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  Israel targeted Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah in an attack Friday in Beirut, according to a senior US official. An ambulance carries injured people following an Israeli attack in Danieh, Beirut, Lebanon, September 27, 2024.Wael Hamzeh/EPA-EFE/Shutterstock According to the Lebanese Ministry of Health, at least two people were killed and 76 others were injured in the strike. Lebanese army soldiers …

Investors in the Nigerian equity market lost N37 billion at the close of trading on Friday. This follows the fall in prices of shares such as CAVERTON, NNFM, and UPL, among others, on the stock exchange floor today. After five hours of trading on the capital market, equity capitalization fell to N56.5 trillion from N56.6 trillion recorded by the exchange …

Tinubu meets Edo governor-elect Okpebholo and urges attention to state development (photo) Abuja, Nigeria – President Bola Tinubu has urged the governor-elect of Edo State, Senator Monday Okpebholo, to prioritize development in the state, assuring him of the full support of the federal government and the Progressive Governors’ Forum (PGF). The President made this appeal on Thursday in Abuja during …

The Lagos State police command has interrogated three officers for allegedly extorting N1 million from members of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) in Surulere area of ​​the state. This follows the release of a recording of a meeting held by Oluyemi Fasipe with his handle X on Friday. He wrote: “Dear @BenHundeyin, Your officers today in Surulere extorted 1 …

Nigerian social media users are wondering why British actor, Idris Elba was chosen to play the character of Okonkwo in the adaptation of Chinua Achebe’s classic novel, ‘Things Fall Apart’, in a new TV series by American entertainment company, A24. According to British tabloid Variety, in addition to playing the lead role as the protagonist, Elba will also serve as …

Rapper Falz’s sister, Folakemi Falana, who is the daughter of renowned legal figure Femi Falana, has stated that they will drag Very Dark Man to court as he has not taken the necessary steps to retract his comments made against his family members. Recall that on Wednesday, September 25, Falz and Mr Femi Falana sent a letter to VDM through …

The 72-year-old Hollywood actor identified as Reginald VelJohnson has denied having a sexual relationship with music mogul Sean Puffy Combs known as Puff Daddy. VelJohnson, who denied the allegations in a chat with American media, stated that he did not know Puff Daddy and had never met him before. “That’s all bullshit,” the “Family Matters” actor told TMZ while out …

A horrific incident came to light in Uttar Pradesh, India, where an 11-year-old child was allegedly sacrificed as part of a ritual carried out by the owner of his school. Police have arrested five people, including the school owner, director, principal and two teachers, in connection with the horrific crime. The victim, identified as Kritarth, was a class two student …

It has been two weeks since the Chief of Defense Staff (CDS), General Chris Musa vowed to arrest notorious bandit kingpin, Bello Turji, but the insurgents are still on the run, causing mayhem, kidnapping innocent Nigerians and collecting millions of naira as ransom. Turji even went so far as to play Robin Hood, handing out huge sums of money as …

Nollywood filmmaker, Aniebet Francis, took to social media to share her thoughts on the reasons for the high rate of paternity fraud in Nigeria. Aniebet who reacted to a viral tweet about women in their 30s stated that the increase in paternity fraud could be attributed to daughters being selected for marriage at the age of 18. The filmmaker expressed …