Lufthansa Hit By Fresh Strike As Pilots Down Tools
Hundreds of Lufthansa flights were cancelled Monday as pilots kicked off a strike over pay and pensions, the latest walkout at the German aviation giant this year. Half of all…
‘Grok Can Hallucinate,’ INEC Dismisses Pro-APC X Post Allegedly Linked To Amupitan
The Independent National Electoral Commission(INEC) has said that despite claims alleging that the Chairman, Joash Amupitan, made a partisan post on X, no verified forensic evidence links him to the…
Alleged Terrorism-Financiers: SEC Orders Asset Freeze Of 13 Capital Market Entities
Nigeria’s Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has ordered an immediate asset freeze of the 13 new alleged terrorism-linked entities across the capital market. A directive titled ‘Commission’s sweeping compliance directive…
Germany, Philippines Cut Fuel Taxes Amid Iran War Energy Shock
Chancellor Friedrich Merz said Monday Germany will slash fuel taxes as households struggle with the energy shock from the Middle East war, while warning the conflict will have long-lasting economic…
Factional ADC Rejects Malami-Led Congress In Kebbi
A faction of the African Democratic Congress (ADC) in Kebbi State has rejected the party’s congress held on Saturday, describing it as illegal and a violation of a subsisting court…
Nigeria’s Economy In Shock – Edun
Minister of Finance and Coordinating Minister of the Economy, Wale Edun, has said that Nigeria’s economy is in shock, as global countries swim in the fallouts of ongoing crisis in…
Oil Surges, Stocks Fall As Trump To Blockade Strait Of Hormuz
Oil prices surged, and stocks sank Monday after US-Iran peace talks fell apart and Donald Trump announced a blockade of the strategic Strait of Hormuz, adding to fears of energy…
IMF Projects $50b In Emergency Financing To Tackle Global Payment Balance Shocks
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has said it anticipates up to $50 billion in emergency financing may be needed for countries hit by balance-of-payments shocks, as food insecurity threatens 45…
US Military To Begin Blockade Of Iranian Ports On Monday
The US military said it would begin a blockade of all Iranian ports on Monday, after talks between the warring sides in Pakistan collapsed, with President Donald Trump blaming the…
Ex-Presidential Aspirant Hayatu-Deen Dumps PDP For ADC
Former presidential aspirant under the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Mohammed Hayatu-Deen, has defected to the African Democratic Congress (ADC), citing growing concerns over insecurity, economic hardship, and what he described…