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Ikeddy Isiguzo HAMISU Abdullahi, 38, an electrician and father of four, was arrested in Suleji, Niger State, last Friday. His offense, normally, should have been laughed at. Not when his “joke” unnerved Governor Mohammed Umaru Bago, a famous supporter of the speech ban. Bago excelled at deciding who to speak to and what to say. Above the din and dust …

Kim Jong Un observed a test of a high-power solid-fuel weapon engine, and praised it as a development to enhance North Korea’s strategic military capabilities, state media reported. The test likely indicates Kim’s plans to expand and modernize his arsenal of missiles capable of reaching the US mainland. Sunday’s report from the Korean Central News Agency came days after a …

French police have thwarted a suspected bomb attack outside the Bank of America building in Paris, and detained a person, authorities said. Anti-terrorism prosecutors have opened an investigation after a man allegedly tried to set off an improvised explosive device near the premises of a US bank. The incident occurred on Saturday morning when officers saw two suspects carrying shopping …

Nigeria’s middleweight fighter Israel Adesanya suffered a knockout defeat to Joe Pyfer early Sunday morning. Pyfer earned the biggest win of his career by finishing in two rounds at UFC Seattle. Adesanya entered the fight at the worst time of his professional MMA career. He shockingly dropped the UFC middleweight title to Sean Strickland in September 2023, before being submitted …

Here are the top ten stories from across the country 1. Three left as Yilwatda, 21 others returned as APC NWC members Three former members of the National Working Committee (NWC) of the All Progressives Congress (APC) were dropped at the party’s national convention held on Saturday.Read more 2. The daughter of ADC national chairman, David Mark, is leading Tinubu’s …

A humpback whale has once again become stranded in the Baltic Sea, just days after rescuers in Germany helped free it. The whale was again trapped in the waters of Wismar Bay, in the north Germanon Saturday, local media reported. Rescuers launched a complex rescue operation to free the 12-15m (39-49ft) whale earlier this week, after it became a victim. …

Two liquefied petroleum gas tankers, BW Elm and BW Tyr, are passing through the Strait of Hormuz on their way to India, according to vessel tracking data from LSEG and Kpler. The US-Israel war with Iran has all but halted shipping through the strait, but Iran said this week that “non-hostile vessels” could transit the waterway if they coordinate with …

Nigeria is grappling with a new wave of Lassa fever epidemic that has claimed no fewer than 146 lives in three months, while at least 25 doctors and dozens of other health workers have been infected, raising fresh concerns about the country’s fragile health system. Data obtained from the Nigerian Center for Disease Control and Prevention showed that in the …

The three people killed in an Israeli airstrike in Lebanon were television journalists, it has been confirmed. The trio of Lebanese citizens were traveling by car when they were killed on Saturday. Fatima Ftouni, Al Mayadeen reporter, and Ali Shoaib, Al Manar correspondent, was among those killed. It is known that the third person who died was Ftouni’s brother, cameraman …

Tens of thousands of anti-Trump protesters attended “No King” rallies on Saturday across the US. More than 3,200 events ‌are planned in all 50 states, and organizers hope it will be the largest single-day protest in US history. There were demonstrations in cities including Washington DC, New York, Chicago and Los Angeles, as well as further afield in London and …