The Turkish president's main political rival, Ekrem Imamoglu, was set to be nominated as his party's presidential candidate. The opposition CHP has called his detention an "attempted coup."Turkish authorities have detained President Recep Tayyip Erdogan's chief political rival, Istanbul Mayor Ekrem Imamoglu, as part...

The president accused the Rivers State governor of being unable to control vandals and militants in the region. The suspension marks the first declaration of emergency rule since 2013.Nigerian President Bola Tinubu declared a state of emergency in Rivers State and suspended the state...

The telescope aims to eventually chart one-third of the sky during its mission, capturing galaxies and stars. Scientists hope it will also shed light on the role of dark energy and dark matter in the universe.The European Space Agency (ESA) on Wednesday released its...

The Petroleum and Natural Gas Senior Staff Association of Nigeria (PENGASSAN) has threatened a nationwide strike over what it described as the blatant violation of Nigeria’s expatriate quota laws by an Indian oil firm, Sterling Oil Exploration and Energy Production Company Limited (SEEPCO).Speaking to...

Former presidential candidate, Peter Obi, has called President Bola Tinubu’s “unilateral decision” to remove Governor Siminalayi Fubara of Rivers State from office for six months an “unconstitutional and reckless move.”Yesterday, President Tinubu declared a state of emergency in Rivers State and suspended Fubara, his...

A former Kano House of Assembly aspirant in the 2023 general elections, Adnan Mukhtar Tudunwada, has accused the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) National Youth Leader, Muhammad Kadade, of failing to effectively represent and mobilize the party’s youth wing.Mukhtar, who issued a statement to journalists...