UN Secretary-General, António Guterres has frowned at the attack on a Gaza school-turned-shelter, which resulted in the loss of many lives, including women and children.

The UN Deputy Spokesperson, Farhan Haq, stated that Guterres is disturbed by the persistent violence in Gaza, including the recent strike on the Al-Taba’een school, which was sheltering hundreds of displaced Palestinian families.

The incident which happened on Saturday, claimed the lives of more than 100 people.

The UN chief restated his urgent appeal for an immediate ceasefire and the unconditional release of all hostages.

He also reiterated the need to ensure the protection of civilians and unimpeded humanitarian access into and across Gaza, underscoring that international humanitarian law must be upheld at all times.

The UN Human Rights Office reported that this is at least the 21st strike on a school serving as a shelter since July 4, resulting in at least 274 fatalities, including women and children.

Separately, the head of the UN Palestine refugee agency, UNRWA, highlighted the need to protect civilians, civilian infrastructure, detainees, and humanitarians amid armed conflict.

The UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) expressed concern over the increasing number of civilian deaths and rising displacement in Lebanon, amid escalating hostilities between Hezbollah and Israel.

Osun State Command of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps, NSCDC, has commenced investigation into the death of a night guard in Ikirun.

The night guard was killed while working at a shopping complex located along Station Road, Ikirun, Osun State.

The Spokesperson of the NSCDC in the state, Adeleke Kehinde made this revelation in Osogbo on Monday.

Adeleke said NSCDC operatives had already visited the scene of the crime.

She said, “We had a report that today, Monday, a middle-aged man simply known as Ibariba was killed by unknown assailants in the early hours, while on duty as a night guard at Station Road Area, Ikirun.

“The man was working as a security guard in a shopping complex located in Station Road when the ugly incident occurred.

“Remains of the deceased had been evacuated and deposited in a morgue by the men from Ikirun Police Divisional Headquarters.”

“Meanwhile, an investigation had commenced by the officers of the corps in the division to unravel the cause of the death and apprehend the perpetrators,” Adeleke said.

She said the actual period when the night guard was killed could not be immediately determined.

It was gathered that shop owners near the scene of the crime said they found the deceased in the morning in a pool of his blood.

According to the United States Geological Survey (USGS), millions of people were thrown into panic mode after a 4.4 magnitude earthquake struck several locations in Los Angeles on Monday afternoon, according to the United States Geological Survey (USGS).

The New York Times reported that the earthquake struck around 12:20 p.m. local time and was centred in Pasadena, about five miles northeast of downtown Los Angeles.

An aftershock of 2.1 magnitude followed the earthquake, the USGS reported. One hundred miles away from Pasadena, the quake’s effects were felt in Bakersfield, San Diego and Joshua Tree National Park.

According to the USGS, the earthquake’s epicentre was in El Sereno, a small neighbourhood in northeast Los Angeles.

Meanwhile, no reports of major damages have been recorded.
The Los Angeles Fire Department and the California Highway Patrol said they had not received any reports of accidents or damage related to the quake.

“It was a pretty good jolt,” said Susan Hough, a seismologist with the USGS who was on the California Institute of Technology campus in Pasadena when the earthquake struck. “It was clearly a decent shake, though not huge.”

Scientists have yet to determine whether the earthquake was caused by the Puente Hills Fault, which runs through the Los Angeles basin into northern Orange County, but it appeared that the earthquake occurred close to the fault.

The fault line with the capacity to cause devastating earthquakes was discovered by scientists in 1999 and was responsible for the 1987 Whittier Narrows earthquake that killed eight people.

No fewer than 76 suspects, including a foreigner, who were arrested in Kano State for flying Russian flags have been transferred to the Force Headquarters, Abuja.

The suspects were nabbed during the just concluded EndBadGovernance protests in Kano State.

Some of the protesters had stormed the streets of Kano with Russian flags, agitating for military rule in Nigeria while lamenting alleged incompetence of the President Bola Tinubu-led administration.

Giving an update on the situation on Monday, the Kano State Commissioner of Police, CP Salman Garba said the suspects have been transferred to the Force Headquarters for discreet investigation on charges of sedition.

At a press conference in Kano, the CP said following the directive by the Inspector General of Police, IGP, the Command “worked diligently and professionally towards addressing the aftermath” of the hunger protest that turned violent in Kano and other Northern states.

According to him, the efforts of the police resulted in the arrest of 873 suspects and recovery of a large quantity of exhibits.

The CP also announced the “arrest and prosecution of 150 suspects for violating the curfew enforced by the Kano State government”.

Two people were stabbed in London’s Leicester Square, a popular tourist destination.

The victims, an 11-year-old girl and a 34-year-old woman have been hospitalised, according to Westminster police.

New York Times reports that authorities have arrested a man who is currently in custody.

Police confirmed that they do not believe there are any other suspects involved in the attack.

“We don’t believe there are any outstanding suspects,” the police said.

A courageous hero, identified as Abdullah, intervened to stop the attacker.

