Nigeria, Netherlands Sign Historic Customs Alliance On Trade Facilitation, Border Security 

NewsNigeriaWorld NewsNigeria, Netherlands Sign Historic Customs Alliance On Trade Facilitation, Border Security 

Uzoamaka Ikezue (Staff Reporter)June 26, 2026

The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) and the Customs Administration of the Kingdom of the Netherlands have signed a Joint Declaration to strengthen collaboration between the two Customs authorities. This has reinforced ongoing efforts to enhance trade facilitation, border security, capacity building, and the fight against transnational organised crime. This declaration was signed on Wednesday, June 24, 2026, in Brussels by the Comptroller-General of Customs, Adewale Adeniyi, and the Director-General of Netherlands Customs, Mrs. Nanette Van...

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US Slaps Sanctions on Nigerian, 3 Firms for Funding ISIS

NewsNigeriaUS Slaps Sanctions on Nigerian, 3 Firms for Funding ISIS

By Ezinwanne Onwuka (Senior Reporter)June 24, 2026

The United States has imposed sanctions on a Nigerian-based individual and several companies over alleged links to the financing network of Islamic State. In a statement released on Monday, US State Department spokesperson Tommy Pigott said the Nigerian was among three individuals and six entities designated for allegedly aiding the movement of funds for ISIS across multiple regions. Pigott said the sanctions target a transnational network operating across France, Syria, Türkiye, and Nigeria, with roles...

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UK Prime Minister, Starmer Announces Resignation

NewsWorld NewsUK Prime Minister, Starmer Announces Resignation

Uzoamaka Ikezue (Staff Reporter)June 22, 2026

Keir Starmer, on Monday announced his resignation as British Prime Minister, after less than two years in office in a term characterised by policy U-turns. Starmer’s decision to announce his departure will now start a race among Labour MPs to become the UK’s seventh prime minister in 10 years, with Burnham in pole position to win. If he is uncontested, he could be in Downing Street within weeks. Speaking from a podium outside Downing Street...

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CDHR Faults Escalating U.S Sanctions On Cuba, Warns Of Humanitarian Catastrophe

NewsPoliticsCDHR Faults Escalating U.S Sanctions On Cuba, Warns Of Humanitarian Catastrophe

Uzoamaka Ikezue (Staff Reporter)May 12, 2026

The Committee for the Defense of Human Rights (CDHR), has faulted the increasingly harsh and anti-human policies being imposed against Cuba, particularly the Executive Order 14380 of January 29, 2026, and the follow-up sanctions issued on May 1, 2026, by President Donald Trump targeting Cuba’s energy, financial, defense, mining, and commercial sectors. The CDHR, in a statement yesterday, jointly signed by its National President, Comrade ‘Yinka Folarin, and National Secretary, Comrade Idris Afees, views the...

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UN Moves to Declare Transatlantic Slave Trade ‘Gravest Crime Against Humanity’

NewsPoliticsUN Moves to Declare Transatlantic Slave Trade ‘Gravest Crime Against Humanity’

By Ezinwanne Onwuka (Senior Reporter)March 25, 2026

The United Nations General Assembly is set to vote on a landmark resolution seeking to formally recognise the transatlantic slave trade as “the gravest crime against humanity.” The proposal, strongly backed by African nations, is being championed by John Dramani Mahama, who described it as a historic step toward justice and global acknowledgement. Addressing the UN, Mahama said the resolution “allows us as a global community to collectively bear witness to the plight of more...

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APC Says Middle East Crisis Negatively Affecting Economic Recovery

NewsNigeriaPoliticsAPC Says Middle East Crisis Negatively Affecting Economic Recovery

Uzoamaka Ikezue (Staff Reporter)March 11, 2026

The All Progressives Congress (APC) has said that the evolving crisis in the Middle East is negatively affecting Nigeria’s economic stability and recovery. The party, in a statement on Wednesday, signed by the Lagos State Spokesman, Mogaji (Hon.) Seye Oladejo noted that the conflict, though external, may constitute a setback to some of the recent macroeconomic gains. The statement reads, “We’ve been closely observing the unfolding developments in the Middle East and the broader implications...

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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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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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Nigeria, Russia Amongst 75 Countries Affected by Trump’s Visa Suspension

NewsNigeriaPoliticsNigeria, Russia Amongst 75 Countries Affected by Trump’s Visa Suspension

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)January 14, 2026

Visa processing for applicants from Nigeria, Russia, and a dozen other countries has been suspended by the United States as part of a review of its immigration screening system, the US Department of State said. Countries affected by the measure, which takes effect from January 21cut across Africa, the Middle East, Asia, Europe, and Latin America. Among them are Nigeria, Somalia, Egypt, Iran, Iraq, Yemen, Afghanistan, Russia, Brazil, and Thailand. It has ordered American embassies...

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Social Media Platform, X  Blocks 3,500 Posts In India

NewsNigeriaSocial Media Platform, X  Blocks 3,500 Posts In India

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)January 11, 2026

Social media platform X reportedly blocked approximately 3,500 pieces of content and removed over 600 accounts in India in response to directives from the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology, MeitY. The company admitted to lapses in moderating content on its platform and assured the Indian government of full compliance with local laws, according to government sources. X also committed to preventing the circulation of obscene material on its platform going forward. The measures follow...

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