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An Igbo advocacy group, the Ndigbo Worldwide Union, has endorsed calls by some U.S. lawmakers urging Nigeria to remove Sharia and blasphemy provisions from its Constitution, arguing that no modern...

The Supreme Council for Shariah in Nigeria (SCSN) has pushed back against reported calls by some U.S. lawmakers to end the practice of Sharia law in Nigeria, describing such proposals...

Oil prices dipped on Friday and were set for a weekly decline as traders weighed progress in indirect talks between the United States and Iran over Tehran’s nuclear programme and...

Global financial markets continue to trade cautiously, as renewed concerns over artificial intelligence disruption and escalating geopolitical tensions unsettled investors, driving demand for safer assets such as government bonds and...

Attacks by Islamist militants have sharply increased in the border areas linking Niger, Benin and Nigeria, transforming once-remote transit routes into active conflict zones, according to new research by a...

World stock markets hovered near record highs on Thursday as concerns over artificial intelligence-driven disruption continued to subside, while currency and commodity markets reflected cautious optimism ahead of key geopolitical...

Oil prices declined by about 1 per cent on Thursday after U.S. crude inventories recorded their largest weekly increase in three years, adding to signs of softness in the physical...

Ukrainian authorities say more than 1,700 African nationals are currently fighting on the side of Russia in the ongoing war in Ukraine, raising fresh concerns about Moscow’s recruitment tactics abroad....

Suspected gunmen have attacked a Celestial Church in Uso, Owo Local Government Area of Ondo State, abducting six worshippers during an early morning service. The incident, which occurred along the...

The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has reduced its benchmark interest rate by 50 basis points to 26.50 per cent, marking a return to its monetary easing cycle after maintaining...