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[Daily Trust] The publication of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu's nomination documents for the 2027 presidential election by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has rekindled public interest in the controversy surrounding his educational credentials, which featured in the 2023 election litigation, Daily Trust reports.

[New Zimbabwe] PARLIAMENT Speaker, Jacob Mudenda has been elected President of the Bureau of the Conference at the ongoing Pan-African Parliament (PAP) 2026 Annual Conference of Speakers of National and Regional Parliaments.

After 16 years of false hope and alleged judicial missteps, Greek police have arrested two suspects and issued a warrant for a third in the case of a fatal arson attack on a bank branch in Athens in 2010. The case remains politically charged to this day.

Nationals from 50 countries, including 30 in Africa, will face security deposits of up to 20,000 U.S. dollars when applying for certain business and tourist visas under a permanent visa bond program announced by the United States.

Iranian official says they are close to reaching Hormuz deal with Oman  Spokesperson for Iran’s parliamentary National Security Committee, Hassan Qashqavi, said that Tehran is close to reaching an agreement with Oman over the Strait of Hormuz. He also confirmed that the country's mediators were seeking to revive the Memorandum of Under

US President Donald Trump said that new negotiations with Iran will begin on Monday after he decided to hold off on striking the country to pursue a deal to end the war entering its sixth month. Trump told reporters on Sunday that the talks would cover the Strait of Hormuz — a route for global energy supplies that has become a key sticking point in the conflict —and ultimately, the denuclearisatio

Samoa, Tonga and Fiji have each decreased their fuel price caps for August, though each of them remains higher than before April when the global fuel crisis began.