…residents (Green Card holders), making it a highly attractive option for eligible aspirants living in the US legally.US releases the requirements to join the Army National Guard. Photo Williams, Tasos KatopodisNational Guard requirements: Who can apply?According to the official guidelines, individuals seeking to join t…

US strikes Iranian island The United States has carried out a military strike on Iran's Larak Island in the Strait of Hormuz, further escalating tensions after President Donald Trump declared the US was "not finished" with the ongoing conflict.The strike comes as fighting around the strategic waterway derailed a prelim…

…rich and famous. Although the UAE has so far not been hit in the latest round of US-Iran escalation, the war that erupted in February shattered the Gulf’s image as a haven of stability, with Tehran directing its fury at the oil-rich region. The United Arab Emirates bore the brunt of Iran’s missiles and drones, which hi…

…after a contentious process that initially pitted him against several prominent aspirants, including former Minister of Power, Adebayo Adelabu. Alli was eventually presented as the party’s candidate alongside his running mate, Adesoji Adedeji, at a ceremony in Ibadan on July 2. His emergence followed an endorsement by…

…oil products tanker was struck by an unidentified projectile near Oman, while Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps claimed that two oil tankers caught fire following explosions in the strategic waterway. According to Oilprice.com, the Kaifan tanker, owned by Kuwait Oil Tanker Co. S.A.K., was hit by an unknown proje…

AIG Moshood Jimoh confirmed the Ajiran murder case is already before the courts after activists visited Zone 2 headquarters in LagosINTERPOL arrested businessman Hammed Tajudeen Akanbi in Cotonou over alleged links to two murders in Ajiran community in 2023 and 2024Jimoh revealed he faced financial inducements during t…

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said Tuesday the Iran war has cost the United States $37.5 billion so far, up from a previous estimate of nearly $29 billion in mid-May. US War Secretary, Pete Hegseth "The estimate we have as of today is $37.5 billion," Hegseth testified during a Senate Appropriations Committee hearing a…

President Donald Trump said Tuesday the United States was far from finished with Iran and warned the next US military target could be an underground nuclear complex known as Pickaxe Mountain. Pickaxe Mountain is a deeply buried nuclear site near Natanz where Western intelligence suspects Iran is building an undeclared…

…Upcoming anime releasing in August 2026 include The Ribbon Hero, Link Click Season 3, Shiranuhi, and Thunder 3. Fans can catch these shows across popular streaming platforms like Netflix and Crunchyroll.Watch The Ribbon Hero (L), Banana Fish (C), Link Click Season 3 (R). Photo: @catsuka, @banana.fishtv, @animeledgernew…

Militant group, Houthis to impose Naval Blockade on Saudi Arabia, opening new front in US-Iran War that could escalate global oil prices Yemen's Iran-aligned militant group, the Houthis have announced on that they are imposing a naval blockade on Saudi Arabia. The move opens a new front against the United States in its…

…returned to the PDP. And in the 2018 presidential primaries of the PDP, no southern aspirant participated.” The APC stalwart maintained that Atiku’s decision to contest the PDP presidential primary in 2022, rather than allowing the ticket to shift to the South, had far-reaching political consequences. According to him,…

…government ruled out voting by kingmakers to produce the candidate among the three aspirants shortlisted out of the eight contestants, describing voting […] The post Alara stool: Embrace Ifa divination instead of voting, Ekiti govt orders kingmakers appeared first on Tribune Online.

…support for the hard-right Reform UK party. Unpredictable energy prices due to the US-Iran war and volatile relations with Washington under Trump also threaten to buffet his premiership. Burnham, an MP between 2001 and 2017, has little room to manoeuvre amid high public debt and strict financial rules requiring him to…

The US military identified two soldiers killed in separate Iranian attacks on a base in Jordan this week1st Lt. Tyler James Feehan, 25, and Pvt. Isabella Gonzales, 19, both served at Muwaffaq Salti Air BaseA third US service member also died in northern Iraq after a controlled detonation of an Iranian attack droneFind…

…was killed in northern Iraq on July 18 during a controlled detonation of an unexploded Iranian droneThe Iraq death follows the killing of two American soldiers in Jordan a day earlier, with unidentified remains now found at the site of the third missing soldierIran's Foreign Minister said the war will continue until Te…

…was “no tension” despite recently lashing out at Madrid for failing to help with the Iran war and falling short on NATO spending. – ‘It’s been amazing’ – Trump co-presented the trophy to Spain alongside Infantino. The match is the first World Cup fixture that Trump has attended, in an unusual move for an 80-year-old le…

The chairman of Nigerian Exchange Group, Dr Umaru Kwairanga, has called for stronger collaboration between the capital market and insurance industry to mobilise long-term capital, deepen financial inclusion and accelerate sustainable economic growth. The post NGX chair seeks capital market, insurance partnership to dri…

…global uncertainties, particularly the renewed conflict involving the United States and Iran, made it too early for the apex bank to begin further monetary easing. “What I expect is a hold because it is possibly too soon to relax the MPR because of the current geopolitical issues. We have seen a very dramatic escalatio…

…the commission’s headquarters to commend its work. The Statistician-General, Adeyemi Adeniran, praised NUPRC for its transparency in oil and gas data publication and proposed deeper institutional collaboration, noting that without the commission’s data, the NBS cannot effectively release Gross Domestic Product (GDP) fi…

…Government Area. The senator was reacting to allegations by a former APC governorship aspirant that the former failed to refund campaign expenses incurred by other contestants after his emergence as the party’s consensus candidate. Adeola described the alleged demand for campaign reimbursement as insulting, saying it s…

…a statement on Friday, July 17, 2026. He identified the three arrested staff as Wadi Igiran, Nikade Sunday, and Azabia Yakie, the Head of Productivity Department in the ministry. He said several valuable government assets, including a 110 KVA Perkins generator, a forklift, lathe machines, electric filling machines, and…

A magnitude 5.0 earthquake struck the Saland area of Khuzestan province in southwestern Iran at a depth of approximately 12 kilometresKhuzestan governor Mohammad Reza Mowlaizadeh declared a high state of readiness and ordered full mobilisation of rescue and operational forcesThe Iranian Red Crescent Society dispatched…

Kuwait's electricity and water ministry confirmed a second consecutive day of Iranian attacks on a power and water distillation plantKuwait International Airport suspended air traffic due to rocket and drone strikes, forcing the national carrier to reschedule most flightsBahrain's army said its air defences intercepted…

…speaks with the North-Central Bureau Chief, ISAAC SHOBAYO The post Aggrieved APC aspirants need reconciliation, not rebellion — Diket Plang appeared first on Tribune Online.

…Jeremiah Olatide, discusses how the five-month conflict involving the United States and Iran, along with disruptions to the Strait of Hormuz, affected global crude oil prices, Africa’s fuel supply chain and Nigeria’s petroleum industry Five months after the US-Iran war began, how would you evaluate its impact on global…