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Mayor, 15 others killed in attack on Lebanon council meeting

With the number of dead set to rise as the rubble was still being searched, the UN’s special coordinator for Lebanon, Jeanine Hennis-Plasschaert, has criticised Israel after air strikes on municipal buildings in the southern city of Nabatieh killed the mayor and 15 others. Jeanine called the killing of mayor Ahmad Kahil “alarming” adding that […]
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Iran threatens “decisive” reaction, if Isreal strikes and demands the UN action.

If Israel were to strike Iran in response to a missile attack, the country’s top diplomat would respond with a “decisive and regretful” response, he told UN president Antonio Guterres. In retaliation for the deaths of one Iranian general, two of Iran’s closest allies-Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh and Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah-and an Iranian general, […]
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In Q2 2024, TikTok removes almost 2.1m videos from Nigeria

According to a recent analysis, during the second quarter of 2024 TikTok erased over 2.1 million videos from Nigeria. As detailed in its Q2 2024 Community Guidelines Enforcement Report, this action is a part of the company’s continuous efforts to preserve a safe and positive user experience. The paper emphasizes TikTok’s major efforts to monitor […]
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QUALITY AND AFFORDABLE HOMES FOR LAGOSIANS As COMMISSIONER INSPECTS LAGOSHOMS PROJECT  AT AJARA IN BADAGRY

Hon. Moruf Akinderu-Fatai, Commissioner for Housing led, lagos State led a  technical team to inspect the ongoing LagosHOMS housing project at Ajara in  Badary on Friday. About 420 home units in 35 blocks of various categories of three, two and one-bedroom flats  were inspected. While on the sight, the commisioners interacted with contractors on site. […]
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JUST IN! Lagos building collapses…

A two storey building situated at No 20, Amusu Street, Baale, Orile Iganmu has collapsed. The Information from Gbenga Omotoso,Commissioner for Information & Strategy identified that the building was already marked for demolition. At this time, no casualty has been recorded as the building had been evacuated two weeks before the incident. The Lagos State Emergency […]
Sports

Sani calls on FIFA and CAF to impose sanctions on Libya for the mistreatment of the Super Eagles

The Federation of International Football Associations (FIFA) and the Confederation of African Football (CAF) have been urged by former senator Shehu Sani to impose sanctions on Libya for their treatment of the Super Eagles football team. The team’s flight was diverted to a distant airstrip, leaving them detained in Libya for more than 13 hours […]
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Biden surveys Hurricane Milton destruction, pledges support

United States President Joe Biden has pledged to continuously provide support to Florida communities affected by Hurricanes Milton and Helene as he surveyed storm-related destruction in the southeastern state. During a news conference on Sunday, Biden said people had “lost family members (and) lost all their personal belongings” after the storms pummelled Florida over the […]