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Day: March 7, 2026

Iran says launched ‘massive’ drone strikes at Israel, US bases

Iran’s army said Saturday its navy had launched a wave of drone attacks targeting Israel as well as US bases in the United Arab Emirates and Kuwait, as the regional war raged into its second week. “The Iranian Navy targeted American bases and occupied territories with a massive wave of drone attacks,” the army said…

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Tinubu’s aide, Bwala defends govt, denies claims of corruption in Nigeria

The Special Adviser to President Bola Ahmed Tinubu on Policy Communication, Daniel Bwala, has denied corruption claims defending the economic reforms of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu. Bwala praised Tinubu’s policies during an interview with Journalist, Mehdi Hasan of Al Jazeera Media Network. Hasan had questioned Bwala on Tinubu’s widely criticized remark suggesting that corruption had…

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Zamfara: Gunmen impose curfew on Senator Bilbis’ hometown, demand N30m

Armed bandits have reportedly imposed a curfew and demanded a N30 million levy from residents of Bilbis town in Tsafe Local Government Area of Zamfara State. This was disclosed by security analyst Bakatsine. According to the post, the town is the hometown of Senator Ikira Aliyu Bilbis, who represents Zamfara Central Senatorial District. The post…

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Women-led businesses key to Nigeria’s $1trn economy – FG

The Federal Government says empowering women-led enterprises is critical to achieving Nigeria’s one trillion-dollar economy target and strengthening the country’s competitiveness under the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA). Dr Jumoke Oduwole, Minister of Industry, Trade and Investment disclosed this at a high-level colloquium organised by the ministry, on Friday in Abuja. Oduwole said that…

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Google gives CEO new pay deal worth up to $692 million

The CEO of Google and its parent company Alphabet could earn up to $692 million over the next three years under a new compensation plan published Friday by the US Securities and Exchange Commission. The deal would make Sundar Pichai, who has been chief executive of Google since 2015 and of Alphabet since 2019, one…

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Guinea dissolves 40 political parties including main opposition

Guinea dissolved 40 political parties, including its three main opposition groups, via a late-night decree, fewer than two months after former junta leader Mamady Doumbouya was sworn in as president. Doumbouya, who has ruled Guinea with an iron fist, was elected in late December in a vote in which all major opposition leaders were barred….

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2027: PDP’ll field candidates in all elective positions — Deputy national sec

By Steve Oko The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has declared that it will field candidates for all elective positions in the 2027 general elections, insisting that the party remains united and has no factions. This is as the former Senate President and Chairman of the PDP Board of Trustees (BoT), Senator Adolphus Wabara, has formally…

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