The death toll from an Israeli air strike targeting Hezbollah military commanders in Beirut’s southern suburbs has risen to 45, Lebanon’s health ministry announced on Sunday. This update follows an earlier report of 37 casualties from the Friday attack. The ministry noted that efforts to remove rubble are ongoing for the third consecutive day, and DNA sampling will be used to identify some of the victims. Get instant and latest news updates via Our WhatsApp Community or Google News online channel.
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Osun State Governor, Ademola Adeleke, has announced that his administration is working on implementing a new minimum wage for civil servants in the state. Speaking at the 14th convocation ceremony of Osun State University in Osogbo on Saturday, Adeleke highlighted ongoing efforts to address the financial challenges brought on by the removal of fuel subsidies. He assured government employees that plans for the new minimum wage were underway as part of measures to mitigate the economic impact on workers. The governor also underscored his administration’s commitment to the growth of Osun State University, citing initiatives like the completion of an…
The Kwara State Independent Electoral Commission (KWSIEC) has declared the All Progressives Congress (APC) candidates as the winners of all positions in the local government elections held yesterday across the state. During the announcement at KWSIEC headquarters in Ilorin, the Commission’s Chairman, Baba Okanla, confirmed that the APC secured victory in all sixteen Local Government Area (LGA) chairmanship races and won all 193 councilorship seats. Okanla highlighted that five political parties—APC, APM, PDP, SDP, and Accord—participated in the election, which spanned across the state’s sixteen LGAs and 193 wards. The Chairman praised the political parties for their peaceful conduct, noting…
A gas leak explosion at a coal mine in eastern Iran has claimed the lives of at least 30 people, with over 20 others reported missing. The incident occurred at the Tabas mine in South Khorasan province on Saturday evening, with state media revising the death toll from an earlier count of 19. Rescue teams are working to recover 22 trapped miners, while 17 others have been injured. The blast, caused by a methane gas leak, took place around 9:00 PM (1730 GMT), when 69 workers were present at the site. IRNA reported that the explosion affected two blocks of…
Edo State Governor, Godwin Obaseki, on Sunday, was walked out of the premises of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) in Benin by the Deputy Inspector-General of Police, DIG Frank Mba. Governor Godwin Obaseki was escorted out of the INEC collation center in Edo State at around 4:10 AM, after arriving unannounced at 2 AM to protest anomalies in the collation of results, particularly in his Oredo local government area. Obaseki was informed that his presence was unnecessary, and a combined team of police officers, led by DIG Mba, along with Nigerian Army personnel, later escorted him from the premises.…
Daniel Dubois successfully defended his IBF world heavyweight title with a stunning fifth-round knockout victory over Anthony Joshua in an all-British showdown at Wembley on Saturday. The 27-year-old dominated the early rounds, knocking down the two-time former unified heavyweight champion multiple times. In a dramatic fifth round, Dubois was briefly shaken by two right hands from Joshua. However, just as Joshua attempted to press the advantage, Dubois responded with successive right hands that floored Joshua once more, this time for good, as he was unable to beat the count. “Are you not entertained?” Dubois shouted to the roaring Wembley crowd.…
The All Progressives Congress (APC) and the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) are locked in a fierce contest in the ongoing Edo State governorship election. As of now, the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has uploaded 97% of the results from the 4,519 polling units to its IReV portal. According to these results, Asue Ighodalo of the PDP is leading in the Edo South Senatorial District, while his APC counterpart, Senator Monday Okpebholo, holds the advantage in the Edo North Senatorial District. Although the Labour Party (LP) was initially seen as a strong contender, the results show that the party is…
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has uploaded 86.55% of the results from the Edo governorship election to its IReV portal, amounting to 3,911 out of 4,519 polling units. These results were made accessible to the public. With the majority of results now available, every party’s situation room is closely monitoring which candidate is leading. Anugbum Onuoha, the Resident Electoral Commissioner (REC) in Edo, previously assured that the results would be transmitted electronically, noting that only poor network coverage could delay the process. In an interview with Arise Television, Onuoha emphasized that the Bimodal Voter Accreditation System (BVAS) has been…
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has commenced the upload of the results from the Edo governorship election to its Result Viewing Portal. As of Saturday, 205 results which equates 4.5% out of 4,519 polling units where elections were held in the state have been made available. Get instant and latest news updates via Our WhatsApp Community or Google News online channel.
Asue Ighodalo, the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) candidate, has triumphed over Monday Okpebholo of the All Progressives Congress (APC) at the polling unit of Governor Godwin Obaseki. At polling unit PU19, Ward 04, Oredo LGA, the PDP received 127 votes, while the APC secured 35 votes. The Labour Party (LP) finished in third place with 11 votes. Get instant and latest news updates via Our WhatsApp Community or Google News online channel.
