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A female passenger has di£d while six others sustained severe injuries in a road accident that occurred at New Castle Bus Stop, inward Gbagada, along the Oworonsoki-Apapa Expressway in Lagos.   about:blank The spokesperson for the Lagos State Traffic Management Authority, Adebayo Taofiq, disclosed this in a statement on Sunday, March 8.   Taofiq said the incident over the weekend.  He said, “Reports revealed that a Volkswagen commercial bus (LSD 654 XY) veered off course and violently rammed into a roadside culvert along the corridor.”   He added that the impact of the collision forcefully ejected a female passenger from the vehicle onto the expressway, with 6 others seriously injured with multiple fractures. “In a tragic turn of e...

More challenges have emerged for former Kaduna State governor, Nasir El-Rufai, after the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) reportedly uncovered several properties in Egypt allegedly linked to him. The real estate assets are believed to be part of the ongoing investigation by the anti-graft agency into activities that occurred during El-Rufai’s time as governor of Kaduna State. According to reports, the properties include three villas and six apartments situated in upscale neighbourhoods in Cairo. Checks by TheCable indicate that villas in Arabella Estate and Banafsik Estate, both located in New Cairo, typically sell for between $1 million and $1.3 million. Apartments in Cairo Festival City, on the other hand, are said to cost about $500,000...

Governor Monday Okpebholo of Edo State has settled the medical bills of a pregnant woman and her husband, who are currently receiving treatment for severe burns following a fire incident in Ekpoma. This was disclosed in a statement signed by the Chief Press Secretary to the governor, Patrick Ebojele, on Sunday. It was stated that the governor made the intervention during a visit to the Irrua Specialist Teaching Hospital, where he also paid the medical expenses of several other patients admitted in different wards of the hospital. Speaking with journalists after the visit, Okpebholo explained that the pregnant woman had initially approached him seeking financial assistance for her husband, who sustained serious fire burns. Edo Governor, Monday Okpebholo, during his vist ...

There was pandemonium at the Federal Secretariat Monday morning as fire engulfed part its building. SNOW TV NEWS gathered that the fire engulfed the Head of Civil Service Office of the Secretariat. The incident diverted vehicular movement from the Federal Court of Appeal area. At the time of filing this report, the cause of the fire is yet to be ascertained. Details shortly…

A seventh US service member has died from injuries sustained during the ongoing military conflict involving the United States, Israel and Iran, according to US Central Command. The command confirmed that the soldier died from wounds suffered during an attack on US troops in Saudi Arabia on March 1. In a statement posted on X, US Central Command said the service member had been seriously injured at the scene of the attack and later died from those injuries. The death brings the number of American personnel killed during Operation Epic Fury to seven, as major combat operations in the region continue. The conflict began on February 28 when the United States and Israel launched coordinated strikes against targets in Iran, escalating tensions across the Middle East.  On Saturday, the b...

Pope Leo XIV on Sunday, March 8, called for an end to the escalating violence in the Middle East, praying that the “roar of bombs” would cease as the war triggered by US-Israeli air strikes on Iran entered its ninth day. Speaking after the Angelus prayer, the US-born pontiff said the developments in the region continue to cause deep concern and sorrow. He said the ongoing violence, destruction, and rising climate of hatred and fear are increasing worries that the conflict could expand and draw in more countries. The pope warned that the crisis could also threaten the stability of neighboring nations, including Lebanon, which he described as a beloved country that risks once again falling into instability. His appeal came as tensions across the region remain high. Iran i...

Iran has named Mojtaba Khamenei as the country’s new Supreme Leader following the k!lling of his father, Ali Khamenei. The decision was announced on Sunday, March 8, by the Assembly of Experts, the clerical body responsible under Iran’s constitution for selecting the country’s supreme leader. In a statement circulated by state media, the Assembly said Mojtaba Khamenei was chosen after what it described as a “decisive vote.” It called on citizens to remain united and support the new leader.  The statement urged Iranians, “especially the elites and intellectuals of the seminaries and universities,” to pledge allegiance to the leadership and help preserve national unity. The appointment comes days after the k!lling of Ali Khamenei, who had served as Iran’s Supreme Leader since 1989.  He was r...

Israel has reportedly eliminated the recently appointed head of Iran’s Supreme Leader’s military office in Tehran. According to a statement from the Israel Defence Forces (IDF), Abu al‑Qassem Baba’iyan, who had just been assigned to oversee the Supreme Leader’s military bureau and emergency command operations, was killed in the strike on Sunday. The IDF stated that Baba’iyan played a central role in coordinating between Iran’s military and other regime institutions involved in planning operations against Israel. His appointment followed the death of his predecessor in earlier strikes, highlighting ongoing pressure on Tehran’s military leadership. Israeli Defence Minister Israel Katz and senior military officials were briefed on the operation, which is part of a broader campaign...

The President of the United States, Donald Trump, has warned that any individual who becomes the next Supreme Leader of Iran without his approval would not remain in power for long. Speaking in an interview with ABC News on Sunday, Trump said the United States intends to ensure that Iran’s future leadership does not pose a lasting nuclear threat. According to the US president, his administration is seeking a permanent solution to concerns surrounding Iran’s nuclear programme. “He’s going to have to get approval from us,” Trump said. “If he doesn’t get approval from us, he’s not going to last long. We want to make sure we don’t have to revisit this issue every 10 years, especially when there may not be a president like me willing to confront it. “I don’t want people to return...

The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, has approved the confirmation of appointments for 1,659 employees of the Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA). This was disclosed in a statement issued on Sunday by the minister’s Senior Special Assistant on Public Communications and Social Media, Lere Olayinka. According to the statement, the decision followed a confirmation examination conducted by the FCT Civil Service Commission on February 28, 2026. A total of 2,281 workers participated in the exercise after being invited to sit for the test. However, the chairman of the commission, Emeka Ezeh, revealed that 2,512 staff members had originally been asked to attend the confirmation process. Out of the number invited, only 2,281 showed up for the examinati...