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US Orders Diplomats, Families To Leave Saudi Arabia Amid Deadly Attacks

NewsDeskNgOct 23, 2026October 23, 20260

The US orders diplomats and families to leave Saudi Arabia as deadly attacks target an airport and an oilfield, heightening regional tensions. The US State Department has ordered some diplomats and their family members to leave its missions in Saudi Arabia and plans to withdraw family members from other US...

Two European Women Freed After More Than A Year In Captivity In Niger

NewsDeskNgOct 23, 2026October 23, 20260

Two European women kidnapped separately in Niger last year have been freed after more than a year in captivity and transferred to Libya. Two European women who were kidnapped separately in Niger last year have been freed after more than a year in captivity and handed over to authorities in...

Macron Slams Trump’s Claims Linking Muslim Migrants To French Riots As ‘Stupid’

NewsDeskNgOct 23, 2026October 23, 20260

French President Emmanuel Macron condemns Donald Trump’s claims blaming Muslim migrants for French riots, accusing foreign leaders of spreading false information for political gain. French President Emmanuel Macron has described as “stupid” claims by foreign leaders, including US President Donald Trump, blaming Muslim migrants for recent riots in France, accusing...

Meta Fined $25 Billion For Misleading Facebook Users About Privacy

NewsDeskNgOct 23, 2026October 23, 20260

A judge has ordered Meta to pay $25 billion to New Mexico after a jury found the technology company liable for misleading Facebook users about their privacy, in what is the biggest penalty ever imposed on the company. State District Court Judge Francis J. Mathew ruled on Wednesday that Facebook...

Air Peace Appoints Onipe Flight Operations Director, Paul-Ugochukwu Chief Pilot

NewsDeskNgOct 21, 2026October 21, 20260

Air Peace promotes two senior pilots to lead flight operations following the elevation of their predecessors within the group. Air Peace has appointed Captains James Adaviruku Onipe and Ikechukwu Paul-Ugochukwu as Director of Flight Operations and Chief Pilot, respectively, effective November 1, 2026. The airline said the appointments are part...

Suspended Niger NSCDC Commandant Seeks Forgiveness Over 37 Deaths

NewsDeskNgOct 21, 2026October 21, 20260

Suspended Niger NSCDC commandant Suberu Aniviye apologises to families of 37 suspects who died in the agency’s custody. Suberu Aniviye, the suspended Niger State commandant of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), has apologised to the families of 37 suspected illegal miners who died while in the agency’s...

Afenifere Leader Pa Reuben Fasoranti Dies At 100

NewsDeskNgOct 21, 2026October 21, 20260

Afenifere National Leader Pa Reuben Fasoranti dies at 100, marking the passing of a prominent Yoruba political figure. The National Leader of the pan-Yoruba socio-political organisation, Afenifere, Pa Reuben Fasoranti, has died at the age of 100. Fasoranti was one of the most prominent figures in Yoruba socio-political affairs and...

Again, Court Dismisses El-Rufai’s N120m Fundamental Rights Suit Against DSS, EFCC, ICPC

NewsDeskNgOct 19, 2026October 19, 20260

A Federal Capital Territory High Court dismisses Nasir El-Rufai’s N120m suit over alleged wiretapping, ruling against his fundamental rights claims.‎ ‎Justice Sylvanus Oriji of the High Court of the Federal Capital Territory has dismissed a N120M fundamental rights suit instituted by a former Kaduna state governor Nasir El-Rufai against the...

Court Orders Tunji-Ojo To Respond To Suit Seeking Disclosure Of NYSC Records

NewsDeskNgOct 19, 2026October 19, 20260

A Federal High Court directs Interior Minister Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo to respond to a suit seeking disclosure of his NYSC records. ‎A Federal High Court in Abuja has directed the Minister of Interior, Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo, to respond to a lawsuit seeking to compel the release of records of his mandatory one-year...

Dele Oye Disputes Chike-Obi’s $10bn Reserves Loss Claim, Calls For Full Cost Assessment

NewsDeskNgOct 19, 2026October 19, 20260

Dele Oye rejects claims Nigeria loses $10bn yearly on reserves, urging transparent cost assessments, adequacy benchmarks and quarterly disclosures. The Chairman of the Alliance for Economic Research and Ethics (AERE), Dele Oye, on Sunday faulted claims that Nigeria could be losing more than $10 billion annually from holding foreign reserves,...