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South African jurist and former United Nations human rights chief, Navanethem “Navi” Pillay, has been awarded the 2026 Nobel Peace Prize in recognition of her efforts to promote peace and international law.
Oct 9, 2026 · 2 min read
Authorities in parts of the United States have ordered evacuations as Hurricane Isaias strengthens into a major hurricane, threatening coastal communities along the northern Gulf Coast with destructive winds, flooding and life-threatening storm surges.
Oct 9, 2026 · 2 min read
Gwamnatin Jihar Kano ta umarci dukkan ma’aikatan gwamnati da suka yi ritaya saboda cika shekaru ko tsawon lokacin aiki da su gaggauta barin ofisoshinsu tare da mika kayan aikin gwamnati da kadarorin gwamnati da ke hannunsu.
Oct 7, 2026 · 3 min read
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has declared three days of national mourning following the deaths of Nigerian Air Force personnel in the military aircraft crash in Igbokoda, Ondo State.
Oct 6, 2026 · 3 min read
A Nigerian Air Force ATR-42 aircraft has crashed in the Igbokoda area of Ilaje Local Government Area of Ondo State, killing all 25 people on board.
Oct 6, 2026 · 4 min read
The Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, says Nigeria’s National Register of Voters has risen to more than 103 million, following the completion of the three-phase Continuous Voter Registration exercise and biometric verification ahead of the 2027 general elections.
Oct 6, 2026 · 3 min read
Faculty members at Cornell University have introduced a resolution calling for a vote of no confidence in the university administration, amid growing criticism over its handling of an alleged gang rape involving a former student in 2024.
Oct 6, 2026 · 4 min read
Mataimakin Shugaban Ƙasa, Kashim Shettima, ya ziyarci Minna, babban birnin Jihar Neja, domin jajantawa gwamnatin jihar da iyalan mutane 37 da suka mutu yayin da suke tsare a hannun Hukumar Tsaron Fararen Hula ta Najeriya, NSCDC.
Oct 6, 2026 · 3 min read
Russian President Vladimir Putin has warned that Moscow could use all weapons at its disposal, including nuclear weapons, if Russia or its Baltic exclave of Kaliningrad comes under direct attack.
Oct 3, 2026 · 3 min read
Christa Pike, a Tennessee death-row inmate, remains in critical condition, unconscious and on a ventilator after the state’s attempt to execute her by lethal injection failed on Wednesday, September 30.
Oct 3, 2026 · 2 min read
Flydubai Captain Smit Machchhar has spoken publicly for the first time about the cockpit attack that disrupted Flight FZ1073, saying he continued fighting because he knew the aircraft was in danger and could not allow other people on board to die
Oct 3, 2026 · 2 min read
Kamfanin Mai na Najeriya, NNPC Limited, ya bayyana dalilin da ya sa ya zaɓi kamfanonin China guda biyu a matsayin abokan hulɗa masu yiwuwa wajen farfaɗo da faɗaɗa matatun mai na Port Harcourt da Warri.
Sep 30, 2026 · 3 min read
