GUO Transport driver killed, passengers abducted in Ore–Benin Expressway ambush

Rita Eze20 April 2026

NIGERIA: Suspected gunmen attacked a GUO Transport bus along the Ore–Benin Expressway, shooting the driver dead and dragging several passengers into nearby forests. The incident reportedly occurred on an east-bound journey along the busy corridor linking Nigeria’s South-West to the South-South. Eyewitness accounts indicate that the attackers opened fire on the moving vehicle, fatally hitting...

Retired Police Officers Block Presidential Villa Gate, Demand Tinubu Assents to Police Exit Bill

Rita Eze20 April 2026

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UK Foreign Minister Yvette Cooper Ends Overseas Trip Early Amid Political Pressure

Kingsley Oyong Akam20 April 2026

TOKYO/LONDON — British Foreign Minister Yvette Cooper has cut short an intensive diplomatic tour designed to build consensus around making a ceasefire in the Iran war permanent and on the next steps to reopen the Strait of Hormuz, as political pressure at home over the Peter Mandelson scandal intensifies. Cooper’s department is at the centre...

Eight Children Killed in Latest U.S. Mass Shooting as Death Toll Climbs

Josephine Bukunmi Esho20 April 2026

SHREVEPORT, Louisiana — A one-year-old never got to learn to walk. A fourteen-year-old never got to finish school. Eight children, their ages spread across the whole terrible distance of childhood, were shot dead in Shreveport, Louisiana, on Sunday morning before most of the city had finished its first cup of coffee. They were killed in...

Nigeria’s Media Crackdown Highlights Tension Between Regulation and Free Speech

Kingsley Oyong Akam20 April 2026

Nigeria’s broadcast regulator has barred radio and television presenters from airing personal opinions, intimidating guests, or broadcasting divisive political content — a move that has ignited a fierce debate between those who see it as necessary regulation and those who warn it is a dangerous crackdown on free speech. The National Broadcasting Commission (NBC) issued...

Starmer to Address Parliament Amid Fury Over Mandelson’s Failed Security Vetting

Kingsley Oyong Akam20 April 2026

LONDON — British Prime Minister Keir Starmer will address parliament today, facing calls for his resignation over his handling of the appointment of Peter Mandelson, a senior figure in his ruling Labour Party, as US ambassador — despite it emerging that Mandelson had failed a security vetting process. Mandelson, 72, was sacked as ambassador in...

Pope Urges Unity in Angola as Masses Draw 130,000 Amid Calls for Peace

Kingsley Oyong Akam19 April 2026

KILAMBA, ANGOLA — Pope Leo urged Angolans on Sunday to overcome divisions after decades of war, first at a Mass in a field outside Luanda and then in a prayer at a site that was once a hub for transatlantic slavery — events that jointly drew roughly 130,000 people. The first US-born pope, who has...

U.S. Seizes Iranian Vessel as Tehran Refuses Further Peace Talks

Kingsley Oyong Akam19 April 2026

WASHINGTON/ISLAMABAD: US President Donald Trump said on Sunday that the US military had seized an Iranian cargo ship that tried to run its blockade, while Iran said it would not participate in a second round of peace talks despite Trump’s threat of renewed airstrikes. The developments indicated that peace may not come soon to the...

Doctor’s Death in Warri Highlights Risks Faced by Health Workers

Rita Eze19 April 2026

NIGERIA: A house officer at Central Hospital Warri, Dr. Ogbomade Samson Romani, has died weeks after an alleged assault by individuals linked to a patient’s relative. The incident has heightened concerns about the safety of healthcare workers in Nigeria’s public hospitals. Dr. Romani, a graduate of Niger Delta University, was confirmed dead in the early...

Army Raises Alarm Over Low South-East Participation in Ongoing Recruitment Drive

Vivian Orok Nyong19 April 2026

NIGERIA: The Nigerian Army has expressed serious concern over the persistently low turnout of applicants from the South-East region in its ongoing nationwide recruitment exercise, warning that the trend could further widen regional imbalances in the military. The concern was raised during a sensitisation campaign held in Awka, Anambra State, led by Brigadier-General Uche Nnabuihe....

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