Australia Bars AI-Made Music From Top Charts
By Julian Osamoto Australia is set to exclude fully AI-generated songs from its official music charts by Friday, as the country’s music industry moves to protect human creativity. This is contained in its new guidelines where Australian Recording Industry Association, ARIA, says songs must be substantially created by humans to qualify for the charts. Under […]
Iran Parliament Approves Strait Of Hormuz Fee For Ships
By Mardiyyah Abubakar Iran’s parliament has taken steps to tighten its control over shipping through the strategic Strait of Hormuz by approving a provision that would allow Tehran to charge authorised vessels for services during transit. The move comes as the United States prepares to intensify economic pressure on Iran and raises fresh concerns about […]
Trump Vows Economic War as Iran Threatens to Halt Oil Exports
By Mardiyyah Abubakar US President Donald Trump has vowed to launch what he described as the “most crushing” financial operation against Iran as Washington prepares new sanctions targeting the country’s trade partners. Iran, in response, has threatened to halt all oil exports from the Gulf if what it described as an economic war continues. The […]
Surrogate Mom Sued for Refusing Abortion After Baby Diagnosed With Heart Defect
By Sofiat Adenekan-Abdul A 28-year-old surrogate mother in the United States is facing a legal battle after refusing a request from the biological parents to terminate the pregnancy following the discovery of a serious heart defect in the unborn baby. According to a report by TMZ, Nasheen Gilkar and Omar Ahmed filed a countersuit against […]
Nigeria Congratulates Bangladesh’s New President Alamgir
By Sofiat Adenekan-Adepeju The Federal Government has congratulated Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir on his election as the 23rd President of Bangladesh, describing it as a significant milestone in the country’s democratic journey. The Minister of Foreign Affairs, Ambassador Bianca Odumegwu-Ojukwu, conveyed Nigeria’s congratulations to Alamgir, the government and people of Bangladesh in a post on […]
UN Security Council Holds Second Straw Poll for Guterres’ Successor
By Sofiat Adenekan-Abdul The United Nations Security Council is set to hold a second informal straw poll on Friday to gauge support for candidates seeking to succeed Secretary-General Antonio Guterres. Costa Rica’s Rebeca Grynspan emerged as the early front-runner after the first poll held in July, which saw the council’s 15 members, including the five […]
Iran Warns Gulf Countries Against Assisting US Military
By Mardiyyah Abubakar Iran’s armed forces have warned Gulf countries against assisting or facilitating US military operations, saying such support would amount to participation in the conflict. Chief of Staff of Iran’s Armed Forces, Ali Abdollahi, issued the warning on Wednesday, according to Iran’s Mehr news agency. Abdollahi said any assistance provided to the United […]
UK Vows Full Support for Ukraine Despite Russian Threat
By Arinzechi Chukwunonso British Prime Minister Andy Burnham has reaffirms the United Kingdom’s commitment to Ukraine after Russia warned of “consequences” over the use of British-made drones in recent Ukrainian strikes inside Russian territory. Burnham said the UK would continue to support Ukraine, insisting that Britain would remain a “fair-weather” friend and stand with Kyiv […]
Trump Labels Strait of Hormuz ‘New US Territory’
By Zainab Bakare US President Donald Trump has labelled the Strait of Hormuz a “new US territory” in a social media post, escalating tensions over control of the strategic waterway amid the conflict with Iran. Trump shared a map on Truth Social on Tuesday showing the strait between the Persian Gulf and the Gulf of […]
Hichilema Wins Zambia Election With 60.49% of Votes
By Zainab Bakare President Hakainde Hichilema has won the 2026 Zambia presidential election with 60.49 per cent of the votes. The Electoral Commission of Zambia announced the final results from all 226 constituencies, with Hichilema of the United Party for National Development securing 2,965,326 votes. His main challenger, Brian Mundubile of the National Reconciliation Party […]