•Rising oil prices Oil prices surged more than three percent in early Asian trade today following unconfirmed reports of explosions in Iran, Syria and Iraq, sparking fears of an escalation of the Middle East crisis. West Texas Intermediate jumped 3.66 percent to $85.76 and Brent rose 3.44 percent to $90.11. The reports come after a […]...
•Iran’s President Ebrahim Raisi (C) attends a military parade on Wednesday Iran’s state media reported explosions in the central province of Isfahan today, as US media quoted officials saying Israel had carried out retaliatory strikes on its arch-rival. Air defence systems over several Iranian cities were activated, state media reported, after...
•Israeli head of military, Lieutenant General Herzi Halevi (L), in situational assessment meeting Israel’s army chief yesterday vowed a response to Iran’s unprecedented attack against the country which has prompted appeals for de-escalation by world leaders fearing wider conflict. Six months of war between Israel and the Palestinian militant g...
•This video grab from AFPTV taken on April 14, 2024 shows explosions lighting up Jerusalem sky during Iranian attack on Israel. (Photo by AFPTV / AFP) Western powers condemned Iran’s strikes on Israel late yesterday, warning the attack threatened to escalate the destabilisation of the Middle East. Here are some of the main reactions so [&helli...
•Wike, Fubara and Tinubu A State High Court Sitting in Port Harcourt, the Rivers State capital, has struck out a suit filed by the Rivers Elders and Leaders Forum challenging the constitutionality of President Bola Tinubu’s “peace pact” between the Rivers State governor, Siminalayi Fubara; and his predecessor, Nyesom Wike. The presiding judge,...
Lightning killed three Senior Secondary School (SS3) students in Awka South Local Government Area of Anambra yesterday. An eye witness told our correspondent that the lightning struck nine male students who were playing football with their peers on the school’s pitch barefooted, reports NAN. “The students were practicing on the football pitch ...