•US flag The United States is considering new rules to address risks posed by drones with tech from foreign adversaries like China and Russia, the Commerce Department said today. While commercial drones are common in the world’s biggest economy, the department warned that involvement by US rivals “may offer our adversaries the ability to remot...
•Ibadan stampede that killed many people on Wednesday Peter Obi says the restriction on the distribution of palliatives will discourage Nigerians and organisations from carrying out their charity work. Scores of persons died and several others were wounded in multiple stampedes in Anambra and the FCT during the distribution of food items on Sa...
•Protesters Justice Sherifat Sonaike of the Lagos State High Court in Igbosere today extended an earlier order restricting protesters in Lagos to the Freedom and Peace Parks in the Ojota and Ketu areas of the state. Sonaike made the order following an application by the Lagos State Attorney-General and Commissioner for Justice, Mr Lawal Pedro,...
Teary-eyed, keffiyeh-wearing activists protested Israel’s bombardment of Gaza at the UN climate talks in the UAE Sunday — a tame but rare display in a country where demonstrations are banned. Hindered by UN restrictions preventing them from raising Palestinian flags or chanting certain slogans, more than 100 activists in a COP28 “Blue Zone” ve...

