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Reformist Massoud Pezeshkian has been elected as Iran’s new president, beating his hardline conservative rival Saeed Jalili. The vote was declared in Dr Pezeshkian’s favour after he secured 53.3% of the more than 30 million votes counted. Mr Jalili polled at 44.3%. The run-off came after no candidate secured a majority in the first round of the election on 28 June, which saw a historically low voter turnout of 40%. The election was called after Iran’s previous president Ebrahim Raisi was killed in a helicopter crash in May, in which seven others also died. Even before the final results were declared by Iran’s interior…
By Halimah Olamide The Nigerian Defence headquarters on Friday said no fewer than 177 terrorists have been killed by troops in a fresh onslaught to decimate them The Director, Defence Media Operations, Maj.-Gen. Edward Buba, also said the military has in the last one week eliminated 177 terrorists, apprehended 263 others and rescued 158 kidnapped hostages in different operations across the country. Buba said the troops recovered 170 assorted weapons and 4,692 assorted ammunition, comprising six PKT guns, 63 AK47 rifles, three FN rifles, one SMG rifle, 29 locally fabricated guns, 37 dane guns and 20 pump action guns among…
By Halimah Olamide Governor of Niger state, Umaru Bago, has been caught on video ordering the assault of an Islamic cleric in Minna, the state capital. The incident reportedly happened at the 8th day fidau in honour of the wife of his deputy Governor who passed away last week. Other Islamic clerics present at the premises of the deputy governor had looked on as the cleric was whisked away on the orders of the visibly enraged Governor. At the end of the event, the Governor had called for a volunteer to offer prayer for the repose of the soul of…
Agency Report The Police Command in Delta has confirmed the derailment of the train plying the Warri-Itakpe route but said that no casualties were recorded. The Spokesman for the command, SP Bright Edafe, confirmed the incident in a cellphone interaction with newsmen in Warri on Friday. Edafe said, “It is true, no death, no casualty was recorded in the incident.” A passenger onboard, who craved anonymity, said that the unfortunate incident occured on Thursday evening at Abraka, Ethiope East Local Government Area of the state. The passenger further said that the train was traveling from Itakpe in Kogi to Ujevwu in…
By Kamil Opeyemi The Police Command in Kaduna state has arrested four suspected vandals caught destroying transmission towers installed in some parts of the state. The Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN), disclosed this on Friday. Its General Manager, Public Affairs Mrs Ndidi Mbah, TCN stated this in Abuja said that among the instruments recovered from them were shovels and diggers. Mbah said that TCN appreciated efforts of the police and assured its continued collaboration with security operatives in safeguarding transmission infrastructure nationwide. ”The suspects will be prosecuted soon, ”she said. Damage to installations by the TCN has been linked to…
• By Omolade Durojaiye West African giants Super Eagles of Nigeria will criss-cross the continent as they meet now familiar foes Rwanda, Libya and Benin. There are few small teams in African football these days and each presents their own challenge, but both should feel they can advance to the finals that will be staged in Morocco from December 21, 2025 to January 18, 2026. The draw for the preliminary rounds was made on Thursday, with the top two teams in each qualification group advancing to the 24-team tournament. The preliminaries will be played between September and November this…
Residents Celebrate Gallantry in Mushin By Halimah Olamide Men of the Nigeria Police Thursday evening killed six out of seven suspected kidnappers who were set for a major onslaught on some important personalities in Lagos. NPO Reports learnt that the kidnappers and operatives of the Nigeria police force engaged gunshots leading to the death of six out of the seven suspects. The incident happened at Olojede Street Papa Ajao in Mushin a densely populated area of Lagos. Residents were said to have gun into hiding as sounds of sporadic gunshots rent the air for a long time. However, after a…
By Kamil Opeyemi Congratulatory messages are pouring in for the leader of the Labour Party in the United Kingdom, Rishi Shunak over the victory recorded by his party. NPO Reports that Shunak will now become the Prime Minister with the Conservative Party winning the majority seat in the parliament. The Labour Party has displaced The Conservative Party after 14 years in the saddle. President Bola Tinubu on Friday while congratulating Starmer, a former Director of Prosecution and leader of his party, said he looks forward to working with him. Ajuri Ngelale, Special Adviser to the President, Media and Publicity, in…
By Halimah Olamide “I have given this job my all. But you have sent a clear message, and yours is the only judgement that matters. Defeated Conservative Party Leader and Prime Minister of Britain, Risi Shunak, has described as difficult his job as the leader of the Conservative party. He is set to resign in a post-election defeat on Friday. Journalists and others are gathered at 10 Downing Street to listen to the leader of the party that suffered a crushing defeat. Ahead of his speech to resign, Shunak had indicated his frustration in a post few minutes ago…
As Wife Withdraws Case Over Assault By Halimah Olamide The defendant shall put down his X(Twitter) blog for one month. •The defendant shall attend counselling sessions at the Domestic and Sexual Violence Agency, and the agency will provide a report to the court. A magistrate in Lagos has ordered a real estate enterprenuere, Suraju Oyetunji Oyewale to stay away from twitter for one month. In addition, magistrate Owolabi ordered the husband to go for counselling over the alleged assault on his wife who however withdrew the case from the court on Thursday. NPO Reports that it was on the…