Author: Vincent Osuwo

The US president, Donald Trump, has said he must be involved in the selection of Iran’s next leader following the death of the country’s supreme leader, Ali Khamenei. Trump made the comments during an interview with Axios on Thursday, rejecting the likelihood of Khamenei’s son, Mojtaba Khamenei, succeeding his father. “They are wasting their time. Khamenei’s son is a lightweight. I have to be involved in the appointment, like with Delcy in Venezuela,” he said. The US president was alluding to Delcy Rodríguez, who took authority in Venezuela after US forces detained former President Nicolás Maduro earlier this year. Trump…

Iran has reportedly hit a major oil refinery in Bahrain with a missile strike, triggering a large explosion and fire at the country’s largest petroleum refinery. Footage circulating online shows a massive inferno bursting at Bahrain Petroleum Company’s major refinery in the industrial region of Ma’ameer following what officials described as a ballistic missile hit. According to the international news outlet Metro UK, authorities acknowledged that an oil infrastructure complex had been targeted. “One facility in Ma’ameer was targeted, and the relevant authorities are handling the incident,” the Bahrain Ministry of Interior said in a statement shared on social media.…

The Inter-Party Advisory Council (IPAC) on Thursday warned that political parties across the country may boycott the 2027 general elections if controversial provisions in the newly enacted Electoral Act 2026 are not urgently amended. The law, which President Bola Tinubu recently approved, has features that could compromise internal party democracy and erode the legitimacy of the election process, according to the umbrella organization of registered political parties. IPAC National Chairman Yusuf Dantalle addressed reporters following an urgent meeting with political party leaders and representatives at the council’s national secretariat in Abuja. He stated that if the National Assembly does not…

The Confederation of African Football (CAF) has officially postponed the 2026 Women’s Africa Cup of Nations in Morocco, shifting the tournament from its initial March schedule to a new window between July and August. CAF confirmed the decision in a statement published on its website on Thursday, ending weeks of uncertainty surrounding the tournament. The competition, which Morocco won the right to host in October 2024, will now take place from July 25 to August 16, following negotiations with CAF, FIFA, and other important parties engaged in the event’s planning. The event was initially planned to run from March 17…

Azerbaijan said it was planning to retaliate after two people were injured on Thursday by Iranian drone strikes on an airport and near a school. According to a foreign ministry statement, at least two drones entered Azerbaijan’s exclave of Nakhchivan, which borders Iran and is separated from mainland Azerbaijan by Armenia, during the noon attacks. “One drone fell on the terminal building of Nakhichevan Airport, while another drone fell near a school building in the village of Shekerabad,” the ministry stated, adding that the aircraft wounded two civilians and damaged the airport. The defense ministry in Baku noted it was “preparing…

The Federal High Court in Abuja on Thursday dismissed a case filed by the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) against suspended DCP Abba Kyari on allegations bordering on non-disclosure of assets. Due to the anti-drug agency’s inability to establish its evidence beyond a reasonable doubt, Justice James Omotosho dismissed the lawsuit brought against Kyari and his younger brothers, Mohammed and Ali Kyari. The judge ruled that the burden of proving a case beyond a reasonable doubt falls on the prosecution, which it had failed to do. The NDLEA is prosecuting Kyari, the former head of the Police Intelligence Response…

Iran, on Thursday, fired drones at the Nakhichevan Airport in Azerbaijan, injuring at least two people. Azerbaijan on Thursday summoned the Iranian envoy following the drone attack on the airport and near a school. According to a statement from the foreign ministry, at least two drones crossed from Iran into Azerbaijan’s exclave of Nakhchivan, which borders Iran and is separated from mainland Azerbaijan by Armenia. “One drone fell on the terminal building of Nakhichevan Airport, while another drone fell near a school building in the village of Shekerabad,” the ministry said, damaging the airport and wounding two civilians. The ministry…

The US Senate has rejected a bipartisan resolution aimed at limiting President Donald Trump’s capacity to conduct war in Iran, as the attacks continue. The war powers bill was turned down with a vote of 53-47, mostly along party affiliations. It would have stopped U.S. military operations in Iran without approval from Congress. Democrats contend that Trump has marginalized Congress and provided inconsistent justifications for the conflict. The majority of Republicans opposed the resolution, yet a few mentioned they might reconsider if the conflict escalates in the next weeks. On Saturday, Iran was targeted by strikes from the US and…

The Muslim Rights Concern (MURIC) has intensified its call for the removal of the Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission, Prof. Joash Amupitan (SAN), by bringing the matter before the National Assembly. The group is demanding Amupitan’s sack for allegedly providing an 80-page legal brief on Christian genocide, which was apparently utilized by the US to accuse Nigeria. MURIC’s fresh agitation was announced on Wednesday in a news statement signed by its founder and executive director, Prof. Ishaq Akintola. “Three months after Islamic organizations began their demand for the removal of the chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission,…

Troops of the Nigerian army, in collaboration with the Edo State Security Corps, have killed a suspected notorious kidnapper, rescued four abducted victims, and arrested another suspect during separate operations in Edo State. The raid took place under Operation IGBO DANU 1 in Warake Forest, Auchi Local Government Area, and Ujemen, Esan West Local Government Area. Capt. Kennedy Anyanwu, Assistant Director, Army Public Relations, 4 Brigade Nigerian Army, confirmed this in a statement issued on Wednesday. According to the statement, the forces carried out a night operation on Tuesday in response to reports of gunshots in Warake Forest. The statement…