•Saint-Denis Mayor Bally Bagayoko (bottom C) attends a demonstration “against racism, fascism and imperialism” on the sidelines of the Congress of the Far-right party Rassemblement National (RN) in Orleans, central France, today France will deploy about 70,000 police nationwide as it braces for new protests today after some of the worst urban...
•US President Donald Trump Iran has “substantially increased” its efforts to target Americans in the Middle East and beyond, US national intelligence chief Jay Clayton warned yesterday. The warning comes after Washington ordered non-essential US embassy staff and their families to leave Saudi Arabia this week, following increasing attacks from...
Two military planes crashed mid-air during training at an air base in the Philippines, killing four pilots, the air force said today. The SF-260 single-propeller planes crashed at Fernando Air Base, south of Manila, yesterday afternoon, reports AFP. “Both aircraft went down within the base perimeter, with no other casualties reported,” Philipp...
•INEC chairman, Prof Joash Amupitan With the 2027 general elections approaching, political violence, threats and hate speech are raising fresh concerns about the safety of politicians, party members and voters, as rival camps increasingly accuse one another of using intimidation to gain electoral advantage. From Lagos to Enugu, Edo, Rivers, Ko...
•Scene of the accident Seven people have been killed and 11 others injured in a multiple-vehicle crash involving a trailer, two cars, and five motorcycles at Kumo, Akko Local Government Area of Gombe State. The accident occurred at about 5:30 p.m. on Thursday at Tashan Magariya Junction along the Gombe-Billiri Road, reports Saturday PUNCH. Acc...
Barring any hitch, the All Progressives Congress (APC) presidential candidate, President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, will this morning flag off his 2027 presidential campaign in Kaduna, North-West, Nigeria. The main campaign is expected to hold at the Kaduna Township Stadium, with all the seven North-West governors expected to attend, reports Weekend T...
•Vaccination against polio As Nigeria joins the rest of the world to mark World Polio Day, the District Governor of Rotary International District 9111, covering Lagos and Ogun states, Rotarian Bukola Olabisi Bakare, has appealed to parents, government authorities, community leaders and Nigerians generally to take the fight against polio seriou...
•Late actor Steve Echendu Another veteran Nollywood actor, producer and director Steve Echendu has reportedly died after battling an undisclosed illness. His colleague, Wisdom Nwankwo, announced the news in a Facebook post, expressing sadness over the loss of two industry figures within five days. Nwankwo also disclosed the death of an enterta...
•Mohammed Danjuma President Bola Tinubu has reinstated the Permanent Secretary, Finance (Special Duties), Mohammed Danjuma. The Head of the Civil Service of the Federation, Olumuyiwa Abel, conveyed the president’s approval in a letter dated October 22, 2026. According to the letter, his reinstatement took effect from October 21, 2026, followin...
•Manchester United head coach Michael Carrick Manchester United manager Michael Carrick said yesterday he is “totally confident” he can arrest his side’s slump, as he refused to confirm whether Bruno Fernandes will remain as the club’s captain. Carrick labelled a 4-1 thrashing by Champions League debutants Como on Wednesday, which stretched U...
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