Abdullah, who has worked at the TWG Tea shop for around eight months, said he “heard a scream” and saw there was a person in his early to mid-30s “stabbing a kid.”

“I jumped on him, held the hand in which he was [carrying] a knife, and just put him down on the floor and just held him and took the knife away from him,” he said.

“Then a couple of more people joined as well, and we just held him until the police came, it took maybe three to four minutes for the police to arrive and then they just took him into custody.”

Police praised the bravery of those who stepped in to help.

The two attacked victims were eventually identified as mother and daughter.

“This is a horrific incident and our thoughts are with the victims and their family,” said Detective Chief Superintendent Christina Jessah.

“We will continue to provide support to them over the coming days and weeks.

“I would like to pay tribute to the members of the public, including staff from local businesses, who bravely intervened in this incident.

“They put themselves at risk and showed the best of London in doing so.”

A police cordon was put in place surrounding the double doors of the TWG Tea shop, which is beside the Lego store and in front of the M&Ms store.

A witness, who performs as Darth Vader, said he saw a young, white, skinny male dressed in a black T-shirt and jeans putting the girl in a headlock and stabbing her, Sky News reported.

The man, who gave his name as Desmond, 45, said, “It was so terrible, I’ve never seen a thing like that. I was heartbroken, I saw the woman screaming with all her strength.”

A spokesperson for the London Ambulance Service said they were called at 11.36am to reports of a stabbing at Leicester Square.

“We sent resources to the scene, including an ambulance crew, an advanced paramedic, and an incident response officer. We also dispatched members of our tactical response unit,” they said.

“We treated a child and an adult at the scene and took them to a major trauma centre.”

Meanwhile, the Metropolitan Police said the girl would require hospital treatment but her injuries were not life-threatening, while her mother suffered minor injuries.

The force said a 32-year-old man was arrested at the scene and officers are not looking for anyone else in connection with the attack.

There is no suggestion the incident is terror-related and police don’t believe the suspect and the victims are known to each other.

The Buji Local Government Council of Jigawa has confirmed the death of a 30-year-old man and his two-year-old son in a building collapse that occurred in Madabe village.

The council’s Information Officer, Alhaji Ali Safiyanu, who confirmed the information to newsmen in Dutse on Monday, said the 25-year-old mother of the boy survived the incident.

Safiyanu said that the surviving mother is responding to treatment at an undisclosed hospital.

He explained that the incident which led to the collapse of the building occurred on Sunday night during a heavy downpour.

Also speaking, Badaruddeen Tijjani, the spokesman of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defense Corps, NSCDC, in the state, confirmed the incident but could not immediately give the names of the deceased and the survivor.

Tijjani said investigation had since commenced into the incident.

Recall that flood wreaked havoc between Thursday and Sunday in some villages in the area, displacing about 400 households and destroying about 1,000 farms.

The State Management Emergency Management Agency, SEMA, had already distributed relief items to the displaced persons camped in one of the schools in the area.

U.S. President, Joe Biden has opened up about his decision to drop out of the 2024 presidential election.

The 81-year-old shocked the world when he revealed, via a letter posted to his X account, that he would not be seeking re-election for a second term and, instead, would be endorsing Vice President Kamala Harris to stand against Donald Trump.

It followed weeks of increasingly public pressure from top Democrats including former President Barack Obama — to drop out of the race, amid concerns about his age and mental fitness following the disastrous June 27 debate

Biden appeared in an interview with CBS News’ Bob Costa on Sunday, August 11 in his first interview since he chose not to run for re-election.

During the interview, Biden revealed that pressure from fellow Democrats contributed to his decision.

The 81-year-old also notably name-dropped former house speaker Nancy Pelosi, with the two having not spoken for some time.

“Look, polls we had showed it was a neck-and-neck race, it would have been down to the wire,” he said.

“A number of my Democratic colleagues in the House and Senate thought that I was going to hurt them in the races. And I was concerned if I stayed in the race, that would be the topic, you’d be interviewing me about why did Nancy Pelosi say -why did – and I thought it’d be a real distraction,” he said.

“Number two, when I ran the first time, I thought of myself as being a transition President. I can’t even say how old I am — it’s hard for me to get out of my mouth, and uh, but things got moving so quickly it didn’t happen.

And the combination was, that I thought it was the critical issue for me still is, not a joke, maintaining this democracy.

“But I thought it was important because although I, it’s a great honour being President, I think I have an obligation to the country to do what I, the most important thing you can do, and that is we must, we must, we must defeat Trump.”

Biden, who has kept a low profile since dropping out, also suggested during the CBS interview there may not be a peaceful transfer of power in January 2025.

“If Trump wins, no I’m not confident at all,” he said, before correcting himself.

“I mean if Trump loses, I’m not confident at all. He means what he says, we don’t take him seriously. He means it, all this stuff about, if we lose it’ll be a bloodbath, it’ll be a stolen [election]. Look what they’re trying to do now, in the local election districts where people count the votes. Putting people in place in states that they’re going to count the votes, right? You can’t love your country only when you win.”

