Tensions between Iran and the United States escalated sharply on Sunday after Tehran announced the closure of the strategic Strait of Hormuz, while Washington rejected the claim, insisting that commercial shipping continued to move freely through the vital international waterway. The latest dispute comes amid renewed military confrontations between both countries, with fresh exchanges of…

[mc4wp_form id=33047] Nigeria’s two largest listed telecommunications companies, MTN Nigeria Plc and Airtel Africa Plc, added a combined N5.67tn to their market capitalisation within the first 10 trading days of the second half of 2026, defying a broad sell-off on the Nigerian Exchange Limited (NGX) that erased gains across several blue-chip stocks in the last…

From Agaju Madugba, Katsina Katsina State Governor, Malam Dikko Umaru Radda has congratulated Vice President Kashim Shettima on his retention as President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s running mate for second term in 2027 The Governor affirmed that the decision reflects confidence in Shettima’s work over the past years. Radda expressed the view on Sunday in a…

Before he bought the farm, the late Ghanaian inventor, and founder of Kristo Asafo Mission, Sarfo Kantanka had said that he shouldn’t be given a state burial when he dies. This was found in the will by the late Ghanaian inventor dated August 25, 2020 and prepared by lawyer Asamoah Amoako. In the will, Sarfo…