…On Saturday, there was a minute’s applause in memory of PC Blades and PC Clough before the Middlesbrough’s Championship encounter with West Brom at Riverside Stadium. Pictures of the two men were displayed on a screen. People also gathered to pay tribute to Seaton Carew FC’s game against FC Hartlepool. PC Blades had be…

…fuel for consecutive months, surpassing traditional exporters from the United States and the Middle East. DAILY POST reports that Dangote Refinery had raised the alarm over a 43.3 percent rise in fuel imports, which it attributed to import licence approvals by the Nigerian Midstream and Downstream Petroleum Regulatory…

…August. Five people in the other vehicle also died. A minute’s applause was held before the Middlesbrough’s Championship match against West Bromwich Albion at Riverside Stadium. Images of the two officers were shown on the stadium screen as supporters and players remembered them. Tributes were also held at a match betw…

…States, Israel and Iran have been engaged in a conflict that has heightened tensions in the Middle East, particularly around the Strait of Hormuz, leading to volatility in oil prices. Global oil prices drop as Venezuela plans to exit OPEC

…claim directly: "Over 130 million Nigerians facing multidimensional poverty with the middle class shrinking by the day. Which Rubicon are you talking about, Festus? What letter in the word 'Shame' don't you have? Shame should be catching you guys for God's sake."@DrMShitu rejected the gambling framing entirely: "That's…

…consciousness" and slumped over in the driver's seat of a vehicle that had stopped in the middle of the road.According to police, Sanders performed poorly on a field sobriety test and smelled strongly of alcohol. Officers said he admitted to drinking earlier in the day and subsequently tested positive for alcohol on a…

…joined the US military and became a citizen in 2024 following a nine-month deployment to the Middle East. He said he had begun the process of seeking citizenship for his wife, expecting that his military service would help speed up her naturalisation.Separately, over the weekend, the immigrant father of a US sailor ser…

…Donald Trump’s war against Iran. The aircraft carrier had been deployed since before the Middle East war began in February. Last weekend, the military announced a new carrier strike group arrived in the region, and Trump said the Lincoln would be swapped out. Slavin made waves last month when he pushed back on editoria…

…during anti-government demonstrations, the 30th in a wave of hangings since the start of the Middle East war, a rights group said. Ghaem Hosseini was executed after being convicted of involvement in the de@ths of four police officers, the Iranian judiciary's Mizan Online website reported. It said he was a foreign natio…

…that left dozens of people dead after armed assailants targeted sleeping residents in the Middle Belt region.The US Bureau of African Affairs issued the condemnation on August 19 via its official X account, describing the incident as "yet another murderous attack" in the region.Israeli military admits fire on Hind Raja…

…lift Nigeria’s CPC designation,” Moore said. “Christians are being slaughtered across the Middle Belt with impunity. There may be progress in the north, but nothing has changed in the Middle Belt where most attacks against Christians occur. “We cannot make the same mistake the Biden Administration made. Biden removed t…

…feed!Veteran Nollywood actress Rita Edochie has made her position crystal clear in the middle of a high-profile legal battle with Judy Austin, the woman married to actor Yul Edochie, and she is not standing down.The drama stems from a lawsuit Judy Austin filed against Rita, demanding N1 billion in damages, alongside a…

…expected all riverine communities to have access to telecommunications services before the middle of 2027. “Before mid-next year, all riverine communities in Nigeria will not only be connected to the rest of the country, but will be connected to the rest of the world at large,” he said. He said the investment was justi…

…nightThe incident came at a tense moment, as officials across Osun state were in the middle of collating results from the day's governorship election. The disturbance at the Osogbo centre raised concerns about the safety of election officials, party agents, and journalists present at various collation points.No immedia…

…growth slowed towards the end of the quarter following the escalation of conflict in the Middle East, which disrupted air connectivity, pushed up oil prices and increased transport costs. The development is now projected to reduce global tourism growth by 1–2 percentage points below the initial forecast of three to fou…

…in advancing air connectivity across Africa and beyond. Operating across Africa, Europe, the Middle East and the Caribbean, Air Peace is committed to delivering safe, reliable and customer-focused air transport services while supporting economic development, facilitating trade and tourism, and positioning Nigeria as a…

…was a man that stood by us! Mr Arthur He carried a grown woman like me on his Back in the middle of the night cos I couldn't walk! He was there at the hospital till we were discharged, then took us Home. While I was angry at men because my own father didn't show up when I was sick and dying I forgot there were so many…

…following the failure of members to support the US military operation against Iran in the Middle East.The US president described the alliance with NATO as a "paper tiger", noting that removing the country from the defence alliance was now "beyond reconsideration."

…government body.During Anchalee's livestream, she was seen answering a phone call in the middle of her programme. Although viewers could not hear the caller, her reaction suggested she had received alarming information. "Did he die? Did he die? You shot him in the head? You need to wait there for the cops," she said, a…

…inside. In Bogota, families getting ready for work and school fled their homes in the middle of breakfast. Damage to buildings was reported in Manizales, and evacuations in the coastal city of Medellin. The famous Cathedral Basilica of Our Lady of Rosary in Manizales is said to have been damaged and may be at risk of c…

…been achieved despite considerable pressure on the global trading system from the war in the Middle East and simmering trade frictions between Beijing and Washington. China’s shipments to the United States rose 17 percent year-on-year last month, Friday’s data showed, as the countries remain locked in a trade war despi…

…except Lagos, as well as 41 Nigerian missions across Africa, Europe, the Americas, Asia, the Middle East and Oceania. It added that phase four, scheduled for August 2026, will onboard the remaining passport offices in the South-South, North-East and North-West, including Calabar, Port Harcourt, Uyo, Yenagoa, Bauchi, Go…

…million in fraud proceeds in the United States. The United States Attorney Dan Bishop of the Middle District of North Carolina (MDNC) announced this in a press release issued by the Department of Justice on Wednesday, August 5, 2026. According to court documents, Internal Revenue Service Criminal Investigation and the…

…servants that payment of the outstanding N35,000 wage award arrears will commence before the middle of August, saying the necessary release for the exercise is at the final stage, while outstanding promotion arrears are also being processed. The assurance came amid renewed concerns by organised labour over delays in th…

…Catholic priest, several years ago, who gathered a crowd of worshippers in Abuja in the middle of the rainy season, having invited me to minister in songs to them in an outdoor evangelical outreach. 'When I expressed my concern about the weather, he smiled and declared authoritatively, "this rain will cooperate with us…