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  As United Nations sanctions returned in full force on Sunday, Iranians felt the strain deepen, with prices soaring and the rial sinking to new lows. For Helia, a 33-year-old graphic designer in Tehran, the impact was already visible: the price tag on the furniture for her new home jumped higher within three days. “Even […]

The main shows at Milan Fashion Week wrap up Sunday after another season of knock-out dresses, immaculate tailoring, leather coats and glorious handbags. Here are some of the key looks from the spring/summer 2026 women’s collections: 1920s chic Ferragamo designer Maximilian Davis went back to the 1920s with a chic and colourful collection of speakeasy […]

  Police operatives have arrested a notorious fugitive from the Benin Republic, Sunday Kotin, and handed him over to authorities in Cotonou following a discreet operation in Ogun State. Force Public Relations Officer, Benjamin Hundeyin, announced the arrest on Sunday via X. He said Kotin, wanted for crimes including inter-border armed banditry, smuggling of firearms […]

  The Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) on Sunday demanded the release of Peace Udoka, a young lawyer abducted with her sister by gunmen in Kogi State a day after her call to the bar. Udoka, a member of the National Youth Service Corps serving in Kogi, was kidnapped along the Lokoja-Okene highway on Saturday while […]

  The Secretary to the Government of the Federation, George Akume, says the challenges confronting Nigeria did not begin with the current administration and that President Bola Tinubu has embarked on bold reforms to tackle some of the challenges. He stated this on Sunday at a special service oragnised to mark the 65th Independence Day […]

In a modest workshop filled with the fragrance of seasoned wood, 78-year-old Ghulam Mohammad Zaz continues a craft his family has preserved for eight generations — the making of the Kashmiri santoor. Surrounded by tools that have outlived artisans, he works slowly, each strike and polish echoing centuries of tradition crafting the musical instrument. “Seven […]

    The Petroleum and Natural Gas Senior Staff Association of Nigeria has directed its members nationwide to withdraw their services following the alleged mass dismissal of some Nigerian workers by Dangote Refinery. This was announced in a circular issued after an emergency National Executive Council meeting on Saturday, September 27, 2025, and signed by […]

  The Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has urged President Bola Tinubu to “urgently disclose details of the selection and appointment process for the successor to Professor Mahmood Yakubu, whose tenure as the chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) will end in November 2025.” SERAP urged the President to “disclose the number […]

  As Nigeria celebrates her 65th independence anniversary on Wednesday, Bishop Wale Oke, has called on Nigerians to be united. The National President of the Pentecostal Fellowship of Nigeria (PFN) made the call on Sunday at a special church service to mark the nation’s independence. Speaking on the theme, “The Power of Unity in Building […]

  Security operatives have rescued eight kidnapped passengers in Kogi State. The Kogi State Police Command confirmed this to journalists on Saturday in Lokoja. According to the Command’s spokesperson, William Aya, twelve travellers were abducted along Okene – Auchi road on Friday. READ ALSO: Soldiers Kill Bandits Second-In-Command In Kogi He said the victims were […]

The world’s highest bridge opened to traffic in China on Sunday, state media said, capping an engineering feat three years in the making and snatching the record from another bridge in the same province. The Huajiang Grand Canyon Bridge towers 625 metres (2,051 feet) above a river and vast gorge in the country’s rugged southern […]

  A stampede that killed dozens at a south India political rally happened after a crowd of thousands waited hours in baking heat without sufficient safeguards, officials and witnesses said Sunday. Some 27,000 people thronged a public road in Tamil Nadu state in hopes of seeing popular actor-turned-politician Vijay on Saturday, but panic broke out […]