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King Charles has become the first monarch to publish a tax bill, which revealed that he paid £12.9m for 2024-2025. Financial accounts released on Thursday, June 25, revealed that King Charles ranked among the UK's top 100 taxpayers during the financial year, having paid more than £30 million in taxes since ascending the throne in September 2022. The records also showed that Prince William has contributed over £20 million in taxes since becoming Prince of Wales. The accounts also showed that the Sovereign Grant, which funds Charles’s official duties and the work of his household, increased by £45.8m to £132.1m in 2025-26. It was also announced that the King and Queen will not live at Buckingham Palace once almost £370m of refurbishment work to make it fit for purpose has been c...

The First Lady of Nigeria, Senator Remi Tinubu, has advised poor Nigerians that starting small businesses, such as akara, roasted corn and kuli-kuli, does not require much capital. While explaining the administration’s support for small businesses through grants, the First Lady said: “To start akara business doesn’t take a lot of money. To start roasting corn or kuli-kuli doesn’t take much. We didn’t give them a loan, we gave them a grant. We have encouraged Nigerians as best as we could. I also gave to several others.” She added that over ₦3 billion has been spent empowering poor Nigerians. Her post angered Nigerians and they slammed the First Lady on X, with many pointing out that many small businesses have failed due to the economic reality in the country.  ...

The Lagos State Police Command has clarified that the incident recorded in the Mushin area of Lagos on Monday, June 22, was a mechanical explosion and not an Improvised Explosive Device, IED, attack as earlier speculated. The state Commissioner of Police, Tijani Fatai, gave the clarification while speaking to newsmen on Thursday, June 25. He said detailed investigations carried out by security operatives found no evidence linking the incident to any form of explosive attack. According to Fatai, forensic examinations conducted at the scene did not uncover traces of explosive substances, detonators, initiation mechanisms, explosive residues or other materials typically associated with bomb explosions. He explained that preliminary findings indicated that the incident resulted from t...

The de@th toll from the devastating earthquake that struck Venezuela has climbed to 235, while more than 4,300 people have been injured, according to the country's health authorities. Speaking on the state television channel Venezolana de Televisión, Venezuelan Health Minister Carlos Alvarado said that hospitals had received approximately 235 victims who either showed no signs of life upon arrival or d!ed shortly after being admitted. "Unfortunately, we received around 235 patients without vital signs, or they d!ed after reaching our medical facilities," Alvarado said. The minister added that medical teams across the country have provided assistance to more than 4,300 injured people as emergency and rescue operations continue in the aftermath of the disaster. Authorities are st...

Sokoto State Governor, Ahmed Aliyu, has said drug abuse is responsible for about 80 per cent of insecurity in the state. The governor stated this on Thursday, June 25, at a public lecture to commemorate the 2026 United Nations International Day Against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking held at the Auditorium of Sultan Maccido Institute for Qur’an and General Studies, Sokoto. Represented by the Deputy Governor, Alhaji Idris Mohammed Gobir, Governor Aliyu said hard drugs were largely responsible for violent crimes and banditry across the state. “The security challenges bedevilling our state are 80 per cent contributed by hard drugs. These people are taking serious hard drugs. No human being in his normal sense would look at another human being and take his life,” he said.&nbs...

No fewer than eight people have d!ed, and 26 others have been rescued from the three-storey building that collapsed in the Alakija area of Lagos State today, June 25. The Lagos State Emergency Management Agency confirmed the latest casualty figures in a statement issued by its Permanent Secretary, Dr. Olufemi Oke-Osanyintolu. According to him, the building, located on Old Ojo Road by Alakija Bus Stop, off the Lagos-Badagry Expressway in Satellite Town, collapsed at about 11:37 a.m., prompting a large-scale emergency response involving multiple agencies. Providing an update on the rescue operation, Oke-Osanyintolu said “As of 4:20 p.m., a total of 26 persons have been rescued alive, while eight fatalities have been recorded, including a baby girl. Search and rescue operatio...

One day after adopting a resolution aimed at removing US military forces from the conflict with Iran, the Senate walked back its rebuke of President Donald Trump’s handling of the war, rejecting an attempt to advance a similar war powers measure. Wednesday’s late-night vote came after Trump expressed frustration with Senate Republicans who voted for an Iran war powers resolution on Tuesday, as well as Republicans who missed that vote, arguing that Congress had undermined his position at the negotiating table with Iran. GOP Sens. Rand Paul and Bill Cassidy, who had previously voted to rein in the president’s war powers on Iran, changed their votes; Paul voted present and Cassidy voted against advancing the resolution. GOP Sens. Susan Collins and Lisa Murkowski once again voted for...

The Anambra State Police Command has secured the remand of Mr Chukwudi Chukwuyere ‘M’ aged 40 years and Mrs Chisom Chukwuyere ‘F’ aged 30 years in a Correctional Centre over their alleged involvement in the abuse of a 10-year-old boy in Isiowulu, Anambra State. The suspects were arraigned in court following the conclusion of preliminary investigations into the Case, which attracted public concern after reports and video footage of the victim surfaced on social media. The 10-year-old boy was rescued by concerned neighbors and the residents of the area where he lived with his abusive guardians. For eye witness news report, Contact us SNOW TV NEWS via snowmediatv@gmail.com or WhatsApp on +2348143077239 FOR MORE INFO, TRENDING AND BREAKING NEWS UPDATE, FOLLOW OUR SO...

The Legal Practitioners’ Privileges Committee (LPPC) has suspended Chief Mike Ozekhome from using the rank of Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN) pending the outcome of ongoing disciplinary proceedings. The decision was reached during the committee’s 173rd General Meeting held on June 23, 2026, according to a statement issued by the Chief Registrar of the Supreme Court and LPPC Secretary, Kabir E. A. The LPPC stated that the suspension was implemented under Paragraph 26(6) of the Guidelines for the Conferment of the Rank of Senior Advocate of Nigeria and related matters. According to the committee, the measure is intended to preserve the integrity, dignity, and prestige of the SAN rank while disciplinary and related proceedings are being reviewed. As part of the directive, Ozekhom...

The Senate on Wednesday, June 24, resolved to adopt manual voting for the consideration of the State Police Bill after its electronic voting system developed a technical fault. The decision followed concerns among lawmakers that some senators could be excluded from the voting process if the chamber proceeded with the malfunctioning devices. Under the new arrangement, senators will vote individually by standing, announcing their names and openly stating their positions on the proposed state police framework. Moving the motion for manual voting, Senate Leader Opeyemi Bamidele said the approach would guarantee transparency and ensure that no senator was disenfranchised because of technical issues. “There is the need to also ensure transparency both within ourselves as people that will b...