•New five pound polymer banknote featuring a portrait of Britain’s King Charles III The British pound Sterling is currently trading toward its lowest point of the year as political instability in the United Kingdom has turned the sterling into a tailspin. Numerous media outlets reported a resignation timetable for UK Prime Minister Sir Keir St...
•EU chief, Ursula von der Leyen EU chief Ursula von der Leyen today praised British Prime Minister Keir Starmer for bolstering “European” security after he announced his resignation. “It can take many leaders years to grow into the statesman you became in just two years. European and Ukrainian security is stronger because of you. Thank [&helli...
•UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer Keir Starmer has resigned as British Prime Minister. Starmer announced today that he will stand down as Labour leader and prime minister, ending months of political turmoil and opening a contest to replace him, reports AFP. The announcement follows mounting pressure on the prime minister after Labour suffered he...
•Iranian singer Parastoo Ahmadi An Iranian court sentenced a prominent singer named Parastoo Ahmadi and a group of seven fellow artistes to 74 lashes each after they livestreamed a performance on YouTube, according to her videographer and local media. The concert featured Ahmadi singing powerful, mournful songs to an empty audience on a dimly ...
•A Lebanese soldier sits on top of a military vehicle Israel and Hezbollah agreed a ceasefire yesterday, a US official said, after deadly exchanges between the two sides in Lebanon put a deal to end the Middle East war under strain, less than two days after it was signed. Talks that were scheduled to take […]
•Heavily damaged historic market of Nabatieh Deadly exchanges between Israel and Hezbollah in Lebanon put a newly signed deal to end the Middle East war under further strain today, after the postponement of planned US-Iran talks in Switzerland. The delay came as Tehran’s top negotiator warned it would not bend on its red lines and […]...
•Bank of England in London, United Kingdom The Bank of England held its benchmark interest rate at 3.75 per cent yesterday, opting against an increase despite elevated inflation after the US-Iran war pushed up energy prices. The widely expected BoE decision came after the Federal Reserve on Wednesday signalled a US rate increase this year [&he...
•A woman walks with an umbrella to protect herself during a heatwave in Bordeau, yesterday A 30-year-old man died on an athletics track outside Paris yesterday, as a new heatwave swept across much of France, forcing the cancellation of dozens of trains and the suspension of classes. Although astronomical summer does not begin until Sunday, [&...
•Popular social media and messaging apps The United Arab Emirates has announced a social media ban for children under 15 today, joining a growing group of countries, including Australia, Britain, and Canada, to take similar measures. Social media platforms will have to monitor and disable accounts created by under-15s or risk being blocked, a ...
The United States has warned its citizens residing in Nigeria against using its online passport renewal system, cautioning that doing so from outside the United States could automatically invalidate their current passport and leave them without a valid travel document. The warning follows reports of US citizens abroad unknowingly submitting on...
The Frontier is Nigeria’s leading online newspaper. It is published by Okims Media Links Limited headed by Sunny Okim, a veteran journalist who is widely known as The Grandmaster, fondly called so by colleagues and friends for being Nigeria’s pioneer movie journalist.
© 2026 The Frontier, Published by Okims Media Links Limited.
designed by winnet services
