Khamenei mourning period begins in Iran as leaders declare 40 days of grief after the Supreme Leader’s death in strikes involving the U.S. and Israel.
Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, Iran’s Supreme Leader for nearly four decades, was confirmed dead in a joint U.S.–Israeli strike in 2026. This feature traces his rise from revolutionary cleric to absolute ruler, examining his domestic policies, nuclear ambitions, regional influence, and the geopolitical shockwaves his death sends across the Middle East and beyond.
Iran is exploring cross-border water purchases as worsening drought, declining rainfall, and years of policy failures push the country to seek emergency solutions and overhaul its long-term resource management strategy.
Ohanaeze Ndigbo Worldwide has commemorated the 60th anniversary of the assassination of Maj.-Gen. Johnson Aguiyi-Ironsi and Lt. Col. Adekunle Fajuyi, urging Nigerians to embrace unity, justice and selfless leadership.
Inmates at the Abakaliki Custodial Centre received relief as the Ebonyi State Chief Judge freed four detainees during a jail delivery exercise aimed at decongesting correctional facilities.
DSS has arraigned a man before the Federal High Court in Abuja over allegations of raising funds for ISWAP and Boko Haram, concealing terrorism-related information and facilitating terrorist financing.
The Federal High Court in Abuja issues a summons to APC Legal Adviser Murtala-Aliyu Kankia over conflicting legal representation in Senator Ifeanyi Ararume’s suit.