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Ukrainian drone strikes kill three in Russia

Written by on 2 August 2025

Ukrainian drone strikes killed three people and wounded two others overnight in western Russia, regional governors said on Saturday. One woman was killed and two other people were wounded in an attack on an enterprise in Penza, the region’s governor, Oleg Melnichenko, wrote on Telegram. An elderly man was killed inside a house that caught […]

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Floods: 165 dead, 119,791 affected in 2025– NEMA

Written by on 2 August 2025

NEMA revealed this in its data dashboard on Friday. The agency also stated that 138 persons sustained various degrees of injuries, 43,936 displaced, 8,594 houses affected and 8,278 farmlands destroyed across 43 Local Government Areas (LGAs) in 19 States. According to the agency, children and women were mostly affected. It said, “53,314 children , 36,573 […]

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Nigerian filling stations increase fuel price

Written by on 2 August 2025

Reports gathered that Empire Energy and Ranoil filling stations in Gwarimpa and other parts of Abuja have hiked their petrol pump price. Accordingly, Empire Energy and Ranoil filling stations increased their pump price to N935 and N970 per litre as of Saturday morning from N905 and N900, respectively. In an exclusive interview with the spokesman […]

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Lagos PDP expels members for endorsing ADC

Written by on 1 August 2025

The expulsion was confirmed by the spokesperson, Segun Edwards, for the PDP Elders Caucus and chairman of the party in one of Lagos State’s 20 local government areas. He made the announcement following a strategic stakeholder meeting convened to evaluate the outcome of the PDP National Executive Committee, NEC, meeting held in Abuja. Edwards disclosed […]

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Nigerian nurses suspend nationwide strike

Written by on 1 August 2025

The Minister of Health, Ali Pate, made this known while addressing newsmen after a closed-door meeting. Pate said the decision followed agreements reached with the leadership of the nursing association. Meanwhile, the leaders of the union declined to speak on the matter after the closed-door meeting. Recall that Redio Afinju reported that the nurses embarked […]

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Police rescue six abducted law students in Benue

Written by on 1 August 2025

Recall that the incident occurred in the late hours of Saturday, July 26, 2025, along the volatile route between Wukari in Taraba State and parts of Benue State. The Benue State Police PRO, Edet Udeme, in a statement, said the students were safely released and reunited with their families on Friday morning, August 1, 2025. […]

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Ondo farmers regain freedom after abduction

Written by on 1 August 2025

The farmers were freed at night, according to sources close to the victims. “It is true. The farmers have been set free and released to their families,” a source told the newsmen. He revealed that the seven farmers were set free along a forest in Ikere-Ekiti, Ekiti State, after the abductors had collected a ransom […]

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