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NEW YORK (AP) — Oil prices rose sharply Monday as U.S. and Israeli attacks on Iran and retaliatory strikes against Israel and U.S. military installations around the Gulf sent disruptions through the global energy supply chain. Traders were betting the supply of oil from Iran and elsewhere in the Middle East would slow or grind to a halt. Attacks throughout …

  …forgives apologetic Magaji The Senate Committee on Finance made a U-turn on its resolution seeking to sack the Registrar-General of the Corporate Affairs Commission (CAC), Mr Hussaini Ishaq Magaji (SAN), from office on Monday. The committee, which is chaired by Senator Sani Musa, had on Thursday last week called on President Bola Tinubu to sack Magaji for ignoring parliamentary …

VIENNA (AP) — Iran’s Ambassador to the International Atomic Energy Agency on Monday alleged that airstrikes by the United States and Israel targeted the Natanz enrichment facility in his country. That contradicts an assessment by the U.N. nuclear watchdog chief Rafael Grossi who said that “up to now” the agency has “no indication” that nuclear facilities have been hit in …

President Bola Tinubu will on Wednesday swear in Olatunji Disu as the substantive Inspector-General of Police following the unanimous endorsement of his appointment by the Nigeria Police Council on Monday. “The swearing-in ceremony will take place during the Federal Executive Council meeting scheduled for the same day,” Special Adviser to the President on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga, announced in …

President Donald Trump on Monday declared that the joint U.S.-Israeli operation to “crush the threat” in Iran is “ahead of schedule,” stating that many of the regime’s military leaders were eliminated in about an hour. Trump provided an update on “Operation Epic Fury” during a Medal of Honor ceremony at the White House, vowing that the U.S. will “easily prevail” …

Dangote Petroleum Refinery has increased its Premium Motor Spirit (PMS) gantry price by N100, bringing the ex-depot rate to N874 per litre from the previous N774, raising fresh concerns over fuel price hikes nationwide. A senior refinery official confirmed the adjustment to Vanguard on Monday, explaining that the move was necessary due to recent volatility in global crude oil markets. …

The Nigeria Police Council (NPC) has confirmed the appointment of Tunji Disu as the substantive Inspector General of Police (IGP). The council, under the leadership of President Bola Tinubu, confirmed the appointment at its Monday meeting. Briefing State House correspondents after the meeting, the presidential spokesperson, Bayo Onanuga, disclosed that, contrary to widespread speculation, there would be no need for …

Nine Israelis have been killed and 27 others injured in an Iranian missile strike that directly hit a building in Beit Shemesh in west Jerusalem on Sunday, local media reported. The daily Yedioth Ahronoth, citing Israel’s ambulance service MDA, said the injured include four people who sustained critical injuries in the attack. The emergency service added that several people remain …

Killing of Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei was a blatant violation of human moral principles and international law, Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Sunday. Putin said that Khamenei will be remembered in Russia as an outstanding statesman who helped raise bilateral ties to the level of a comprehensive strategic partnership. Putin expressed deep condolences over the killing of …

Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) have arrested a Togolese woman for alleged drug trafficking at the Seme border in Badagry Area of Lagos. A statement by the NDLEA spokesman, Femi Babafemi on Sunday in Abuja, said the NDLEA officers at the departure tarmac intercepted the suspect on Friday. Babafemi said that the suspect had concealed 5,000 …