In February 2026, Iran conducted live-fire drills inside the Strait of Hormuz — the narrow waterway through which roughly 20% of global oil flows. At the same time: • Russia… …

  Côte d’Ivoire, the world’s leading cocoa producer, on Wednesday, cut the price paid to its growers by nearly 60 percent, the government said, in a bid to address a sales slump affecting the sector. Agriculture Minister Bruno Kone announced the…

  President Bola Tinubu has directed the immediate suspension of the current cashless payment system at the federal airports. This was one of the resolutions from the Federal Executive Council meeting on Wednesday. According to the Minister of…

  Governor Caleb Mutfwang on Tuesday declared that there is “no real opposition on the Plateau” ahead of the 2027 general elections, as the All Progressives Congress (APC) in the state affirmed a new State Executive Committee at its congress in Jos.…