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Sambit Patra accuses Congress of spreading canards on SIR

Kerala-born Nithya Raman becomes Los Angeles Mayor

Nithya Raman defeated incumbent Mayor Karen Bass to take charge of the second most populous city in the U.S. after New York.

From the Strait of Hormuz to the strait of midterm, Trump pays heavy price, By Azu Ishiekwene

Now with Democrats in control of Congress, Trump’s final two years could change. For example, the Democratic Congress can investigate administration decisions, subpoena officials, scrutinise spending, examine the conduct of the war in Iran, and challenge policies on immigration, healthcare and the economy.

Shettima rally: SDP denies sponsoring disruption, faults Nasarawa govt

By Edwin Philip, Lafia The Social Democratic Party (SDP) in Nasarawa State has denied allegations linking its governorship candidate, retired Inspector-General of Police (IGP) Mohammed Abubakar Adamu, and former Governor Tanko Al-Makura to the disruption of the All Progressives Congress (APC) presidential campaign rally in Lafia. The party also accused the Nasarawa State Government of attempting to find scapegoats among opposition figures following the incident at Lafia Square on Wednesday, where President Bola Tinubu was represented by Vice-President Kashim Shettima.

Uzodinma’s senatorial bid: Wike denies involvement in court ruling

Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, has denied involvement in the Federal High Court judgment nullifying the recognition of Imo State Governor, Hope Uzodinma, as the All Progressives Congress candidate for Imo-West senatorial district in the 2027 general elections. On the 2027 presidential race, Wike dismissed the chances of former Rivers State Governor, Rotimi Amaechi, who is the vice-presidential candidate of the African Democratic Congress.

Political tensions mount in Keralam’s Adoor over police station attack

Left parties step up agitation, demanding action against district panchayat member Sreenadevi Kunjamma and other Youth Congress workers named as accused in the case

Abdul El-Sayed’s victory has laid bare a truth about America's view on Israel

But the media often made it seem real Among the things that Abdul El-Sayed’s victory last night in the Michigan Senate race revealed is this: the debate over US policy toward Israel does not primarily pit the left versus the right. Peter Beinart is a contributing opinion writer at the New York Times, editor at large at Jewish Currents, a professor at the Newmark School of Journalism at the City University of New York, and the author of The Beinart Notebook, a weekly newsletter.

Mahama says Ghana’s economy remains resilient despite global shocks

President John Mahama has reassured Ghanaians in the Caribbean that Ghana’s economy remains resilient despite global economic challenges, stressing that key indicators such as inflation, interest rates, and the Cedi are holding steady. Addressing the diaspora Ghanaians in St. John’s, Antigua and Barbuda, on the sidelines of the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM), the President acknowledged that while 2025 was good and expectations for 2026 were higher, the global economic climate had tempered those hopes, yet Ghana’s economy had remained resilient.

Iran signals satisfaction, skepticism after US midterm vote

While the Iranian regime says the US midterms will not change Washington's policy toward Tehran, some officials and commentators see the resounding Democratic victory as blowback against the Iran war.

2027: Ajimobi, Folarin, Adelabu lead Oyo APC reconciliation push

Ajimobi, Folarin, Adelabu lead Oyo APC reconciliation push. The meeting, led by former Oyo State First Lady and Nigeria’s Ambassador to Austria, Mrs Florence Ajimobi, brought together the Oyo State Coordinator of the APC Presidential Campaign Council, Senator Teslim Kolawole Folarin; Senator Abdulfatai Buhari, representing Oyo North Senatorial District; former Minister of Power, Chief Adebayo Adelabu; and Barrister Akeem Agbaje.

There’s a new feeling in America as kindness drives out cruelty

For a decade, good-hearted citizens witnessed horrors and insisted: ‘This is not America.’ “This is not America,” they would insist as federal agents shot people on city streets, as immigrants were called rapists and animals, as Donald Trump and his cronies stuffed their own pockets while they shrugged at the price of gas and groceries, and humiliated the nation on the world stage, alienating allies and sucking up to autocrats.

Six dead and others injured in fire at New York City building

The cause of the blaze is not yet clear, after 230 fire and emergency medical personnel went to the scene.