Former senator and human rights activist, Comrade Shehu Sani, has urged Nigerian youths to reject despair, embrace national responsibility and play active roles in the struggle for accountable leadership and sustainable development.

Lagos State Government has reiterated that residents are free to move during the monthly environmental sanitation exercise, stressing that there is no policy restricting movement and that any arrest based solely on movement is illegal.

Thick black ash coated roof terraces of houses in the north of the centre of Madrid, an AFP journalist saw, with residents forced to keep their windows closed by the smell of throat-irritating smoke.

At least 16 people were killed in Ukrainian and Russian strikes Saturday, in a deadly fifth summer of war as both sides intensify attacks, with diplomacy at a deadlock.

The Nigeria Police Force has refuted reports claiming that the Inspector-General of Police, IGP Olatunji Disu, ordered officers to shoot anyone found with illegal firearms, insisting that the report is entirely false and a misrepresentation of the IGP’s actual comments.

According to him, the additional equipment will strengthen waste collection and improve service delivery across the state.

Khusanov helped City win the FA Cup and League Cup last season, as well as finishing second in the Premier League.

Iran’s Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said on Saturday there was no military solution to the escalating conflict between Saudi Arabia and the Tehran-backed Houthi rebels in Yemen after both sides traded attacks.

Former Senate Leader, Senator Ali Ndume, has thrown his weight behind President Bola Tinubu’s approval for the expansion of the Nigerian Army from eight to 12 divisions, as well as the recruitment of 28,000 more personnel.

He explained that the new Order should eliminate ambiguity, simplify compliance for taxpayers, support investment decisions and provide tax administrators with clearer guidance for implementing the law.