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Syria’s defense minsitry said it reinforced its border with Lebanon, and eight Syrian and Lebanese ‌sources said this included rocket units and thousands of troops as conflict spread in the region including between Israel and Hezbollah in Lebanon. The sources included five Syrian military officers, a Syrian security official and two Lebanese security officials who spoke on condition of anonymity. …

The Federal Government has prohibited cash collection of taxes and banned the mounting of roadblocks for revenue enforcement, as part of fresh regulations to implement Nigeria’s new tax laws nationwide. The Executive Secretary (ES) of the Joint Revenue Board, Mr Olusegun Adesokan, made this known during the signing of the Presumptive Tax Regulations and Guidelines on the Implementation of the …

The Chief of Army Staff (COAS), Lt.-Gen. Waidi Shaibu, has charged troops of the 4 Special Forces Command to intensify high-impact operations to decisively defeat terrorists and insurgents across the country. Shaibu gave the directive during his maiden operational visit to the Command on Tuesday in Doma, Nasarawa State. This is contained in a statement by Acting Director, Army Public …

An Abuja High Court has granted the order to serve notices of committal proceedings on the Minister of FCT, Nyesom Wike, by substituted means, following a demolition exercise allegedly carried out against the valid order of the court. Justice Hamza Mu’azu gave the order after N. I. Usman, who appeared for the claimant, Mykas Grid Ventures Limited, moved a motion …

The UN education agency, UNESCO, says the bombing of a primary school during the U.S. and Israeli military attacks on Iran constitutes a grave violation of humanitarian law. Israel and the United States had on Saturday launched a major attack on Iran, killing Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei. The missiles reportedly destroyed a girl’s primary school in Minab, southern …

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 investigation 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, said he would honour the …

The Police command in Lagos State says officers accused of misconduct against a serving National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) member have been identified and are under investigation. The command’s spokesperson, SP Abimbola Adebisi, disclosed this on Monday via her X handle, @AbimbolaShotayo, following a formal complaint by the corps member, Devcharlezen. She said the complainant reported to the command and …

Iran says the Strait of Hormuz is closed and it will fire on any ship ​trying to pass, Iranian media has reported About a fifth of the world’s total oil consumption passes through the strait. The Strait of Hormuz lies between Oman and Iran. It links the Gulf north of it with the Gulf of Oman to the south and …

The U.S. on Monday imposed sanctions ‌on the Rwanda Defence Force (RDF) and top military officials over their role in ongoing fighting in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo and called for their immediate withdrawal from the mineral-rich region. Rwanda has long rejected allegations from Congo, the United Nations, and Western powers that ​it supports the AFC/M23 rebel group, which staged …

  …promises to conduct best election ever in Nigeria …To conduct mock presidential election The Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Prof. Joash Amupitan, has explained why Nigeria may not attain 100 per cent real-time electronic transmission of election results ahead of the 2027 general elections, citing logistical and network limitations across parts of the country. Amupitan spoke …