Category: Foreign
Kwara State gov leads move to free girl in bondage
…Says state won’t tolerate human trafficking, modern slavery …Two Nigerians, one Lebanese arrested over Ilorin case Kwara State Governor AbdulRahman...
Trump slams new sanctions on Iran
President Trump announced his administration will hit Iran with new sanctions in the wake of its attack on two Iraqi military bases housing US troops, as well as...
Iran past 24 hours
– Fired missiles at US base in Iraq – Threatened to strike UAE and Israel – Soleimani buried – 50+ killed in stampede – 176...
Soleimani’s death and old emperor’s fears
By Kayode Ariyo June 2019: Iran shot down a US spy drone, July 2019: Iran seized British oil tanker. September 2019: Iran bombed Saudi Arabia’s huge oil...
Iran attacks U.S. military base in Iraq
Iran says it has launched “tens” of surface-to-surface missiles at Iraq’s Ain Assad air base housing U.S. troops over America’s killing of a top Iranian general....
U.S./Iran tensions: Follow live
Iranian Armed Forces says if US retaliates, Iran’s response “will be stronger and more crushing” Iraqi military bases housing US troops have been...
Oil hits $70 a barrel as Iran, Trump confront eachother
Oil prices rose a further 2 per cent on Monday, pushing Brent above 70 dollars a barrel, as rhetoric from the United States, Iran and Iraq fanned tensions in the...
U.S./Iran tension: Group asks Buhari to forstall IMN’s solderity moves in Nigeria
…As sect vows to resume protest over Detained El-zakzaky Nigerian government needs to do more to foil any attempt by the Islamic Movement of Nigeria (IMN) to...
Iran places death ransom of $80m on Trump
The authorities in Iran have placed an $80million bounty on Donald Trump’s head. This is a follow-up to the death of General Qasem Soleimani. According to a...
FG ignores Senate, begins visa-on-arrival policy for Africans
Despite the objections raised by the Senate and reservations expressed by some Nigerians about its visa-on-arrival policy for Africans, the Federal Government has...
