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Norway’s royal family gathered at Oslo’s Rikshospitalet on Thursday, 27 August 2026, after doctors reported a sharp decline in King Harald’s condition. The Royal Palace described the 89-year-old monarch’s health as extremely serious in a terse morning dispatch. Queen Sonja, Crown Prince Haakon, and Crown Princess Mette-Marit cancelled all official duties to remain by his…
Meta Platforms agreed on Wednesday, 26 August 2026, to pay up to $16.68 billion to settle landmark lawsuits with 29 American states over the mental health damage its apps inflict on children. The deal resolves a federal trial in Oakland, California, where state attorneys accused the social media giant of knowingly hooking young users on…
Nigeria and Somalia agreed on Tuesday, 25 August 2026, to expand bilateral cooperation across security, trade, education, and diaspora management. Somali diplomats met their Nigerian counterparts in Mogadishu to hammer out fresh frameworks for mutual assistance. The Ambassador-Designate of Nigeria to Kenya with concurrent accreditation to Somalia, H.E. Danlami Ibrahim, and Minister of Foreign Affairs and…
Suspected bandits struck Dabu community in the Ifelodun Local Government Area of Kwara State on Friday night, abducting the first wife of the traditional village head. The gunmen raided the residence of the Baale and spirited away the monarch’s senior wife, known locally as Iya Ayoka, into the surrounding forests. The latest assault compounds a…
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency intercepted 1.49 tonnes of imported synthetic cannabis valued at over N4.4 billion at Apapa Port and Lekki Deep Sea Port in Lagos. Operatives uncovered the contraband in two separate maritime containers loaded from the Port of Laem Chabang in Thailand. Agency spokesman Femi Babafemi confirmed the development in an…
The Apapa Command of the Nigeria Customs Service recorded a single-day revenue collection of 28.1 billion naira on Tuesday. The 24-hour haul marks the highest daily intake in the history of the premier port command. It easily eclipsed the previous daily peak of 20.1 billion naira set in September 2025. The record collection follows an…
Russian ballistic missiles struck the Ukrainian capital early on Thursday, killing at least 12 people and wounding more than 30. The overnight bombardment sparked major fires across multiple districts and cut electricity supplies to roughly 90,000 households. According to the Reuters News Dispatch, the missile salvo tore through residential tower blocks, industrial warehouses, an educational…
Recurring labour disruptions across Nigerian airports are eroding passenger trust and threatening vital aircraft leasing agreements. Wildcat strikes and aggressive union picketing continue to ground scheduled flights with little advance notice to travellers. Industry analysts warn that sudden terminal blockades damage the fragile commercial reputation of local carriers. Foreign lessors watch these disruptions closely before…
The federal government will fly 83 Nigerian citizens out of South Africa on Wednesday following persistent xenophobic hostility across major urban townships. The returnees will travel on a South African Airways flight departing Johannesburg’s Oliver Tambo International Airport and landing in Lagos late Wednesday evening. Private philanthropists stepped in to buy the airline tickets after…
The National Democratic Coalition has commended Osun State Governor Ademola Adeleke on his re-election victory while openly criticising his political embrace of President Bola Tinubu. The pro-democracy group praised Osun voters for defending their democratic choices against aggressive partisan pressures. Adeleke secured a decisive second term by resisting the federal ruling party’s well-funded campaign machinery….