Debris from an intercepted missile struck a ship in a port area near Bahrain’s capital Manama, sparking a fire that killed one worker and seriously injured two others. The Interior Ministry made this known on Monday. The blaze has since been extinguished, the ministry said in a post on X. The incident came amid Iranian…
The All Progressives Congress (APC) national committee in charge of screening aspirants for the party state congress in Benue says it has conducted the exercise. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the state congress is slated to hold on Tuesday. The committee’s chairman, Mr Nafiu Kuringafa, told newsmen on Monday in Makurdi that…
A joint military strike by the United States and Israel on Iran, which started on Saturday morning, triggered a sharp escalation across the Middle East. The strike sets off waves of missile exchanges, mounting casualties, and far-reaching political and security repercussions. Israel’s Defence Minister Israel Katz confirmed a “preemptive” strike on Iran and declared a…
The Chief Judge of Federal High Court (FHC), Justice John Tsoho, says he is ready to appear before the Code of Conduct Bureau (CCB) for investigatiin over alleged failure to declare some bank accounts in his asset declaration form. Justice Tsoho, in a statement by the FHC’s Director of Information, Dr Catherine Christopher, on Monday,…
A group of unidentified men attacked a town in South Sudan’s Ruweng Administrative Area, killing 122 people, including 82 civilians. Information Minister James Monyliak Mijok on Monday said the country had seen rising violence in recent months as political infighting threatens a fragile 2018 peace deal. The latest attack took place in Abiemnhom in Ruweng,…
AMNI International Petroleum Development Company says the arrival of a drilling rig at Okoro Field reinforces confidence in Nigeria’s indigenous oil and gas industry. Its Chairman and Chief Executive, Dr Tunde Afolabi, in a statement issued on Sunday in Lagos, said that the mobilisation remained “a defining operational milestone for the company”. He also said…
The Lagos State Traffic Management Authority (LASTMA) says that a truck laden with yams reportedly lost control and rammed into a stationary tricycle, killing one person and leaving three other occupants severely injured. The General Manager of LASTMA, Mr Olalekan Bakare-Oki, disclosed this in a statement on Sunday in Lagos. Bakare-Oki said the fatal road…
Killing of Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei was a blatant violation of human moral principles and international law, Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Sunday. Putin said that Khamenei will be remembered in Russia as an outstanding statesman who helped raise bilateral ties to the level of a comprehensive strategic partnership. Putin expressed deep…
Flights to and from countries in the Middle East will remain suspended until Monday as the conflict in the region continues, major airlines have said. It comes after U.S. and Israeli forces attacked Iran on Saturday morning in what the two countries described as a “pre-emptive” strike against a Tehran government intent on developing nuclear…
African Democratic Congress (ADC) has announced the commencement of its free online membership registration and revalidation exercise nationwide launched in February. This is contained in a statement by its National Publicity Secretary Mallam Bolaji Abdullahi, Abdullahi said the new digital platform available at www.adcregistration.ng is crucial to the party’s presentation for the 2027 general elections as well…
