Iran’s Supreme Leader moved to secure location under heightened security, sources say
Reuters Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei has been transferred to a secure location inside the country with heightened security measures in place, two regional officials briefed by Tehran told…
Nigeria’s Lagos, Ogun governments warn communities to evacuate over planned release of Oyam dam
Bella Ifasola Lagos – The Nigerian government has started dredging rivers along the Oyan dam corridor in Lagos and Ogun States to prevent a repeat of Maiduguri’s catastrophic flooding incidents,…
US-UK coalition launches 2 airstrikes on Yemen’s Saada province: Houthi rebels
Anadaolu The Yemeni Houthi group announced late Friday that drones from the US-UK coalition conducted two airstrikes on Saada province, located in northern Yemen. According to the Houthi-run SABA news…
Israel says it killed Hezbollah leader Nasrallah; no comment from group
Olayomi Koiki The crisis in the Middle East takes another turn as Israel’s military said it killed Hezbollah’s leader, Hassan Nasrallah, in an air strike on Beirut on Friday evening.…
Naira depreciates to ₦1,700/$ at parallel market
Agency Report Lagos – The Nigerian naira depreciated to ₦1,700 per U.S. dollar at the parallel section of the foreign exchange (FX) market on Friday. At the end of trading…
Saudi crown prince said he personally ‘doesn’t care’ about Palestinian issue
Middle East Eye Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman told US Secretary of State Antony Blinken that he does not personally care about what he referred to as the…
Flood kills 29, destroys 321,000 houses, 858,000 hectares of farmlands in Nigeria’s Kebbi State
Sodiq Rabiu A devastating flood in Kebbi State, North-West Nigeria, has claimed the lives of 29 people and destroyed 329,000 houses, leaving thousands of residents displaced, local news outlets reported.…
US southeast faces daunting task cleaning up from Helene; death toll rises
Reuters Authorities across a wide swath of the southeastern United States faced the daunting task on Saturday of cleaning up from Hurricane Helene, one of the most powerful to hit…
Netanyahu tells UN: Israel seeks peace but ‘enough is enough’
Reuters Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu vowed to continue Israel’s attacks on Iranian-backed fighters in Lebanon in a closely watched United Nations speech on Friday as hopes faded for a…
UK bans supermodel Naomi Campbell from being charity trustee
Reuters LONDON – Britain has banned supermodel Naomi Campbell from being a charity trustee for five years after an inquiry into a charity she set up found that funds raised…