “The Russian side has repeatedly pointed out the provocative and illegal nature of the actions of the European countries participating in the JCPOA,” the Russian […]

  Zenith Bank Plc has posted a profit before tax (PBT) of ₦625.63 billion for the half-year ended June 30, 2025. In a filing on the Nigerian Stock Exchange (NGX), the company’s board approved an interim dividend of ₦1.25 per share, representing a 25% increase from the ₦1.00 paid in H1 2024. Gross earnings rose […]

  President Donald Trump on Friday bashed US media coverage that he claimed was unduly negative and therefore “illegal,” stoking a debate over free speech following the suspension of comedian Jimmy Kimmel’s TV show by ABC. “They’ll take a great story and they’ll make it bad. See I think it’s really illegal, personally,” Trump, who […]

  Major European airports, including Brussels, Berlin, and London’s Heathrow, were Saturday hit by “cyber-related disruption” affecting check-in and baggage drop systems and causing delays, airport service provider Collins Aerospace told AFP. “We have become aware of a cyber-related disruption to our MUSE software in select airports,” the aerospace firm said, after at least three busy […]

  Triple Olympic heptathlon champion Nafissatou Thiam dropped out of the event after five of the seven disciplines at the world championships in Tokyo on Saturday, the Belgian’s agent told AFP. Her representative, Helena Van der Plaetsen, confirmed she would not carry on, and her coach, Michael Van Der Plaetsen, later told Belgian media: “It […]

  Guinea-Bissau’s opposition leader returned from exile on Friday to submit his candidacy for the country’s presidential election later this year, an AFP reporter said. Domingos Simoes Pereira, a former prime minister and leader of the PAIGC party that led the former Portuguese colony to independence, has spent nine months out of the country because […]

  The Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) has vowed to apply necessary sanctions against Qatar Airways for allegedly mistreating Nigerian passengers. This was revealed in a statement by the NCAA’s Director of Public Affairs & Consumer Protection, Michael Achimugu, via his official X account on Friday. According to the terse statement, Achimugu noted that the […]

  After decades of unsuccessful research, two new drugs and a pioneering blood test have recently given Alzheimer’s patients hope of fighting back against the debilitating disease — but questions remain about their effectiveness. Any path toward a cure also remains elusive for Alzheimer’s, which accounts for around 70 percent of dementia cases worldwide and […]

  Ecuador’s president formally called Friday for a referendum that he hopes will lift a decades-old ban on foreign military bases on Ecuadoran soil, as he seeks US help to curb rampant cartel-related violence. Daniel Noboa has staked his political fortunes on reducing record murder rates, but his country — once among the safest in […]

  The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC) has declared that there was no case of Ebola in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), after the index patient suspected of having the virus that causes haemorrhagic fever tested negative for Ebola and Marburg disease. In a statement on his X handle on Friday, the […]

  The Ogun State Governor,  Dapo Abiodun, has disclosed that deliberate efforts towards growing the state economy have continued yielding positive results, as the state economy has increased fourfold, jumping from ₦3.5 trillion to ₦16 trillion in the last six years of his administration He revealed this when he played host to the Strategic Advisor, […]

  A total of 106 Nigerians have been listed among 660 foreign nationals arrested across India on charges of drug trafficking last year. A report by the Indian Express also listed Nepalese (203) and Myanmarese (25) topping the list. Quoting data from the country’s Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) annual report, the medium noted that 18 Bangladeshi […]