Deadly Protests Erupt Across Pakistan After Khamenei Killing, Troops Deployed and Markets Plunge
Pakistani authorities imposed a three-day curfew and deployed troops before dawn Monday in the northern cities of Gilgit and Skardu after deadly unrest erupted in response to the killing of Iran’s Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei in U.S.-Israeli strikes, officials said. Violence broke out Sunday when thousands of Shiite demonstrators took to the streets. In Skardu, […]
Iran Forms Interim Leadership Council After Death of Supreme Leader Khamenei
Iran has established an interim leadership council following the death of Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei, according to Iranian state television on Sunday. The temporary body will consist of President Masoud Pezeshkian, the head of Iran’s judiciary, and Ayatollah Alireza Arafi, who was appointed as the representative of the Guardian Council. Under Iran’s constitution, the Guardian […]
2027 Polls Will Be Nigeria’s Finest — INEC
Civil society leaders, electoral experts, and top officials of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) converged on Sunday for a Citizens’ Townhall to examine the newly signed Electoral Act 2026 and its implications for the 2027 general elections. The event, organised by the Civil Society Network on Electoral Integrity, including YIAGA Africa and The Albino […]
US–Iran War Could Push Petrol, Diesel Prices Higher in Nigeria
Rising hostilities between the United States and Iran are triggering fresh anxiety in Nigeria’s downstream oil sector, with energy experts warning that fuel prices could climb again if global crude benchmarks surge past $90 per barrel. Analysts say the renewed Middle East crisis has injected volatility into the international oil market, exposing Nigeria’s fuel pricing […]
Oil Markets on Edge as OPEC+ Pumps More Crude After US–Israel Strikes on Iran
Key producers within OPEC+ have approved a larger-than-anticipated increase in oil production, even as rising tensions from recent United States and Israel strikes on Iran fuel fears of supply disruptions across the Middle East. The cartel’s eight-member V8 group — which includes heavyweights Saudi Arabia and Russia — announced on Sunday that it would raise […]
Manual Transmission Threatens Election Credibility, Sam Amadi Says as He Calls for Electoral Act 2026 Amendment
A chieftain of the African Democratic Congress, Sam Amadi, has urged lawmakers to urgently amend the Electoral Act 2026, warning that a clause permitting manual transmission of election results could undermine credible polls. Speaking on Sunday at a Citizens’ Townhall on the Electoral Act, Amadi argued that the law — signed last month — is […]
Afghanistan Says It Fired on Pakistani Jets Over Kabul as Explosions Rock Capital
Afghanistan said its forces opened fire on Pakistani jets over Kabul on Sunday after explosions and gunfire shook the capital, adding to regional instability already heightened by U.S.–Israeli strikes on Iran and retaliatory attacks on American targets in Gulf states. The Taliban-led government has faced Pakistani airstrikes against what Islamabad says are militant-linked facilities in […]
Thousands Gather in Tehran to Mourn Supreme Leader After State Media Confirms His Death
For many Iranians, Sunday began with confirmation of the news they had long feared. State media announced that Ali Khamenei had been killed following a wave of U.S.-Israeli strikes carried out a day earlier. By midmorning, thousands had gathered in Enghelab Square in central Tehran to mourn. Under the pale glow of the rising sun, […]
Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei Killed in U.S.-Israeli Strikes, Trump Announces
Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, Iran’s supreme leader for more than three decades, was killed during Saturday’s joint U.S.-Israeli strikes on Iran, President Donald Trump announced. In a post on social media, Trump described the killing as “justice” for Americans and others around the world whom he accused Khamenei of targeting through Iran’s militant networks. Iranian state […]
Opposition Clampdown Threatens Democracy — Shina Peller
Former House of Representatives member, Hon. Shina Peller, has cautioned that Nigeria’s democracy could face serious danger if a credible opposition voice is weakened or silenced. Peller spoke at the 2026 Ramadan Public Lecture titled “The Importance of Community Development in Islam” held in Iseyin, Oyo State, where he criticised what he described as moves to undermine […]
