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Fighting between forces loyal to Yemen’s internationally recognised government and Houthi rebels has intensified across western Yemen, with government troops claiming the recapture of a strategically important district as clashes in Taiz province reportedly killed more than 60 people, including civilians.

The Federal Government has begun a nationwide sensitisation drive aimed at helping Nigerian businesses understand and take advantage of trading opportunities available under regional and continental free-trade frameworks, starting with entrepreneurs and business groups in the North-East.

France has rejected accusations from Niger’s military authorities that Paris helped orchestrate a failed mutiny in Niamey, describing the allegation as “pure fantasy” and insisting that it had neither the intention nor the means to support the attempted uprising.

Tens of thousands of people have taken to the streets of Zagreb in one of Croatia’s biggest demonstrations in years, demanding urgent government action over a huge illegal dump of hazardous waste that has triggered growing fears about environmental damage in the country’s mountainous Lika region.

Professor Tunji Ogunyemi of Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, has warned that reversing Nigeria’s fuel subsidy removal could place severe pressure on state finances, with as many as 15 northern states potentially unable to sustain their operations within months.

Israel says its military has established operational control over the strategically important Ali al-Taher ridge in southern Lebanon, marking a significant development in its ongoing confrontation with Hezbollah and its efforts to maintain a security zone inside Lebanese territory.

Accord Party chieftain Gbenga Olawepo-Hashim has argued that petrol could sell for about N605 per litre in Nigeria if the cost of locally produced crude and other components of the petroleum value chain were properly determined.

The Rivers State House of Assembly has launched an inquiry into financial support provided by the state government to PAMO University of Medical Sciences since the institution was established in 2017.

A protest involving masked men dressed in black caused significant disruption around the Port of Dover on Friday morning, with roads leading into the ferry terminal blocked for several hours and passengers temporarily prevented from leaving or reaching the port.

The decision, announced by the global ratings agency on Friday, comes amid continued disruption linked to the US-Israel war on Iran and the reported blockade of the Strait of Hormuz, a crucial route for energy shipments.

The NSCDC said the children were allegedly trafficked for N2 million each, with the operation involving 16 minors from Kama Madaki and Gudindi Mada communities in Kokona Local Government Area of Nasarawa State.

Several homes have been submerged and many residents displaced following a heavy downpour in Achusa Community, Makurdi, the Benue State capital, with affected families forced to seek shelter on higher ground or move in with relatives as floodwaters swept through parts of the community.

Osun State Police Command has arrested three men in connection with the alleged transportation of prohibited substances after officers discovered five bags of weeds suspected to be Indian hemp inside an abandoned Toyota Sienna Space Bus along the Moro–Ife Road in Ife North Local Government Area.

Lagos State University (LASU) has condemned the reported assault of one of its students at a privately operated hostel outside the university campus, saying it has commenced disciplinary proceedings against students allegedly linked to the incident.

Four people have been killed and five others wounded after a Russian strike hit the southeastern Ukrainian city of Kamianske, according to the head of the Dnipropetrovsk regional military administration.