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A recent survey conducted by an independent, non-profit, and non-partisan opinion research think-tank known as Africa Polling Institute (API) showed that between 79% to 83% of Nigerians expressed little or no trust in the President Bola Ahmed Tinubu-led Executive, National Assembly, and the Judicial arms of government. The report, launched at a national dialogue in Abuja on Thursday, also computed …

For over two decades, Peter Rufai — fondly called Dodo Mayana — stood tall between the goalposts as one of Nigeria’s most iconic football figures. His agility, calmness under pressure, and leadership made him a national hero and a symbol of Nigerian pride on the world stage. While his passing on 4 July has left a gaping hole in the …

The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency has intercepted cocaine concealed in lipsticks and a property title document bound for the United Kingdom and Saudi Arabia, respectively. Operatives of the Directorate of Operations and General Investigation attached to a logistics firm in Lagos discovered the consignments on Thursday, a statement by the anti-drug agency on Sunday indicated. The statement by the …

….As BRICS warn of tariff impact on trades US tariffs will kick-off in on August 1 if trading partners do not strike deals with Washington, Treasury Secretary, Scott Bessent, said, even as BRICS leaders yesterday warn that President Donald Trump’s indiscriminate import tariffs risked hurting global economy. A draft summit statement noted that the BRICS were set to voice “serious …

KERRVILLE, Texas (AP) Rescuers scoured a devastated central Texas landscape of mangled trees, overturned cars and muck-filled debris Saturday in an increasingly bleak mission to locate survivors, including 27 girls who have not been seen since their camp was slammed with a wall of water in a historic flash flood. The flooding in Kerr County killed at least 43 people, …

By Idahosa Musa Benin City, Nigeria – The Executive Chairman of the Edo State Internal Revenue Service (EIRS), Barr. Oladele Bankole-Balogun, on Thursday, said that the state has generated the sum of N52.6 billion in the last six months. He disclosed this while giving the agency half of the year’s performance review in Benin, the Edo State Capital. Mr. Bankole-Balogun …

By Idahosa Musa Benin City, Nigeria – Edo State Government on Friday confirmed the outbreak of Dengue Fever, disclosing that 86 cases have been reported across several local government areas of the state. Dr. Cyril Oshiomhole, the State Commissioner for Health, made the disclosure at a press conference in Benin. Oshiomhole, however, assured that the administration of Governor Monday Okpebholo …

BY MIKE OSAROGIAGBON As part of an intensified crackdown on cult-related violence across the state, operatives of the Edo State Police Command have arrested a suspected cultist attempting to flee the state through the Benin Airport in the State capital. The suspect, identified as Bello Salami, 33, an alleged member of the Maphite Confraternity, was intercepted at the airport last …

Moments before the explosion, artists, students and athletes were among those gathered at a bustling seaside cafe in Gaza City. Huddled around tables, customers at al-Baqa Cafeteria were scrolling on their phones, sipping hot drinks, and catching up with friends. At one point, the familiar melody of “Happy Birthday” rang out as a young child celebrated with family. A blast …

CNN — Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi told the European Union’s top diplomat that Beijing can’t accept Russia losing its war against Ukraine as this could allow the United States to turn its full attention to China, an official briefed on the talks said, contradicting Beijing’s public position of neutrality in the conflict. The admission came during what the official said was …