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‘It is criminal’, Lagos deputy gov vows to remove car spotters from streets
By Caleb Ayemere The Lagos State government has vowed to intensify enforcement against individuals harassing motorists and stopping luxury vehicles along the Lekki Epe Expressway, describing the disruptive actions as
Osun election: APC alleges assassination of campaign DG’s nephew
Tensions have escalated in Osun State ahead of Saturday’s governorship election following allegations by the All Progressives Congress (APC) that Dele Ayegbo, nephew of the party’s campaign Director-General, Wole Oke,
Ukraine, Russia exchange bodies of killed soldiers
Russia and Ukraine swapped bodies of killed soldiers on Thursday, in one of the few areas of cooperation between the warring sides. “The bodies of 261 deceased persons have been
Seven miners killed as pit collapses in Plateau community
By Golok Nanmwa Seven miners have been killed after a mining pit collapsed on them at Kassa community in Barkin Ladi Local Government Area of Plateau State. The incident occurred
Iran counters Trump, says it manages Strait of Hormuz
A senior Iranian official said on Thursday that the Strait of Hormuz remains under the control of the Islamic republic after President Donald Trump claimed US control over the strategic
NAHCON approves 5 airlines for 2027 Hajj operations
The National Hajj Commission of Nigeria (NAHCON) says it has approved five air carriers for the 2027 Hajj operations. According to a circular issued in Abuja on Thursday by the
Why I quit as White House press secretary – Karoline Leavitt
White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt has announced that she will leave the Trump administration at the end of August, saying she wants to devote more time to her young
N177bn road project: Birnin Gwari Chairman applauds Tinubu, Uba Sani, seeks more devt
By Ibrahim Hassan-Wuyo The Executive Chairman of Birnin Gwari Local Government Area of Kaduna State, Hon. Dr Salisu Isah, has described the reconstruction of the 122-kilometre Mando-Kaduna-Birnin Gwari Road as
Police rescue 10-year-old boy stuffed in sack, two suspects arrested
By Musa Ubandawaki, Sokoto The Sokoto State Police Command has on Wednesday intensified its crackdown on kidnapping and other violent crimes, recording major breakthroughs in separate intelligence-led operations that led
UK economy slows amid political unrest, Middle East war
Britain’s economy slowed in the second quarter, the national statistics office reported Thursday, saying that output remained “robust” despite domestic political unrest and fallout from the US-Iran war. Gross domestic
