President Bola Tinubu declares state of emergency

Nigeria is facing an escalating political crisis after President Bola Tinubu declared a state of emergency in the oil-rich Rivers state and suspended the governor, his deputy and all lawmakers in the state parliament for six months. In a nationwide broadcast on Tuesday evening Tinubu said he had received “disturbing security reports detailing incidents of … Read more

What Oil Executives Want From President Trump

Oil and gas executives will meet with President Trump at the White House on Wednesday as they seek to influence him on tariffs, tax credits and deregulation. Some executives in the industry, which spent more than $75 million to help elect Mr. Trump, are increasingly frustrated with Mr. Trump’s agenda. Tariffs are making essential materials … Read more

Ghana journalist awarded $18m after suing ex-MP

A US court awarded Ghanaian investigative journalist Anas Aremeyaw Anas $18m (£14m) in damages, after a jury said he was defamed by former Ghanaian MP Kennedy Agyapong. The case stems from comments Agyapong made about Anas after his BBC investigation in 2018 that exposed football corruption in Ghana and elsewhere. The court heard that Agyapong, … Read more

Man arrested after cocaine worth €10.6m seized

A man in his 60s has been arrested following the seizure of cocaine worth €10.6m (£8.4m) in the Republic of Ireland. Gardaí (Irish police) said 152kg of cocaine (subject to analysis), was found on Tuesday in “a sophisticated vehicle concealment”. A heavy goods vehicle was intercepted on the M9 in County Kilkenny shortly after 10:00 … Read more

How the UK is (finally) embracing Korean pop

Mark Savage Music Correspondent BBC Aespa recently sold out Wembley Arena and will return in June to play the SM Town festival in Twickenham Six years ago, Amber Clare was a devoted One Direction fan. Scrolling through Twitter for information about the band’s solo projects, she saw a reply that said “Listen to Icy by … Read more

Fresh wave of Israeli strikes in Gaza

At least 13 people have reportedly been killed in air strikes across Gaza overnight, after Israel said it was resuming combat operations in the Palestinian territory. Two civilians were killed and five others injured when an Israeli drone hit a tent near the al-Mawasi humanitarian zone, the Palestinian Wafa news agency reports, citing Red Crescent … Read more