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Hand-held radios used by Lebanese armed group Hezbollah detonated on Wednesday across Lebanon’s south, in Beirut suburbs and the Bekaa Valley, further stoking tensions with Israel a day after similar explosions by the group’s pagers. Lebanon’s health ministry said 14 people had been killed and 450 injured on Wednesday, while the death toll from Tuesday’s […]

The Lagos State Emergency Management Agency (LASEMA) has announced an emergency evacuation of Block 3 of the Mopol 20 Barracks in Onigbongbo, Ikeja, over concerns that it might collapse. LASEMA stated that both the affected building and adjacent structures would be evacuated immediately to prevent loss of life or property. Permanent Secretary Damilola Oke-Osanyintolu in […]

The rock legend’s well-documented health battles have seen him in and out of hospital in the past year.

The Emir of Minna, Alhaji Umar Farouk Bahago, has stated that the current economic challenges faced by Nigerians were inherited from the Buhari administration. He made this assertion during a sensitisation event on federal government intervention programmes organised by the Office of the Minister of Information and National Orientation, held in Minna, Niger State. Represented […]

The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) Kano-Jigawa Command has launched an investigation into allegations of extortion involving its officials and businessmen at the Abubakar Rimi Market, also known as Sabon Gari. Businessmen in the market raised complaints that Customs officials were extorting large sums of money from them, amounting to millions of Naira. Nazifi Auwalu, the […]

Oyo State governor, Engr Seyi Makinde has announced that N41 billion has been allocated for the upgrade of Samuel Ladoke Akintola Airport in Alakia, Ibadan, to international standards. Governor Makinde revealed this figure during the groundbreaking ceremony for the airport upgrade on Wednesday. The project is scheduled for completion within 12 months and aims to […]

The UK government’s West Africa Research and Innovation Hub (WARIH) has launched ‘Sankore’ to support economic growth by strengthening technology and innovation across West Africa, in close partnership with country governments. UK Minister for Africa, Lord Collins, announced the call for creative proposals for the project from non-profit organisations (including UN Agencies) at a press […]

A gang of armed robbers took advantage of a torrential downpour to invade the Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ) secretariat in Asaba, Delta State, making off with an air conditioning unit and causing significant damage. The robbery caught NUJ staff and members off guard, as the heavy rain provided cover for the criminals. Staff at […]

The project promising 11,000 new homes is one step closer to being realised.

The Ohio outpost is treated as a blank slate, a convenient place for politicians to project their skewed assumptions and narratives onto.