Lagosians were barely awake when torrential rains began, disrupting daily activities and flooding roads across the city. Workers in the nation’s commercial capital struggled to reach their workplaces amid the heavy downpour. The Iyana-Oworo and Olopo Meji areas leading to the 3rd Mainland Bridge were completely flooded this morning, causing severe traffic that extended to…
Prime Minister Rishi Sunak insisted he was still “fighting hard” despite one of his closest allies conceding that the Tories were heading for an “extraordinary landslide” defeat on Thursday. The Conservatives suffered a further blow at the eleventh hour when The Sun tabloid, famous for backing election winners, endorsed Keir Starmer’s Labour Party. Polls overwhelmingly…
In a concerted effort led by Senator Enyinnaya Abaribe, lawmakers have asserted that the ongoing detention of Nnamdi Kanu is crippling social and economic activities in the South-East region. They claim that unless Kanu is released, this stagnation will persist. The senators held a closed-door meeting with the Attorney General of the Federation and Minister…
NATO is set to unveil a new initiative at an upcoming summit in Washington, designed to solidify Western aid for Kyiv in its ongoing conflict with Russia. This plan, championed by NATO chief Jens Stoltenberg, aims to ensure continued support for Ukraine at the current levels and to distribute contributions more equitably among member nations….
In a significant development for the Canadian Armed Forces, Carignan, a highly decorated soldier and mother of four, is set to be promoted to the rank of general. She will take over from the retiring General Wayne Eyre as Chief of the Defense Staff in a ceremony on July 18. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau expressed…
Nigerian political figure Peter Obi has urged voters in the UK to “Vote Labour on Thursday, 4 July” ahead of the upcoming general election. This comes as pollsters predict a big win for the Labour Party in the UK. Obi’s statement on Tuesday via X is one of many voices in the heated political discussion…
In Gaza, intense fighting erupted in the Shujayea area as the UN confirmed that the number of displaced people in the besieged territory has reached 1.9 million. Amid escalating violence, hundreds of Palestinian patients evacuated the European Hospital and tent camps in Khan Younis following an Israeli army order to evacuate eastern Gaza. Israeli airstrikes…
North Korea successfully tested a new tactical ballistic missile capable of carrying a 4.5-tonne “superlarge warhead,” state media reported. The test of the Hwasongpho-11 Da-4.5 missile aimed to verify its flight stability and accuracy at a maximum range of 500km (310 miles) and a minimum range of 90km (55 miles), according to the Korean Central…
Edo State Deputy Governor, Engr. Godwins Omobayo, welcomed over 500 defectors from the opposition All Progressives Congress (APC) and the Labour Party (LP) in his Akoko-Edo local government area, bolstering the prospects of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and its governorship candidate, Asue Ighodalo, ahead of the September 21st governorship election. During the reception of…
