Two aspirants seeking the Lagos State governorship ticket of Nigeria’s ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) have been cleared to participate in the party’s primaries scheduled for May 21, party officials and campaign teams said on Sunday. The aspirants, Dr. Obafemi Kadiri Hamzat and Dr. Samuel Mawuyon Ajose popularly called SMA Gold, were screened and cleared...
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Police Arrest Two Suspects Over Firearm Possession In Ogun
Police in Nigeria’s Ogun state have arrested two men over alleged unlawful possession of a firearm. Police said on Sunday that the suspects, identified as Adeola Mathew, 47, and Rasheed Omoniyi, 48, were arrested in Ifo area of the state following what police described as an intelligence-led operation. Police spokesperson Oluseyi Babaseyi said detectives from...
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Four Miners Killed In Colombia Coal Mine Explosion
Four miners were found dead after an explosion at an underground coal mine in central Colombia. The explosion took place Saturday at the Las Quintas mine in Pueblo Viejo, a village in Cucunuba municipality, said Jorge Emilio Rey, the governor of Cundinamarca department. “The four miners who were trapped in the #LasQuintas mine” were found...
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Neuville Gets First Win Of Season In Portugal Rally
Belgian driver Thierry Neuville revived his season after dramatically winning his first race of the year in the Rally of Portugal. The 2024 world champion, gave his South Korean stable Hyundai their first victory against the highly competitive Japanese Toyotas.”It’s a very special one. After what happened in Croatia and the struggles we have had...
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China Trade Growth Beats Forecast Despite Middle East War
China’s trade growth accelerated sharply in April, official data showed on Saturday, defying pressure from the Middle East conflict and reversing a recent decline in exports to the United States. Exports from the world’s second-largest economy rose 14.1% year-on-year in April, according to data from China’s General Administration of Customs, far exceeding a Bloomberg forecast...
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Nigeria Customs Appoint Ita Acting Ondo-Ekiti Area Controller
The Ondo/Ekiti Area Command of the Nigeria Customs Service has appointed Patience Ita as Acting Customs Area Controller following the retirement of Queen Obazee. The appointment was disclosed in a statement issued by the command’s spokesperson, Nzubechi Iheagwaram. The statement said Ita officially assumed office on April 30 during a handover ceremony at the command...
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Navy Recover Illegally Refined Diesel During Rivers Operation
The Nigerian Navy said it recovered about 1,600 litres of suspected illegally refined Automotive Gas Oil (AGO) during an operation in Rivers. A statement by the Director of Naval Information, Navy Capt. Abiodun Folorunsho said the recovery was made under Operation DELTA SENTINEL by personnel of Nigerian Navy Ship (NNS) SOROH following intelligence on illegal...
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Nigeria Customs Intercept Stolen Luxury Vehicles Traced To Canada
The Nigeria Customs Service said it had handed over intercepted luxury vehicles traced to Canada, in what officials described as a major operation against transnational vehicle theft syndicates. A statement by customs said the handover ceremony took place on May 4 at the Tin Can Island Port in Lagos, where Canada’s Deputy High Commissioner to...
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India Orders Pernod Ricard Probe Over Retail Deals
India’s antitrust regulator has ordered an investigation into French spirits maker Pernod Ricard over allegations it struck exclusive arrangements with retailers to boost sales of its brands at the expense of rivals. The Competition Commission of India (CCI) said in an order issued on Friday that the company allegedly offered financial assistance worth 200 crore...
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Police In Thailand Investigate Weapons Cache Found At Chinese Man’s Home
Thai police are investigating a vast arsenal of military-grade weapons which includes assault rifles, explosives, grenades and anti-personnel mines found at the home of a Chinese man. Authorities said on Saturday that Two M16 assault rifles, hundreds of rounds of ammunition, Russian landmines, projectiles, gasoline and nearly five kilos (11 pounds) of explosives were found...