Two die in Kano pit collapse
No fewer than two persons have reportedly lost their lives following a pit collapse in Ridawa village, Ghari Local Government Area of Kano State.
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PDP faction elects Doherty as South-West chairman
Doherty, a former Lagos PDP chairman, emerged by consensus with 16 other executives at the South-West Zonal Congress in Ikeja, Lagos.
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G7: France says didn’t give in to pressure over South Africa
The South African presidency told AFP earlier in the day that Washington urged Paris to disinvite President Cyril Ramaphosa from the G7 summit in France in June.
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Iran recruiting teenagers for Tehran checkpoints
Iranian authorities have launched a recruitment drive dubbed “For Iran” in Tehran to register people to join the security forces, lowering the minimum age of recruits to 12.
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I’m not desperate for Iran deal – Trump
Holding his first cabinet meeting since the start of the joint US-Israeli operation, Trump insisted that Iran was being “beat to shit” and was “begging” for a deal, despite Tehran’s denials.
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MC14: Okonjo-Iweala calls for urgent WTO reform amid global crisis
The World Trade Organization’s 14th Ministerial Conference (MC14) opened on Thursday, 26 March 2026, in Yaoundé, Cameroon, with a strong call for members to muster the political will needed to strengthen and reform the organization at a time of deep global uncertainty.
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ECOWAS court to launch strategic plan ‘Justice 2030’
The ECOWAS Court of Justice has announced plans to officially launch its Strategic Plan 2026–2030, entitled “Justice 2030,” on May 27, as part of efforts to strengthen justice delivery and promote the rule of law across the sub-region.
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Kanu Agabi, PANDEF demand 25% derivation, State Police, Southern presidency
Former Minister of Justice and Attorney-General of the Federation, Chief Kanu Agabi (SAN), alongside the Pan Niger Delta Forum (PANDEF), has urged the Federal Government to increase the current 13% derivation to 25%, describing the present rate as “grossly inadequate” to address the environmental and economic challenges facing Niger Delta communities.
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Plateau Insecurity: JNI rejects foreign intervention, calls for local solutions
The Jama’atu Nasril Islam (JNI) has rejected foreign intervention in Plateau State’s persistent ethno-religious conflicts, warning that external involvement could worsen tensions instead of resolving them.
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Miscreants attack Lagos taskforce, set railway ablaze
Chaos erupted on Thursday at the Fagba Railway Corridor when suspected miscreants and street urchins attacked men of the Lagos State Taskforce, setting parts of the railway on fire in a bid to resist arrest and evade law enforcement.
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