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Britain has recorded its hottest day ever in May after temperatures soared to 33.5C near London during a severe early summer heatwave. According to the Met Office, the new temperature surpassed the previous May record of 32.8C, which had stood since 1922 and was matched again in 1944. The record-breaking heat was recorded near Heathrow Airport on Monday as heatwave conditions spread across southeast England and London. “Temperatures at Heathrow have recently reached 33.5C, provisionally beating the all-time May record,” the Met Office said in a statement shared on social media. The weather agency had earlier forecast temperatures as high…

Cooking gas prices have risen sharply across parts of Lagos, Ogun and Abuja as marketers warn of worsening supply shortages and rising operational costs in Nigeria’s liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) sector. Checks on Monday showed that prices climbed to between N1,400 and N2,000 per kilogramme across several locations. In Ikorodu, Lagos, cooking gas sold for N1,800 per kilogramme, up from N1,300 about a month ago. At Afeeze Bus Stop in Ogba, Lagos, residents reportedly bought the product for N2,000/kg, compared to N1,500 three weeks earlier. Consumers in Akoka, Yaba, purchased cooking gas at N1,500/kg, while residents in Ojota paid N1,400/kg.…

The Nigerian Railway Corporation (NRC) has raised fresh concerns over coordinated attacks on railway infrastructure in parts of the country, warning that persistent vandalism poses a serious threat to public safety and national security. In a statement issued at the weekend, the Corporation disclosed that new incidents of rail vandalism were recorded in Plateau and Bauchi states. The agency described the attacks as deliberate acts targeting critical national infrastructure and disrupting railway operations. Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of the NRC, Kayode Opeifa, condemned the repeated destruction of railway facilities, describing it as sabotage against national development and a…

Nigerian lawyer and activist, Deji Adeyanju, has alleged that statements made by Islamic cleric, Ahmad Gumi, could amount to the promotion of terrorism under Nigerian law, an offence punishable with up to 20 years imprisonment. Adeyanju called for Gumi’s prosecution under the Terrorism (Prevention and Prohibition) Act, 2022, following comments the cleric made during an interview on Africa Independent Television (AIT) on May 19, 2026. During the interview, Gumi urged Nigerians to learn how to live with terrorists, arguing that armed groups were under pressure from government military operations. According to Gumi, “They are under pressure to fight government, government…

Kaduna-based Islamic cleric Ahmad Gumi has urged the federal government to consider granting amnesty to armed bandits in the same way repentant Boko Haram members have been rehabilitated and reintegrated into society. Speaking during a press briefing in Kaduna on Monday, Gumi argued that Nigeria’s prolonged military approach to insecurity has failed to produce lasting results after nearly two decades. According to him, authorities should adopt a different strategy focused on dialogue, rehabilitation and reintegration rather than relying solely on force. “If the kinetic approach is not working for 17 years, why don’t you change the approach? Let’s change the…

The African Democratic Congress (ADC) has accused President Bola Tinubu of laying the groundwork to rig the 2027 general elections through claims that he secured 10.99 million votes during the presidential primaries of the All Progressives Congress (APC). The opposition party said the figure announced during the APC primary process was an “unbelievable concoction” that should worry Nigerians ahead of the next general election. In a statement signed by its National Publicity Secretary, Bolaji Abdullahi, the ADC described Tinubu’s recent criticism of opposition parties as self-serving and insensitive. While accepting his emergence as APC presidential candidate, Tinubu had argued that…

Dumebi Kachikwu has dismissed claims that his bloc is a faction within the African Democratic Congress (ADC), insisting his group remains the authentic party structure recognised by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC). Kachikwu made the remarks on Monday during an appearance on AIT’s Political Platform, a day after his camp dissolved the David Mark-led national working committee (NWC) and adopted him as the ADC presidential candidate for the 2027 election. Addressing the deepening leadership crisis in the party, Kachikwu argued that the real faction within the ADC was the bloc linked to David Mark, Atiku Abubakar and other opposition…

Troops of Operation Hadin Kai have assured residents across North East of Nigeria of strengthened security arrangements ahead of the Eid El Kabir celebrations. In a statement issued by Lieutenant Colonel Sani Uba, the Media Information Officer of Headquarters Joint Task Force North East Operation HADIN KAI, the military said deployments, surveillance and patrol operations had been intensified to counter possible threats from Boko Haram and ISWAP terrorists during the festive period. According to the statement, comprehensive security measures have already been activated across the theatre of operations to protect lives and property before, during and after the celebrations. The…

Barely 48 hours after three worshippers were killed and 15 others abducted at a prayer ground in Ekiti LGA of Kwara State, Terrorists have kidnapped another 10 people from the Yashikira Emir’s palace in Baruten LGA of the state. In a statement, Adetoun Ejire-Adeyemi, spokesperson for the Kwara Police Command, said the terrorists attacked the palace and the Yashikira Police Station simultaneously at about 2 a.m. on Monday. “The armed criminals, in a coordinated and desperate assault at about 0200hrs, simultaneously attacked the Yashikira Police Divisional Headquarters and the Palace of the Emir of Yashikira,” the statement reads. “During the…

President Bola Tinubu has declared that Nigeria’s economic reforms are now irreversible after formally accepting the presidential ticket of the All Progressives Congress (APC) for the 2027 election. Speaking in Abuja on Sunday, Tinubu urged Nigerians to renew his mandate for another four years, insisting that the country must not return to what he described as years of economic waste and instability. In a speech that signalled the official start of his re-election campaign, the President defended his administration’s policies despite growing public frustration over inflation and the rising cost of living. Tinubu said difficult reforms introduced since he assumed…