Iran says US violated peace deal as both sides trade fire
Iran on Saturday accused the United States of violating the peace deal agreed to end the Middle East war, after Washington launched strikes on Iranian territory and Tehran responded with…
Pilot killed, 13 injured as small plane crashes into Beijing skyscraper
A pilot was killed when his small aircraft crashed into Beijing’s tallest building, with 13 people also injured, Chinese authorities said on Saturday, without elaborating on the cause of the…
Sanwo-Olu declares war on waste in Lagos
By Olasunkanmi Akoni Lagos State Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu has issued a final warning to illegal occupants and structures on the median of the Lagos-Badagry Expressway, directing relevant agencies to commence…
Mixed reactions trail Lagos monthly sanitation as refuse piles up
Some residents of Alimosho Local Government Area of Lagos State on Saturday expressed frustration over months of uncollected refuse, saying the situation has diminished the impact of the state’s monthly…
NCDC intensifies Ebola preparedness as Nigeria strengthens border surveillance
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC) says it has intensified preparedness measures against the Ebola Virus Disease (EVD), though there is no confirmed case in Nigeria. The…
DR Congo must take risks to keep World Cup ‘dream alive’, says Desabre
DR Congo coach Sebastien Desabre said his side will try to “keep the dream alive” for their fans backhome by progressing to the World Cup last 32. Victory over already-eliminated…
Court ruling: NDC heads to Appeal Court, insists it remains registered
The Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC) has rejected Friday’s ruling of the Federal High Court in Lokoja, Kogi, setting aside an earlier judgment that had compelled the Independent National Electoral Commission…
US strikes Iran sites after cargo ship attack
US forces struck Iranian missile and drone storage sites and coastal radar positions Friday after Washington accused Tehran of attacking a cargo ship, jolting a fragile ceasefire as diplomats struggled…
Tinubu signs NIMC Act 2026 into law, minister says integrated database helped arrest terror suspects
ABUJA — President Bola Tinubu on Friday signed the National Identity Management Commission (NIMC) Act 2026 into law, a move the Federal Government said will strengthen Nigeria’s identity management system,…
Tinubu appoints Namdas as DG BCDA, Obahiagbon, Umeoji as Executive Directors for NDPHC
By Johnbosco Agbakwuru, Abuja President Bola Tinubu has appointed Abdulrazak Sa’ad Namdas as the new Director General of the Border Communities Development Agency (BCDA). Dr Namdas replaces Dr Dakorinama Alabo…