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Trump says Yemen’s Houthis have asked US not to intervene
US President Donald Trump said Saturday that Yemen’s Iran-allied Houthi fighters, who have seized a vital shipping corridor linking Europe and Asia, have asked Washington not to intervene. The Houthis
Ebonyi police rescue abducted cleric, arrest suspected cultist
By Jeff Agbodo, Abakaliki Operatives of the Ebonyi State Police Command have rescued a Methodist cleric, Rev. Ede Sunday, who was abducted in Ohaukwu Local Government Area of the state.
Dangote adjusts petrol price 6.7% to N1,350/litre
By Udeme Akpan, Energy Editor The Dangote Petroleum Refinery has increased its Premium Motor Spirit, PMS, popularly known as petrol, gantry price by 6.7 per cent to N1,350 per litre
‘Heat kills 23 prisoners’
At least 23 prisoners have died in Tunisia in recent weeks due to extreme heat, according to rights advocates, who have long condemned harsh detention conditions made worse by overcrowding.
2027: ‘Campaign of lies’ against PRP candidate must stop — Party
By Luminous Jannamike ABUJA — The People’s Redemption Party, PRP, has warned that a ‘campaign of lies’ against its Bauchi State governorship candidate Shehu Buba, must stop, accusing political opponents
Zazzau Emirate has 11 LGAs, dozens of chiefs — Bamalli
By Ibrahim Hassan-Wuyo ZARIA — The Emir of Zazzau, Ambassador Ahmed Nuhu Bamalli, has disclosed that the emirate covers 11 local government areas and has dozens of traditional institutions whose
Dangote: N525 refinery shares may hit N10,000
By Udeme Akpan President of Dangote Industries Limited, Aliko Dangote, has said shares of the Dangote Petroleum Refinery, being offered at N525 each, could rise to N10,000 in the future.Dangote
US varsity probes Uju Anya’s ‘threatening’ posts amid backlash
Carnegie Mellon University in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States, said it has begun reviewing recent social media posts attributed to Nigerian-born academic Dr Uju Anya, describing the remarks as “hostile and
Yemen’s Houthis take over strait vital to global shipping
The Iran-backed Houthis controlled Yemen’s entire Red Sea coast on Saturday after capturing three strategic islands in a lightning offensive the previous day, cementing their hold on a vital shipping
Explanation on how subsidy gains are spent isn’t on Tinubu – Abiodun
Ogun State Governor Dapo Abiodun has said state governors, rather than President Bola Tinubu, should account for how the financial gains from the removal of petrol subsidy are being spent.
