The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has started the distribution of sensitive election materials ahead of Saturday’s Rivers South-East Senatorial District bye-election, where more than 858,000 registered voters are expected to cast their ballots. The poll is being organised to fill the senatorial seat left vacant following the death of former lawmaker, Barry Mpigi, who…
[mc4wp_form id=33047] Iran’s Supreme Leader, Mojtaba Khamenei, has broken his silence following the electronic signing of the historic US-Iran memorandum of understanding, claiming that US President Donald Trump used “all sorts of levers” out of desperation to force an agreement. The high-stakes statement, issued in writing from an undisclosed location on Thursday, marks the Supreme…
ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia, June 18, 2026/APO Group/ — The Virtual HLPM of African Heads of State and Government and Partners dedicated to the Ebola Bundibugyo virus disease (BVD) outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) and Uganda was held on 16 June 2026 under the chairmanship of H.E. Evariste Ndayishimiye, President of the…
Nestlé announced Monday that it has fully eliminated artificial colors from all of its U.S. food and beverage products. The move “reflects Nestlé USA’s ongoing commitment to quality and transparency, evolving with consumer preferences and delivering tasty, nutritious, high-quality food and beverages, today and for generations to come,” the company said in a news release….
In the last five years, a troubling pattern has emerged across Nigeria’s South-East. Violent crimes, political assassinations, communal killings, and controversial arrests are frequently and swiftly linked by security agencies to the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) and its armed wing, the Eastern Security Network (ESN), often before detailed investigations are concluded. However, interviews with…
