•Ambassadors-designate President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has approved the posting of 65 ambassadors-designate to Nigerian diplomatic missions worldwide, including those at the United Nations, in a move aimed at strengthening the country’s diplomatic presence abroad. The list comprises 31 non-career ambassadors and 34 career diplomats, whose nominati...
•Fire outbreak A fire outbreak has destroyed St. Mary Catholic Cathedral in Wukari, Taraba State. It was gathered that the incident completely razed the church building, reports Daily Trust. Fr. John Laikei, Director of Communications for the Catholic Diocese of Wukari, said the fire started last night shortly after electricity was restored in...
•US visa, embassy and late Ayatollah Ali Khamenei The United States Embassy in Nigeria has cancelled all visa appointments scheduled for today, Wednesday, March 4, 2026, citing a high potential for protests in Abuja amid escalating hostilities between the United States and Iran. Disclosing this in a statement via its website today, the embassy...
•BRT on fire Passengers narrowly escaped death on Tuesday when a moving Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) bus caught fire on the Mile-12 Bridge along Ikorodu Road, Lagos. Eyewitnesses reported that the high-capacity bus burst into flames today while in transit, reports Vanguard. Passengers quickly evacuated the vehicle and moved to safety following the ...
•Trump and late Ayatollah Ali Khamenei The United States Government has released a global security alert for its citizens in Nigeria and across the world following rising tensions between Washington and Tehran. The advisory, issued by the State Department on Sunday, called on Americans to remain vigilant in the wake of recent US military opera...
•US President Trump, Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu and late Iran supreme leader Ayatollah Ali After years of US planning and weeks of military buildup, President Donald Trump gave the order for American forces to strike Iran: “Operation Epic Fury is approved. No aborts. Good luck.” US forces then launched a sweeping campaign of strikes that...
•FBI operatives A 40-year-old Nigerian national, Leslie Chinedu Mba, has been sentenced to 19 years in a United States federal prison for his role in a $4 million romance scam and business email compromise scheme. The conviction was announced in a statement issued by the US Attorney’s Office, Southern District of Texas via its website [&hellip...
•Self defence On October 31 last year, US President Donald Trump re-designated Nigeria as a Country of Particular Concern, CPC, following persistent killings of residents by the terrorists. Donald Trump followed this up by mandating US Congressman Riley Moore and the House Appropriations Committee Chairman, Tom Cole to lead a comprehensive inv...
Six planets will parade across the sky this weekend in a rare celestial spectacle, experts have said. For the next few days, Jupiter, Saturn, Venus, Mercury, Neptune and Uranus will all be visible at the same time in the night sky – although binoculars or a telescope will be needed to spot the latter two […]
•Trump and Tinubu Member of the United States Congress, Representative Riley Moore, has alleged that Christians in Nigeria have borne the overwhelming brunt of violent attacks for over two decades, calling for decisive American action and stronger bilateral conditions to address the crisis. Moore, speaking on what he described as escalating in...

