Author: Olaoluwa Vincent Ajayi

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has appointed tax reform expert Taiwo Oyedele as Minister of State for Finance, replacing Doris Uzoka-Anite in a move seen as reinforcing the administration’s fiscal reform drive. The announcement was made by Bayo Onanuga, Special Adviser to the President on Information and Strategy. According to the statement, Uzoka-Anite has been redeployed to the Ministry of Budget and National Planning as Minister of State, marking her third portfolio under the current administration. President Tinubu has formally conveyed Oyedele’s nomination to the Senate for confirmation in a letter addressed to Senate President Godswill Akpabio. Until his nomination, Oyedele…

In 2003, when Bola Ahmed Tinubu was serving as Governor of Lagos State, few could have predicted that several members of his cabinet would go on to occupy some of the highest offices in Nigeria. More than two decades later, that team is widely regarded as one of the most politically influential cabinets in the country’s recent history. Among its members was Prof Yemi Osinbajo, who would later become Vice President of Nigeria. His rise from commissioner in Lagos to the second-highest office in the land marked one of the most significant political transitions linked to the Tinubu administration. Two…

Israel has struck the Iranian regime’s leadership compound in Tehran as the reported death toll from ongoing US-Israeli attacks rose to 787, according to Iranian authorities. The Israeli military said its air force dropped “numerous munitions” on the Presidential Office complex and the headquarters of the Supreme National Security Council. In a statement posted on Telegram, the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) said a military training institution and “additional key regime infrastructure” were also targeted. The IDF claimed the compound had been used by Iran’s former Supreme Leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei. Khamenei was killed at his own residence over the weekend…

The war between Israel and Iran entered a dangerous new phase on day four as Israeli troops crossed into southern Lebanon, the United States intensified strikes inside Iran, and Tehran retaliated across the Gulf. Israel confirmed it had launched a ground invasion of Lebanon, targeting positions held by Hezbollah, the Iran-backed militant group. Israel Katz, the defence minister, said troops had been authorised to “advance and take control of additional positions” to prevent further attacks on Israeli border communities. The move followed fresh air strikes on Beirut in the early hours of Tuesday. Hezbollah had fired a barrage of missiles…

Britain has ended the automatic right to permanent leave to remain for asylum seekers under the most sweeping immigration reforms in a generation. Shabana Mahmood will fast-track rule changes so that new arrivals are granted only temporary refugee status, with their right to remain reviewed every 30 months. If their home country is judged safe, they will be expected to return. The new law came into effect on 2 March 2026, New Daily Prime has gathered. The Home Secretary says the current system is “broken” and has eroded public confidence. She argues the overhaul is essential to restore order at…

Suspected Iranian drones struck the United States embassy in Saudi Arabia overnight, setting part of the compound on fire and pushing tensions in the Gulf to a new level. US and Saudi officials said two drones hit the American mission in Riyadh early on Tuesday, causing a small blaze inside the embassy grounds. Witnesses reported hearing loud explosions before dawn and seeing smoke rising over the diplomatic quarter, the tightly guarded district that houses foreign embassies in the Saudi capital. Saudi authorities said more than half a dozen drones were intercepted over Riyadh. Four of them were believed to be…

The United States has urged its citizens to leave Israel, the United Arab Emirates and more than a dozen other Middle Eastern countries “immediately”, as the conflict between Israel and Iran deepens for a third consecutive day. In a sharply worded advisory, the US State Department warned Americans to depart using available commercial flights, citing escalating security risks following fresh Israeli bombardments of Tehran. On Monday evening, Israeli forces reportedly launched another wave of air strikes on the Iranian capital. Witnesses described powerful explosions across the city, including at least two major blasts near the headquarters of Iran’s state broadcaster,…

Iran’s retaliatory missile strikes on United States military bases across the Gulf have laid bare what defence analysts describe as growing vulnerabilities in America’s regional posture. In the early hours of Saturday, US and Israeli forces launched coordinated strikes on Iranian targets. Within hours, Tehran responded with waves of ballistic missiles aimed at American installations in Qatar, Kuwait and the United Arab Emirates. Iran also struck the headquarters of the US Navy’s Fifth Fleet in Bahrain. Footage from Naval Support Activity Bahrain showed a large explosion near the coastline, sending debris and thick black smoke into the air. The full…

A luxury hotel in Dubai was set ablaze on Saturday night as Iran launched a sweeping wave of missile and drone attacks across the Middle East, marking a dramatic escalation in response to what Tehran described as a “massive” and ongoing assault by the United States and Israel. Verified video footage showed flames tearing through the Fairmont The Palm, with thick black smoke rising above the Palm Jumeirah skyline. Dubai authorities later confirmed that four people were injured in a fire at a building in the area, saying the blaze had been brought under control. Officials did not specify whether…

Middle East on the Brink as Reports Claim Iran’s Supreme Leader Killed in Air Strikes. The Middle East was pushed deeper into crisis on Saturday night after explosive claims emerged that Iran’s supreme leader, Ali Khamenei, had been killed during US and Israeli air strikes on Tehran. The reports, attributed to Israeli and Western intelligence officials, have not been independently verified and are strongly denied by Iran, but they have already triggered violent retaliation and global alarm. According to intelligence sources briefed on the operation, Khamenei died after a large-scale strike hit his compound in the Iranian capital during the…