Mojtaba Khamenei Named Iran’s Supreme Leader as War With U.S., Israel Intensifies

NigeriaWorld NewsMojtaba Khamenei Named Iran’s Supreme Leader as War With U.S., Israel Intensifies

By Ezinwanne Onwuka (Senior Reporter)March 9, 2026

Mojtaba Khamenei has been named the new Supreme Leader of Iran following the death of his father, Ali Khamenei, in a move that signals the continued dominance of hardline leadership in Tehran amid the country’s escalating conflict with Israel and the United States. The decision was announced shortly after midnight in Tehran by the Assembly of Experts, the powerful clerical body responsible for selecting the supreme leader of the Islamic Republic. “By a decisive vote,...

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Widespread Protests by Shi’ite Groups Across Nigeria Over Death of Iran’s Supreme Leader

NewsNigeriaWorld NewsWidespread Protests by Shi’ite Groups Across Nigeria Over Death of Iran’s Supreme Leader

By Ezinwanne Onwuka (Senior Reporter)March 2, 2026

Members of the Islamic Movement in Nigeria (IMN), widely known as Shi’ites, took to the streets of several Nigerian states at the weekend in protests sparked by the reported killing of Iran’s Supreme Leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, in a series of coordinated airstrikes by the United States and Israel. Demonstrations were held in Lagos, Kano, Niger, Sokoto, Gombe, Kaduna, Bauchi and Yobe states, where supporters of the movement marched through city streets, waving Iranian flags...

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Nigerian Elected To Chair UN Peacekeeping Committee on Peacekeeping Operations

AfricaNewsWorld NewsNigerian Elected To Chair UN Peacekeeping Committee on Peacekeeping Operations

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)February 20, 2026

The Charge d’Affaires, Permanent Mission of Nigeria to the United Nations, Syndoph Endoni, has been elected to Chair the United Nations Special Committee on Peacekeeping Operations, known to be “The UN’s most strategic committee,” for a record 54th time. The election to Chair of the committee, also known as C-34, was held at the United Nations Headquarters in New York during the opening of the 2026 Session. Nigeria is among the world’s 15th-largest troop contributors...

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Grammy Honours Fela Kuti with Lifetime Achievement Award

EntertainmentLifestyleNewsWorld NewsGrammy Honours Fela Kuti with Lifetime Achievement Award

By Ezinwanne Onwuka (Senior Reporter)January 31, 2026

Afrobeat pioneer and Nigerian music legend, Fela Anikulapo Kuti, has received a major global honour nearly three decades after his death. The British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) has reported that the Recording Academy, organisers of the Grammy Awards, will posthumously confer a Lifetime Achievement Award on Fela. The honour makes him the first African to receive the prestigious award. According to the BBC, the award recognises Fela’s enduring influence on global music, culture and political expression....

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Colombian Lawmaker, 14 Others Dies In Plane Crash

NewsWorld NewsColombian Lawmaker, 14 Others Dies In Plane Crash

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)January 30, 2026

A Colombian lawmaker, Diogenes Quintero, and 14 other passengers died when a twin-propeller aircraft carrying 15 people crashed in a mountainous region near the Venezuelan border on January 28. The plane was carrying 13 passengers and two crew members. According to AFP, the aircraft departed from the border city of Cúcuta and lost contact with air traffic control shortly before it was scheduled to land in the nearby town of Ocaña at about 5:00 p.m....

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US Seizes Nigerian-Owned Supertanker Over Piracy Activities

NewsNigeriaWorld NewsUS Seizes Nigerian-Owned Supertanker Over Piracy Activities

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)December 12, 2025

The joint operations of the United States Coast Guard and the US Navy have seized a Nigerian-owned supertanker, Skipper, following allegations linking the vessel to crude oil theft, piracy activities, and other cross-border crimes. Aside from suspicion of stolen crude, investigators are probing the tanker’s alleged role in transporting hard drugs and its possible ties to a network reportedly financed by Iranian-linked and other Islamist-backed money-laundering groups. The 20-year-old vessel, Very Large Crude Carrier (VLCC)...

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Netherlands to Return 119 Stolen Benin Bronzes

Arts & CultureNewsNigeriaWorld NewsNetherlands to Return 119 Stolen Benin Bronzes

By Ezinwanne Onwuka (Senior Reporter)June 5, 2025

Over a century after they were looted during the 1897 British invasion of Benin, 119 Benin bronzes are finally making their way back home. The Dutch embassy in Nigeria confirmed to TheCable on Thursday that the artefacts will arrive in the country in the week of 16 June. A formal handover ceremony has been scheduled for 21 June at the National Museum in Lagos. From there, the artefacts will eventually be moved to their rightful...

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Guinness Nigeria presents EPL trophy to Gov. Mbah in Enugu

NewsPoliticsWorld NewsGuinness Nigeria presents EPL trophy to Gov. Mbah in Enugu

Ije Ulasi (Regional Correspondent)May 19, 2025

The Enugu State Governor, Dr. Peter Ndubuisi Mbah, calls on Guinness Nigeria to partner with the state in celebration of the state’s past records in football while investing in the next generation of champions. Governor Mbah stated this at the Government House when the Guinness Nigeria management team showcased the English Premier League, EPL, trophy to the state. He further stated that the honor is more about the state’s legacy as the home of football...

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Tinubu In Rome For Inaugural Mass Of Pope Leo XIV 

NewsNigeriaWorld NewsTinubu In Rome For Inaugural Mass Of Pope Leo XIV 

Uzoamaka Ikezue (Staff Reporter)May 18, 2025

President Bola Tinubu arrived in Rome, Italy, on Saturday to join other world leaders at the solemn mass marking the beginning of the Pontificate of His Holiness Pope Leo XIV. The installation mass is scheduled to take place on Sunday, May 18. The President was received at the Mario De Bernardo Military Airport by Ambassador Bianca Odumegwu-Ojukwu, Minister of State for Foreign Affairs, and officials from Vatican City and the Nigerian Embassy after the plane...

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Gates Foundation plans to shut down, gives away $313b in next 20 years

NewsNigeriaPhilanthropyWorld NewsGates Foundation plans to shut down, gives away $313b in next 20 years

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)May 9, 2025

The Gates Foundation plans to shut down its activities entirely in 2045, but plans to give away $313 billion in the next 20 years. Bloomberg said the non-profit foundation had disbursed more than $100 billion since it was co-founded by Microsoft Founder Bill Gates and Melinda Gates in 2000; originally, the foundation was set to close 20 years after Gate’s death. According to the Bloomberg Billionaires Index, Gates is the fifth-richest person in the world with a net...

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