Iraq closes three border crossings with Iran after drone launch
Iraq closed three border crossings with Iran on Saturday, officials told AFP, after a drone attack on a Saudi Arabian pipeline that both Riyadh and Baghdad said was launched from Iraq.
BRICS nations call for ‘maximum restraint’ in Mid-East war
Members of the 11-nation BRICS group including China, Russia, Iran and India called for calm in the Middle East at a summit in New Delhi on Saturday, overcoming earlier divisions to issue a joint statement.
Okpebholo redeploys commissioners
Governor Okpebhoko of Edo carried out a minor reshuffle in his cabinet as he redeployed three commissioners from their initial ministries
Suspected vehicle theft kingpin arrested in Ogun
The Ogun State Police Command has arrested a 28-year-old suspected vehicle theft kingpin, Mosuru Issa, and recovered a stolen wine-coloured Toyota Camry along the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway.
IGP not opposed to citizens recording police officers – Media aide
The Nigeria Police Force has clarified that Inspector-General of Police (IGP) Olatunji Disu is not opposed to citizens recording police officers while carrying out their duties in public.
Meet 68-yr-old Nigerian grandfather who bagged first-class degree in UK
“Part of the inspiration was to empower people to empower themselves, and part of the motivation was to be a voice to the voiceless – that was my inner drive,” he said.
