4+ week, 9+ hour ago  (814+ words) Donald Trump discussed how to mitigate the impact of a possible months-long U. S. blockade of Iran's ports with U. S. oil companies, a White House official said on Wednesday, as the U. S. president urged Tehran to "get smart soon' and sign a deal. The…...

3+ week, 4+ day ago  (738+ words) U. S. President Donald Trump said that he had yet to review the exact wording of a new Iranian peace proposal but he was unlikely to accept it, because the Iranians had not yet "paid a big enough price. Trump's remarks on…...

3+ week, 1+ day ago  (546+ words) France on Wednesday deployed its carrier strike group to the Red Sea as part of planning for a potential mission to secure the Strait of Hormuz, urging Washington "and Tehran to consider the proposal given the global economic impact of…...

2+ week, 1+ day ago  (277+ words) Representatives of Israel and Lebanon are set to meet in Washington on Thursday and Friday for further U. S. -mediated talks, as tensions remain high over clashes involving the Iran-backed Hezbollah. The U. S. State Department said the discussions aim to advance a "comprehensive…...

2+ week, 3+ day ago  (414+ words) Ahmad Saidu, popularly known as Abba, has apologised to the Speaker of the House of Representatives, Abbas Tajudeen, over an incident that occurred during the speaker's declaration for re-election in Zaria. Saidu, a resident of Unguwar Juma in Zaria, told…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago  (401+ words) As Nigeria continues to seek economic diversification beyond crude oil, the president of the Society of Nigerian Artists (SNA), Muhammad Sulaiman, has declared the creative sector as a powerful and practical solution to Nigeria's economic crisis. Speaking during the society's…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago  (184+ words) Israel and Lebanon have agreed a 45-day extension to a shaky ceasefire, following two days of negotiations in Washington DC, the US state department said. "We hope these discussions will advance lasting peace between the two countries, full recognition of…...

2+ week, 6+ hour ago  (460+ words) Speaking during the release of a report by civil rights advocacy group, Spaces for Change (S4 C) titled, "Victims Speak: Techniques, Patterns, and Impacts of Targeted Surveillance in Nigeria," on Thursday, the stakeholders, accused security agencies of diverting surveillance technologies intended to…...

1+ mon, 8+ hour ago  (447+ words) The Nigerian Army has dismissed allegations of torture, maltreatment, brutalisation and dehumanising treatment of detainees at its detention facility. The Service issued the rebuttal while responding to a petition by Chief Malcolm Emokiniovo Omirhobo, which alleged acts of torture, brutalisation,…...

1+ mon, 1+ day ago  (417+ words) The US military said its blockade of Iranian ports has been fully implemented and economic trade entering and leaving Iran by sea has been completely halted. In a post on social media, US Central Command (CENTCOM), which is responsible for…...