Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian has said that developing nuclear weapons is forbidden under Islam, while reiterating that Tehran does not seek to build a nuclear bomb. Pezeshkian made the comments during an interview with CBS News’ Face the Nation recorded on September 25 and broadcast on September 27, 2026, amid ongoing tensions between Iran and…
Investigative journalist Fisayo Soyombo has warned Nigerians considering irregular migration through the Sahara Desert to Libya that the conditions they encounter could be worse than the economic hardship they are trying to escape. Soyombo, founder of the Foundation for Investigative Journalism, gave the warning during an interview with ARISE News on Sunday, September 27, while…
TikTok users in several parts of Northern Nigeria have reported difficulties accessing the popular video-sharing platform, with some users saying the disruption has continued for several days. Reports have emerged from states including Kaduna, Kano and Sokoto, where users say TikTok has failed to load properly, videos have stopped playing and feeds have struggled to…
Tun Dr. Siti Hasmah Mohamad Ali, the wife of former Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad, has died at the age of 100. Siti Hasmah died on Monday, September 28, 2026, at the National Heart Institute (IJN) in Kuala Lumpur, according to Malaysia’s state news agency Bernama. Her death was confirmed by her son, Mokhzani Mahathir….
Niger Delta businessman and political figure Government Ekpemupolo, popularly known as Tompolo, has donated 50 vehicles to the PBAT Door-to-Door Movement to support grassroots mobilisation for President Bola Tinubu ahead of the 2027 general elections. The vehicles were presented in Kano on Sunday, September 27, as the movement expanded its grassroots campaign structure in the…
A group of thieves in California appears to have targeted two trailers bearing Nvidia and PlusAI logos, apparently expecting to find valuable artificial intelligence hardware inside. Instead, they ended up hauling away roughly 40,000 pounds (18 tonnes) of sand. The unusual theft happened at the warehouse of PlusAI, an autonomous trucking company that is working…
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu secretly travelled to Abu Dhabi on Sunday, September 27, where he met with United Arab Emirates President Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, according to a senior Israeli official who spoke to Reuters. The visit was not publicly announced by Netanyahu’s office before it took place. Israeli media, including Channel…
The Federal Government has approved the comprehensive modernisation and upgrade of four major ports outside Lagos as part of efforts to expand Nigeria’s maritime infrastructure and reduce the concentration of cargo traffic around the Lagos axis. The ports covered by the latest approval are Onne Port and Rivers Port in Rivers State, Delta Port in…
Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates has warned that artificial intelligence has become powerful enough to potentially drive events resulting in a billion deaths if the technology falls into the wrong hands. Gates made the comments in an interview with NBC’s Meet the Press, as governments and technology companies continue to debate how advanced artificial intelligence should…
The Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, Ola Olukoyede, has alleged that nearly 75 per cent of government funds released for Christian and Muslim pilgrimage programmes were stolen by officials overseeing the agencies responsible for the programmes. Olukoyede made the allegation in Abuja while addressing the Nigeria Inter-Religious Council (NIREC) and presenting the…
