The 2023 Labour Party Presidential candidate and former governor of Anambra state Peter Gregory Obi has made comparison between Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, South African President Cyril Ramaphosa who stood to the occasion when their country was hit by terrible crisis as against their Nigerian counterpart President Bola Ahmed Tinubu who 24 hours after horrific massacre in Benue state killing 200 people remained silent. Obi in a post made on X on Monday highlighted reasons citizens need to vote for a president who is compassionate about the citizens and their plights, he spoke against tribal voting, he insisted that...

 Britain’s real-life spies have finally caught up with James Bond. MI6 has appointed its first female chief. Prime Minister Keir Starmer announced Sunday that Blaise Metreweli will be the next head of the U.K.’s foreign intelligence agency, and the first woman to hold the post since its founding in 1909. She is currently the MI6 director of technology and innovation — the real-world equivalent of Bond gadget-master Q. A career intelligence officer, Metreweli, 47, steps from the shadows into the light as the only MI6 employee whose name is made public. She said “I am proud and honored to be asked to lead my...

The suspects, the command said, obstructed a roadway in Apir, an outskirts of Makurdi, forcefully stopped a truck and set it ablaze with the yet-to-be-identified driver trapped inside. This is contained in the statement issued by the command’s spokesperson, Udeme Edet and made available to journalists on Sunday She promised that the suspects would be prosecuted accordingly as investigations were ongoing to apprehend other culprits and instigators behind the violence. The statement reads partly, ‎”The Benue State Police Command acknowledges a public demonstration that took place on Sunday 15th June, 2025, when a number of individuals gathered at Wurukum Roundabout,...

“Stuck”. That is the word most people who have spoken to the BBC use to describe life in Iran right now. After three days of Israeli attacks, “everyone is trying to escape” Tehran “one way or another,” one resident told BBC News Persian. On Sunday, long queues formed at petrol stations across the city. Many people tried to leave for remote areas, away from any possible Israeli target, but could not even get out of the province because of heavy traffic. “Tehran isn’t safe, clearly,” one resident said. “We get no alarms or warnings from officials about Israeli attacks. We...

After days of uncertainty and negotiations, the funeral arrangements for Zambia’s former president have been finalised. Edgar Lungu, who led Zambia from 2015 to 2021, died 11 days ago in South Africa where he was receiving treatment for an undisclosed illness. According to his family, he had left instructions that his political rival and current President Hakainde Hichilema “should not come anywhere near his body”. But a spokesperson for the Lungu family confirmed that an agreement had been reached with the government that allowed for Hichilema to preside over a state funeral next Sunday. The row caused consternation among some...