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A London bus driver who chased down and restrained a thief after a passenger was robbed has been dismissed from his job, despite police finding that his actions were lawful and proportionate.Mark Hehir was driving the 206 bus between Wembley and Maida Vale in June 2024 when a man boarded the vehicle, snatched a necklace from a female passenger and fled. Acting instinctively, Hehir left the bus and pursued the suspect, successfully recovering the necklace and returning it to the victim.However, because the driver left the bus unattended with the engine running while he chased the suspect, Metroline, the company he had worked for for two years, initiated disciplinary proceedings, accusing him of bringing the company into disrepute.According to tribunal evidence, the suspect later...

The Rwandan government is claiming it is owed £100m by the UK over payments due under an asylum agreement cancelled by Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer. Rwanda has filed an international arbitration case, arguing the UK has breached the terms of the deal to send some asylum seekers to the east African nation. Under the deal, which was signed by the previous Conservative government, the UK agreed to make payments to Rwanda to host asylum seekers who had arrived illegally in Britain. In a statement, Rwanda’s government said it had decided to pursue claims in arbitration after facing the UK’s “intransigence on these issues”. A Home Office spokesperson said: “The previous government’s Rwanda policy wasted vast sums of taxpayer time and money. “We will robustly defend ou...

ScreenshotInternet personality Isaac Fayose has declared that the 2027 presidential election will be defined by former Anambra State Governor, Peter Obi, insisting that he remains the only viable option for Nigerians.Fayose made the assertion on Thursday while reacting to the large crowd that turned out for Obi during the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Area Council election campaign.In a post shared on his Facebook page, Fayose described the turnout as a clear indication of Obi’s rising political influence, arguing that the former governor is the central figure in the build-up to the next general election.“Massive crowd shows up for Peter Obi at the FCT council election campaign. It’s Peter Obi or nothing. It will be loud,” Fayose wrote.Naija News reports that Obi ...

Edo State Governor, Senator Monday Okpebholo, says his administration is steadily building a new Edo State anchored on effective governance, large-scale infrastructure development and economic growth.Governor Okpebholo made the statement on Thursday while speaking to journalists after inspecting several ongoing road and drainage projects across the Edo South Senatorial District.He expressed satisfaction with the quality and speed of work on the projects, particularly those along Sapele Road and its adjoining corridors, noting that the visible changes reflect his government’s commitment to transforming the state’s development landscape.“We inspected many projects today and work is progressing steadily. I am particularly impressed with what we have seen so far, especially along S...

A covert intelligence operation led by the Army Headquarters in collaboration with the State Security Service (SSS) reportedly foiled an alleged plot to overthrow the administration of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu and neutralise key political leaders.According to a report by Premium Times, senior government sources revealed that the plot began to unravel in late September 2025 when a serving military officer, who had direct knowledge of the plan, alerted the then Chief of Army Staff, Maj. Gen. Olufemi Oluyede. The officer reportedly feared being implicated in treason if he failed to disclose the information.Around the same period, the SSS independently obtained intelligence suggesting that some serving military personnel were planning actions aimed at destabilising the government an...