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Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi dissolved parliament on Friday ahead of a snap election on February 8, counting on her cabinet’s high poll numbers to steer her otherwise unpopular ruling party to victory. The country’s first woman premier had announced her intentions on Monday, seeking public backing for measures to shield households from rising living

A diplomat, Joe Keshi, has said that it is not the end when one country decides to pull out of international organizations. Keshi made this statement on Thursday in an interview on Arise Television’s ‘Prime Time’. He was reacting to the United States of America under President Donald Trump pulling out from some international organizations

The Governor of Oyo State, Seyi Makinde, on Thursday visited President Bola Tinubu, saying the visit was to discuss “some governance issues” with the President and not political. The meeting comes amid ongoing political realignments, as key stakeholders begin strategic consultations ahead of the 2027 general elections. However, Makinde, who arrived at the Aso Rock

Ogun State’s long-standing aspiration to become an oil-producing state is set to materialise following the approval by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu for the commencement of commercial oil drilling at Eba, Ogun Waterside Governor Dapo Abiodun disclosed this on Thursday while receiving the Flag Officer Commanding, Western Naval Command, Rear Admiral Abubakar Abdullahi Mustapha, alongside senior

The drums came first — deep, rolling, insistent — echoing through Morocco’s charged stadiums long before the opening whistle. Jerseys shimmered under the night sky, flags rippled like restless waves, and voices rose in unison, carrying accents from Lagos, London, Abuja, Amsterdam and Casablanca. AFCON 2025 did not begin quietly; it arrived like a storm.

Operatives of the Ogun State Police Command have arrested eight suspected members of an armed robbery syndicate responsible for violent attacks and the hijacking of trailer trucks along the Papalanto–Ilaro and Owode–Idiroko axis of the state. The suspects, Mogaji Sodiq a.k.a. “Ogbonṣ”, Adebowale Lekan, Ajah Peter, Ganiyu Razaq, Odeleye Ayoola, Egboja Amos, Bello Akeem, and