A German grandmother and her five-month-old grandson are missing after a flash flood swept through their holiday home near Pisa, Tuscany. The tragedy unfolded when the nearby River Sterza overflowed its banks, inundating the house where the family was staying. The family, on vacation in Italy, called emergency services on Monday evening as floodwaters began pouring under their door. However, a language barrier and difficulties in locating the family delayed rescue efforts. As the family attempted to reach higher floors of the house, the baby tragically fell into the water, and his grandmother was swept away while trying to save…
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An Israeli airstrike on the southern suburbs of Beirut has killed Ibrahim Qubaisi, a Hezbollah commander in charge of the group’s rocket division, along with five others, according to local sources. The strike, which took place on Tuesday, dealt a significant blow to Hezbollah, the Iran-backed militant group, which has suffered heavy losses in recent Israeli operations over the past week. The attack occurred in the Ghobeiry neighborhood, a Hezbollah-controlled area of Beirut, marking the second consecutive day of Israeli airstrikes on the Lebanese capital. A security source confirmed that the airstrike hit a five-story building, causing severe damage to…
The Adamawa State Police Command has arrested a young man, Khalifa Modibbo for alleged ‘Shila gangsterism.’ Shila gangsterism is a term used by the police in the state to describe crimes which typically include snatching of phones and other light valuables by young elements known locally as Shila Boys. Khalifa who hails from Hayin Gada in Girei LGA, was arrested barely two weeks after gaining freedom from prison custody, courtesy of a prison decongestion exercise by the state government which involves reviewing the cases of certain categories of inmates of correctional centres. Khalifa was among 100 awaiting trial inmates and…
The naira crashed massively against the dollar in the foreign exchange market amid the Central Bank of Nigeria’s fifth interest rate hike to 27.25 per cent. FMDQ data showed that the naira exchanged at N1658.48 per dollar on Tuesday from N1562.66 traded on Monday. This represents N95.82 depreciation against the dollar. Similarly, at the black market, the naira dropped by N10 to close at N1675 per dollar on Tuesday compared to the N1665 exchange rate the previous day. This comes despite the increase in the foreign exchange turnover to $166.36 million on Tuesday from $100.21 million traded on Monday. The…
The governor of Ogun State, Dapo Abiodun, has said his administration would soon begin the disbursement of grants and facilities to the 236 primary health centres across the state. Abiodun stated this on Tuesday when he received executive members of the National Association of Resident Doctors, NARD, who were in the state for their 44th annual general meeting and scientific conference. Abiodun assured that this will help the primary health centres meet the requirements of the World Health Organization. He noted that his administration has renovated about one hundred primary health care centers equipped with solar energy, digital communication equipment,…
The Rivers State Independent Electoral Commission, RSIEC, has reaffirmed that the scheduled October 5th, 2024, local government council elections will proceed as planned. Chairman of RSIEC, retired Justice Adolphus Enebeli, gave this assurance on Monday, during the ongoing training of master trainers for RSIEC staff at the Justice Mary Odili Institute in Port Harcourt. “There is no court judgement restraining us from conducting the elections,” Enebeli declared, further citing a recent Supreme Court ruling that mandates the conduct of democratically elected local government councils across all states. “On July 11 this year, the Supreme Court of Nigeria, the highest court…
The Imo State Independent Electoral Commission, ISIEC, has presented Certificates of Return to the winners of Saturday’s local government chairmanship election in the state. DAILY POST recalls that the ruling All Progressives Congress, APC, won all 27 chairmanship and 305 councillorship positions. While presenting the certificates on Tuesday, ISIEC chairman Charles Ejiogu said the presentation of the certificates was in line with the provisions of the law. Ejiogu stated that certificates of return for the vice chairmen and councillors would be presented to them in the next couple of days. “What has just happened is the concrete demonstration of the…
Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta has said he expects captain Martin Odegaard to be out “for a number of weeks” with an ankle injury. Odegaard picked up the problem while on international duty early this month. Arteta, speaking last week, confirmed his captain’s issue was “significant.” But on Tuesday morning, he put a timeframe on his absence. The Gunners boss also revealed that Oleksandr Zinchenko’s calf injury will keep him out for a sustained spell too. “I think it will be a matter of weeks. How long exactly, I cannot tell you,” Arteta said of Odegaard. When asked if there is…
The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, has reaffirmed the FCT Administration’s commitment to the review and upgrade of the Abuja Master Plan. Wike made this statement when a team of the Japan International Cooperation Agency, JICA, visited him in Abuja on Tuesday. He said the project, under the Review and Upgrading of Integrated Urban Development Master Plan for Abuja, would be implemented in partnership with JICA. “For us, be assured that it is a project that we are committed to, and we will do all we can to see that the project comes to fruition,” he said.…
The director of the Abuja School of Social and Political Thoughts, Sam Amadi on Tuesday said that the charges against the incarcerated leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, Nnamdi Kanu do not make much sense legally. The statement comes after Justice Binta Nyako said she was going to recuse herself from Kanu’s trial. Amadi stated that Justice Nyako had said something close to that to him two years ago that it would be difficult to prove the charges against Kanu. “The charges against Nnamdi Kanu do not make much sense legally speaking, and in my opinion, difficult to prove.…