Dangote Petroleum Refinery raised its diesel gantry price by N100 per litre, effective from midnightThe new price of N1,670 per litre is N21 above the diesel landing cost but still N30 below what several Lagos depots currently chargeNigerian businesses that rely on diesel-powered generators could face higher operating …

North Korea's leader, Kim Jong-un's sister denies knowledge of talks with Trump US leader, Donald Trump has stated he is planning to meet North Korea's Kim Jong-un, though the North Korean leader's younger sister has cast doubt on their communications and dampened hopes of a diplomatic breakthrough. Trump, who also cla…

…to sanction its president, Tomoko Akane, and senior trial lawyer Abdoulaye SeyeThe Trump administration added both officials to its sanctions list as part of its campaign against what it calls a corrupt and politicised courtJapan, the ICC's biggest funder, and the European Union pushed back against the US move, backing…

…lawyer, Abdoulaye Seye, Secretary of State Marco Rubio said on Tuesday, escalating the Trump administration’s campaign against the Hague-based court. Akane, a Japanese judge who heads the ICC, and Seye, a Senegalese national, were sanctioned under an executive order signed by President Donald Trump last year that autho…

…Administration made. Biden removed the CPC designation from Nigeria after President Trump’s first term and all hell broke loose on Christians. We must stop the genocide.” The statement followed an attack on the Bin-Per community in Ruff, Kombun District of Mangu Local Government Area between Monday midnight and Tuesday…

United States District judge, Beryl Howell, has issued Donald Trump-appointed attorney, Jeanine Pirro, four additional days to release the drug-trafficking records of Nigeria’s President, Bola Tinubu. According to Dr Von Batten-Montague-York, who disclosed the development in a post on X, Judge Howell noted that the cas…

…allegations that Tehran has considered retaliatory action against US President Donald Trump. ‎ During a NATO summit in Ankara, Turkey, in July, US security officials reportedly used an elaborate deception to move Trump away from his publicly expected aircraft amid concerns about a possible Iranian attack. Reports said…

Trump threatens to 'bomb the s**t' out of Oman if the country gets involved in his war against Iran. Donald Trump has threatened to bomb another country if the nation gets involved in his war against Iran. Speaking to Fox News' Trey Yingst, Trump said the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps had established a back channel…

Trump provides update on US missionary recently released after being held captive in Niger US President Donald Trump has provided an update on the release of American Christian missionary and pilot, Kevin Rideout, who spent more than nine months in captivity in Niger. Trump made the disclosure in a post on his Truth So…

President Trump accuses BBC of harassing his family in defamation battle US President Donald Trump has accused the BBC of harassing his family after it tried to force his children to testify in his $10billion defamation lawsuit. Lawyers representing the broadcaster have asked a Florida court for permission to subpoena…

…In an emotional video shared on social media, the soldier addressed US President Donald Trump, explaining that she was overwhelmed by the situation involving her daughter while still trying to fulfil her responsibilities as a servicewoman. “Mr. President, this is me on my uniform today, on my way to serve this country.…

…US missionary who was kidnapped in Niger last year, has been released, President Donald Trump confirmed Friday. The news of the release of Rideout had first been relayed by the Christian group he worked for, SIM International, which said he had been kidnapped from outside his home in the Nigerien capital Niamey last Oc…

The World Health Organisation warned Wednesday that US President Donald Trump’s bid to overhaul child vaccination in the United States went against “decades of evidence.” Trump signed an order on Monday pushing for a rethink of school vaccine mandates and repeating calls for the measles, mumps and rubella vaccine to be…

…told to immediately arrest APC Senator over controversial remark Osun election: Wait for Trump to help your uncle win - Bashir Ahmad mocks Davido Police summon APC senator, Fadahunsi over alleged threat to 'eliminate Accord members' President Tinubu demands national coexistence amid rising tensions

President Trump explains plane switch following Iranian threats against Air Force One US President Donald Trump has explained why he secretly switched planes after an Iranian threat against Air Force One, saying the decision was made by the Secret Service and military officials. The president was smuggled from an Air F…

World News US-based rights groups sue Trump admin over ICC sanctions Published on August 11, 2026 By Wale Odunsi Four human rights groups in the United States have sued the Trump administration for "illegally sanctioning" individuals and organizations affiliated with the International Criminal Court (ICC). The lawsuit…

…threat to democracy for Accord Party leaders to be arrested on the eve of an election on trumped up charges. It is disturbing that we still have over 62 Accord Party leaders held in illegal police detention without any charges against them. This is not democracy. The second issue has to do with the viral video of a ser…

US President Donald Trump said on Monday it would be “a terrible mistake” to replace Gianni Infantino, the embattled FIFA president who tried, and failed, to sell off part of the World Cup to private investors. Infantino came under renewed fire in an open letter signed by three confederations — Europe’s UEFA, North and…

President Trump hides in catering cart to board secret flight in Turkey amid potential Iranian assass!nation threat' (Video) US President Donald Trump was secretly whisked out of Turkey aboard a smaller military aircraft after security officials received intelligence about a potential Iranian assassination threat. The…

…continues to shape Asian security dynamics. Photo MACDOUGALL / AFP via Getty ImagesImagesTrump to exit US from NATO amid War with IranLegit.ng earlier reported that President Donald Trump of the United States has disclosed that he was considering pulling his country out of NATO, following the failure of members to supp…

Israel rejects Trump's 15-point plan for Gaza, stoking tensions with US Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu insists he has rejected President Donald Trump's plan for Gaza and will not withdraw forces until the Palestinian group Hamas fully disarms, risking more obstacles in the increasingly complex efforts to red…

"Please help me reunite with my daughter" - Nigerian woman serving in US Army appeals to Trump over 10-year-old daughter's visa denial A Nigerian woman serving in the United States Army has made an emotional public appeal to President Donald Trump over her 10-year-old daughter's inability to join her in the US. In a vi…

Trump says US Is 'only semi-negotiating' with Iran as Strait of Hormuz tensions persist US President Donald Trump said that "we are only semi-negotiating" with Iran, noting that he is prepared to allow economic pressure on Iran to mount as opposed to ordering a new military offensive. "We are low keying it," Trump said…

…nominee by Vice President Kamala Harris, who later lost the election to Donald Trump. The former president’s memoir, Promise Me, America, is scheduled for publication in November.

An appeals court on Friday upheld an order halting work on Donald Trump’s prized White House ballroom, enraging the US leader and setting up another Supreme Court battle over the limits of presidential authority. The US Court of Appeals for the DC Circuit, which had allowed construction to continue while it considered…