Manchester City suffered a shock 2-1 defeat at Bournemouth on Saturday that ended their 32-game unbeaten run in the Premier League. Antoine Semenyo and Evanilson scored for the Cherries who claimed their first ever win over the visitors. The result dropped City — who had not lost in the league since a 1-0 defeat by…
Humanitarian packages from the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) were found among weapons belonging to Lebanese movement Hezbollah The New York Post newspaper reported on Monday, citing a former Israel Defence Forces (IDF) soldier. The soldier said that he found sniper rifles, anti-tank missiles and explosives next to packages labeled USAID while patrolling a…
Health authorities in central Nigeria have launched emergency measures following a deadly cholera outbreak in Niger State, where at least 12 people have died and over 230 others have been hospitalised in recent days. The outbreak, which began over the weekend in Shiroro Local Government Area, has since spread to six districts, including parts of…
The Nigerian Federal Government has committed to providing intervention funds to boost the development of methanol fuel technology in the country. Minister of Science Technology and Innovation, Adeleke Mamora, made the announcement at a roundtable interactive session with the Abuja Chamber of Commerce and Industry (ACCI) on the feasibility studies for the adoption of methanol…
A village head in Akwa Ibom State has been detained by the Nigeria Police Force over alleged illegal possession of a firearm. The arrest followed intelligence received by the police, prompting a targeted operation in Asik Ubofa Village, Effiat Clan, within Mbo Local Government Area. In a statement released in Uyo, police spokesperson Timfon John…
The Minister of Defence, Mohammed Badaru, has urged the newly appointed Chief of Defence Staff and Service Chiefs to adopt a unified and proactive approach in addressing Nigeria’s security challenges. During a courtesy visit to the Ministry of Defence in Abuja on Tuesday, the delegation, led by the Chief of Defence Staff, Lt.-Gen. Olufemi Oluyede,…
Unknown armed assailants launched an attack on a General Security Directorate building in the Mazzeh district of Syria’s capital Damascus on Monday, a war monitor reported. The assailants, who arrived in a vehicle, threw grenades and fired automatic weapons at the facility, prompting an immediate response from on-duty security personnel, said the Syrian Observatory for…
The European Union said it will provide the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) with €60 million ($62.6 million) in humanitarian aid. The European Commission announced this on Tuesday, following days of intense fighting in the east of the country. The commission said the funding is meant to support displaced populations in and around Goma and…
Minister of State for Defence, Bello Matawalle has vowed to intensify military operations in the country’s North Central region following a deadly attack that claimed over 150 lives in Benue State. Matawalle, reaffirmed the Armed Forces’ commitment to restoring peace using both kinetic and non-kinetic strategies. The former governor of Zamfara state, who was on…
Nigeria’s Minister of Works, Dave Umahi, has dismissed social media claims that the ongoing Lagos-Calabar Coastal Highway lacks drainage systems, describing them as misleading and harmful. During a project tour in Lagos on Monday, Umahi explained that the design includes a dual underground drainage system stretching the full 750km of the road. “We have 750km…
