Dubai — Global trade faces severe disruption as shipping through the Strait of Hormuz, one of the world’s most vital energy corridors, has collapsed. Data from the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) show vessel traffic through the strait has plunged from around 130 ships per day to single digits in early March […]
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Washington/Tehran — The conflict between the United States and Iran appears to be shifting into a quiet and uncertain diplomatic phase, following reports of a secret peace effort that neither side is willing to publicly confirm. At the centre of the speculation is an alleged 15-point peace plan linked to U.S. President Donald Trump, reportedly
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As Iranian retaliation chokes the world’s most critical oil corridor, Nigeria’s Dangote Refinery emerges as the continent’s most consequential alternative supplier — but supply headroom is narrowing fast. LAGOS — When Iranian forces enforced a blockade across the Strait of Hormuz in retaliation for Operation Epic Fury — the coordinated US-Israeli strikes on Iranian strategic
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President Bola Tinubu’s two-day state visit to the United Kingdom — the first by a democratically elected Nigerian leader and only the fourth ever — concluded on Thursday with landmark agreements spanning maritime infrastructure, migration reform, defence, trade, and cultural cooperation, repositioning the Nigeria-UK partnership on an unprecedented footing. LONDON / ABUJA — President Bola
Washington/Kentucky, March 11, 2026 — U.S. President Donald Trump has made a striking blend of victory claims and caution in comments on the U.S.-Iran conflict, saying the United States has significantly degraded Iran’s military capability but resisting calls for a rapid end to hostilities. Speaking at a campaign‑style rally in Hebron, Kentucky, Trump declared that
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Abuja — The Senate of the Federal Republic of Nigeria on Wednesday confirmed the nomination of Taiwo Oyedele as Minister of State for Finance, solidifying President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s cabinet appointments. Oyedele, a renowned tax and fiscal policy expert, had appeared before the Senate Committee for screening, where he outlined his commitment to implementing fiscal
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The flags may not have changed, but the battlefield has. What began decades ago as a Cold War-era proxy contest has metastasized into a three-way standoff with nuclear undertones, regional proxies, and an increasingly fragile international order unable—or unwilling—to contain it. The hostility between the United States, Israel, and Iran is no longer a regional
Lagos, Nigeria As the sun rises over the bustling streets of Lagos on this March morning in 2026, the distant echoes of conflict in the Middle East feel uncomfortably close. The joint US-Israeli military campaign against Iran, dubbed Operation Epic Fury by the Americans and Operation Roaring Lion by the Israelis, has now stretched into
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Benin City Former President of the Nigerian Bar Association and ex-governorship candidate in Edo State, Olumide Akpata, has recounted how he and Labour Party leader Peter Obi narrowly escaped what he described as a potentially deadly attack at a political gathering in Benin City. The incident, which has heightened political tension in the state, occurred
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Abuja The Arewa Think Tank has issued a sharp warning to former Kaduna State Governor Nasir El-Rufai, cautioning him against interpreting President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s silence amid an escalating political dispute as a sign of weakness. In a statement released on Wednesday, the group’s convener, Muhammad Alhaji Yakubu, accused El-Rufai of attempting to deflect attention
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