•Strait of Hormuz Six major international powers, including Britain, France, Germany, and Japan, said yesterday they were ready “to contribute to appropriate efforts to ensure safe passage through the Strait of Hormuz”. “We welcome the commitment of nations who are engaging in preparatory planning,” the grouping — which also includes Italy and...
•Nigerian Flag A civil advocacy group, Nigeria Unite, has petitioned the United States, United Kingdom and the European Union, raising concerns about what it describes as Nigeria’s declining democratic standards. The group warned that the country’s political direction could mirror the instability spreading across the Sahel, reports Vanguard. I...

