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White House on lockdown over gunshots near monument

Tijani Mariam May 5, 2026

The U.S. White House was briefly placed under lockdown on Monday afternoon, May 4, after law enforcement officers shot an individual near the Washington Monument. The incident occurred around 3:45 p.m. at the intersection...

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Goïta doubles as defence minister, orders probe into attacks

Tijani Mariam May 5, 2026

Mali’s Head of State, General Assimi Goïta, has taken over as Defence Minister as the military government rejigs to repel the armed groups exacerbating instability. The move followed the April 25 killing of the...

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Iran: Mass arrests, executions surge during Mideast war — UN

Tijani Mariam April 29, 2026

Iran has executed at least 21 people and arrested more than 4,000 since the beginning of the Middle East war, the United Nations said on Wednesday. Since the US-Israeli strikes sparked the war in...

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US warns Nigerians on visa overstay risk

Tijani Mariam April 27, 2026

The United States Mission in Nigeria has cautioned that visa overstays by Nigerian travellers could impact other citizens applying to enter the U.S. In an advisory issued on Monday, the mission stressed that...

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Iran: Trump’s ceasefire claim false

Tijani Mariam April 21, 2026

Iran has said that the United States President Donald Trump is lying and desperate for a ceasefire in the ongoing crisis between the two countries. A senior Iranian military commander, Major General Ali Abdollahi,...

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Dead Nigerian discovered in UK apartment

Tijani Mariam April 20, 2026

Barely one week after a Nigerian mother of three died of cancer in the United Kingdom, another Nigerian father of three, identified simply as Herbert, has been found dead in his apartment. This is...

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Oil prices jump after Iran shuts Hormuz again

Tijani Mariam April 19, 2026

The prices of crude oil have remained flat at below $100 per barrel after Iran announced the closure of the Strait of Hormuz hours after reopening. It was showed that West Texas Intermediate and...

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Actress Nathalie Baye passes away at 77

Tijani Mariam April 18, 2026

One of France’s most celebrated film stars, Nathalie Baye, has died aged 77, French media report. President Emmanuel Macron said the much-loved stalwart of French cinema had been “an actress with whom we loved,...

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Iran shuts Hormuz again within hours

Tijani Mariam April 18, 2026

Iran has announced the closure of the Strait of Hormuz just hours after declaring the strategic waterway open, reversing its position amid rising geopolitical tensions. According to Iran’s state broadcaster, IRIB, the Iranian military...

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250 missing after migrant boat disaster

Tijani Mariam April 15, 2026

Chaideer Mahyuddin / AFP via Getty Images Many Rohingya have been fleeing by sea, as seen in this 2024 file photo of a boat carrying Rohingya refugees in Indonesia About 250 Rohingya and Bangladeshis,...