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The British High Commission offices in Abuja, Lagos and across Nigeria will be closed on Monday, September 19, as the United Kingdom buries its late Queen Elizabeth II in London. This is contained in a statement posted to the official Twitter page of the United Kingdom in Nigeria on Friday. The tweet, however, stated that the UK Visa Application Centres in Abuja and Lagos will not be affected by the closure. VIDEO: Guard collapses while Queen Elizabeth II lies in state The statement read, “Our British High Commission offices in Abuja, Lagos and across the country will be closed…

Lagos Waste Management Authority (LAWMA), yesterday, said it will from next Thursday, shut down both Ladipo and Oyingbo markets till further notice, for reckless dumping of waste, refusal to pay for waste services, and general poor waste management situation at the markets. LAWMA’s Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer, Mr. Ibrahim Odumboni, who disclosed this in a statement noted that the unwholesome environmental practices by traders in those markets, despite repeated warnings, called for necessary and immediate sanctions. He said: “Our attention has been drawn to the deplorable state of the environment around Ladipo Market, Mushin and Oyingbo Markets, resulting…

The National Security Council, on Thursday, declared the National Task Force on the Prohibition of Illegal Importation/Smuggling of Arms, Ammunition, Light Weapons, Chemical and Pipeline Vandalism illegal. The council, therefore, ordered the body to disband itself or force the wrath of the federal government. It also passed a vote of confidence on security agencies for their efforts to quell the violence and attacks recorded nationwide. Minister of Interior, Rauf Aregbesola, disclosed this to State House Correspondents after Thursday’s National Security Council meeting presided over by the President, Muhammadu Buhari at the Aso Rock Villa, Abuja. The upper legislative chamber had…

Operatives of the Benin Zonal Command of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) have arrested two owners of yahoo schools and seven other suspected internet fraudsters in Benin, Edo State capital. EFCC’s spokesperson, Wilson Uwujaren, in a statement yesterday, said the two suspects run an Internet Fraud Coaching Centre (a.k.a HK) in Benin City, Edo State. He said: “The yahoo school owners, Osagie Ogiemwonyi and Onukwugho Favour and seven of their “students” were arrested at their centres, following actionable intelligence worked upon by the Commission. “The seven others are: Destiny Ohikwugbe, Chata Okoro, Ighodaro Omede, Ehigie Idemudia, Lawrence Daniel,…

The Inappropriate Campaign Spendings Public Looting Transparency Becomes Difficult Recently, the Liberian Senate passed the controversial pension and retirement bill for the legislature. Amid public outcry and condemnation that greeted the passage of the controversial pension and retirement bill, our Senators on September 8, 2022, made a dramatic U-turn to recall the instrument from the House of Representatives where it was sent for their concurrence as per legislative proceedings to reopen a new debate taking into account the existing pension and retirement scheme in force and the prevailing economic reality in the country. The bill titled “An Act Adopting…

R&B singer R. Kelly was found guilty on Wednesday on multiple charges of child pornography and luring underage girls to have sex with him but not guilty of obstructing a 2008 state case that ended with his acquittal. In his latest trial, Kelly – whose full name is Robert Sylvester Kelly – was found guilty by a jury on six out of 13 counts, prosecutors said. He was found guilty of three child pornography counts and three counts of enticing minors for sex, but acquitted of seven other charges that included obstruction of justice, and conspiracy to receive child pornography.…

At least two Nigerians have been reportedly killed and 12 others rescued while aboard the Ophelia Panana ship off the shores of Gbanken Beach in Grand Kru Town. The beach is about five kilometers from Grand Cess City. Those killed on the ship were identified as Frank and Osas Velurobo. According to a report, the ship which was heading to Japan with some Nigerian “Stowaways” were spotted close to some coastal towns in the county. The crew members on the ship, believed to be Chinese nationals, reportedly killed the two men and dumped their bodies in the ocean, while…

Fixture chaos for Man Utd, Liverpool, Arsenal and Chelsea – where they can fit postponed games in before World Cup An already congested Premier League, Champions League and Europa League calendar has just got a whole lot worse for leading clubs Manchester United, Liverpool, Arsenal and Chelsea are facing a major fixture pile-up in the second half of the season because of postponements following the death of the Queen. All four clubs have seen two games called off either as a mark of respect or due to policing issues. And with the World Cup set to bring a…

An explosion at a fuel station in the southern Libyan city of Sabha has caused more than a dozen injuries, with several outlets saying the depot in question was storing smuggled fuel. Dramatic footage of flames rising out of the depot, in the Al-Jadeed neighbourhood of the city, circulated widely on social media late on Tuesday. The Tripoli-based Ambulance and Emergency Agency said on Facebook in the early hours of Wednesday that the number of injured had risen from 13 to 17, but that there were no critical cases. The explosion comes weeks after an explosion in…

Twitter’s shareholders have voted to approve a deal with Elon Musk to buy the company for $44bn. The decision was made in a short conference call with investors from the company’s San Francisco headquarters. It means Twitter will now try to force Elon Musk to buy the company in the courts. The meeting followed explosive testimony from Twitter’s former head of security Peiter Zatko in front of the US Senate. Twitter investors sue Elon Musk over takeover bid In April, Twitter agreed to sell the company to the world’s richest person, Elon Musk. However, the…