In a landmark gesture of reconciliation, Liberia has held a symbolic reburial ceremony for former President William Tolbert and 13 cabinet members executed during the country’s bloody 1980 military coup. The event, attended by President Joseph Boakai and other dignitaries, was framed as a national moment of healing—marking the first …

Chelsea signed Brazil striker Joao Pedro from Brighton in a deal worth a reported £60 million ($79 million) on Wednesday. Pedro jetted to the United States, where Chelsea are playing in the Club World Cup, on Sunday after the terms of his eight-year contract were agreed. With the transfer now …

Former Vice-President Atiku Abubakar is meeting with some members of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Abuja to decide the grey areas concerning the planned coalition to oust President Bola Ahmed Tinubu in 2027 if he decides to contest. A former Senate President, David Mark who is touted to be …

The Rapid Response Squad (RRS) of the Police Command in Lagos State has detained a suspected cultist and a vandal in Oshodi and Berger Areas of the state, respectively. RRS confirmed this in a post shared on its X handle @rrsLagos767 on Tuesday. It stated that its operatives apprehended a …

Fatima Alkali has declined her nomination to serve as a commissioner at the Nigerian Law Reform Commission. She opted out of the appointment made by President Bola Tinubu in June 2025. Alkali, who was selected to represent the North-East region, formally communicated her decision to the presidency, the Senate committee …

Thailand’s Constitutional Court has suspended Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra, who has come under mounting pressure to resign over her leaked phone conversation with former Cambodian leader Hun Sen. The clip, in which Paetongtarn called him “uncle” and criticised a Thai military commander, sparked public anger and a petition for her …

The Federal Government says Nigeria is currently producing about 1.745 million barrels of crude oil per day (bpd) targeting to hit two million bpd by the end of 2025. Sen. Heineken Lokpobiri, Minister of State Petroleum Resources (Oil) said this while declaring the 2025 Nigeria Oil and Gas (NOG) Energy …

The Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPC Ltd.) says it has recorded a 100 per cent availability on Major Crude Oil Pipelines in the country. The Group Chief Executive Officer of NNPC Ltd., Mr Bashir Ojulari, said this while delivering a Keynote Address at the 24th NOG Energy Week (NOG) …

Major opposition leaders have adopted the African Democratic Congress (ADC) as their new political platform to challenge President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s re-election in 2027. THE CONCLAVE reports that the coalition has nominated former Senate President David Mark as the party’s protem national chairman. A former Osun State Governor Rauf Aregbesola …

One of Nigeria’s wealthiest businessmen, Aminu Dantata, has been buried in Saudi Arabia after he died on Saturday in the United Arab Emirates. Business mogul Dantata, 94, an uncle of Africa’s richest man Aliko Dangote, leaves three wives, 21 children and 121 grandchildren. His body was transferred from Abu Dhabi, …