Biden claimed that Trump who narrowly survived an assassination attempt at a campaign rally in Butler, Pennsylvania on July 13 was “a genuine danger to American security”.

“Mark my words, if he wins … watch what happens,” he said.

A man was arrested for climbing the iconic Eiffel Tower on Sunday, hours before the Olympics closing ceremony, Paris police have revealed.

The man was spotted climbing the tower at about 14:45 local time (13:45 BST) and officers immediately intervened and arrested him, police said. No more details were immediately available on the man’s motivation and nationality.

Videos on social media show a shirtless man scaling the tower just above the Olympic rings that have adorned it during the summer games.

In another video, the man is escorted away by police, hands cuffed behind his back, and says to a bystander: “Bloody warm, innit?”

French police evacuated the area around the Eiffel Tower during the incident.

The Eiffel Tower was the centrepiece of the grand finale of the Olympic opening ceremony but was not expected to feature in the closing ceremony later on Sunday.

Iran’s Vice-President Mohammed Javad Zarif has resigned from President Massud Pezeshkian’s cabinet just 11 days after his appointment.

He took to X (formerly Twitter) to explain his decision.

“I am not satisfied with my work and regret that I have not been able to fulfill expectations,” he said on X.

He also hinted that the selection of ministers for Pezeshkian ‘s new cabinet had been the reason for his decision.

According to Mr Zarif, at least seven of the 19 ministers nominated were not his first choice

Zarif was President Pezeshkian’s right-hand man during his presidential election campaign and, due to his popularity, also played a key role in Pezeshkian ‘s victory.

However, after the election, Zarif and a group of experts were to compile a list of candidates for government posts who would implement promised reforms.

Pezeshkian presented a list on Sunday, August 11, which observers believe did not match the plans and promises of reform.

Observers assume that Iran’s hardline arch-conservative faction imposed some ministers on Pezeshkian.

Zarif was also one of the key figures for Pezeshkian in the implementation of his new foreign policy line.

Zarif was the country’s chief diplomat between 2013 and 2021 and was able to conclude the international nuclear agreement with the six world powers in 2015 as head of the Iranian negotiating team. With him and a new team of diplomats, Pezeshkian hoped to resume the nuclear negotiations so that the sanctions that are paralyzing the Iranian economy could be lifted.

Zarif’s resignation is the second crisis for Pezeshkian since he took office at the end of July, following the killing of the Palestinian militant Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh in Tehran

Gunmen suspected to be kidnappers have abducted two Chinese expatriates, identified as Chen Wenguang and Liang Ding, in the Kémta/Abule-Owu area along Onigbedu Road in Ogun State.

It was gathered that the victims were abducted around 1:45pm on Sunday, August 11, 2024, when they left the company to visit their friends.

A police source, who was not authorised to speak on behalf of the command, informed punch that Wenguang and Ding were affiliated with the Good One Carton Company situated in the area.

“Wenguang and Ding left the company on their own, without notifying security, including the police and military assigned to the company, nor did they inform the company itself,” the source said.

“They mentioned to a few people that they were heading to Kémta Village, about a kilometre away from the company, to visit some friends.”

The spokesperson for the state command, Omolola Odutola, confirmed the incident on Monday, stating that the kidnappers had contacted the company to demand a ransom for their release.

“The company’s security supervisor reported that one of the expatriates called to inform him that Wenguang and Ding had been kidnapped and that the kidnappers were demanding money in exchange for their release,” the PPRO said.

“Our operatives in the Ewekoro Division, with the assistance of local vigilantes, military personnel from the Social Orientation and Safety Corps, local hunters, and other security groups, thoroughly searched the entire Kémta Village forest for the duo but were unable to find them.”

She added that efforts to secure the release of the duo were ongoing.

A family of seven died after consuming contaminated cassava meal in Runjn Barmo village of Kajiji District in Shagari Local Government Area of Sokoto State.

The village head, Muhammadu Modi Magajin Runjin Barmo, who received the state’s Commissioner for Health, Hajiya Asabe Balarabe and other officials on a condolence visit, said the incident happened on Wednesday, August 7.

Barmo said the victims prepared the contaminated Cassava as their dinner.

He said: “The victims comprised of the father, Malam Abubakar, his wife, A’ishatu Abubakar as well as their five children died after they ate the foods”.

He added that though they died after the meal, it has not been confirmed if their death was directly caused by the food.

He said this is because the Cassava has been used by about five houses in the village but up to now no death was recorded.

Responding, the state Commissioner for health Hajiya Asabe Balarabe said they were in the village to assess the cause of the incident for onward Communication to the governor for further action.

Hajiya Balarabe said she formally got the report of the incident on Saturday, August 10, which is why she quickly led a delegation comprising all Directors and the Surveillance Disease Control Unit of the ministry to assess the situation.

The Commissioner further revealed that the ministry would take samples of one teenager who happened to be alive after eating the suspected contaminated Cassava food so as to confirm whether the victims died because of the meal.

The Nasarawa State Police Command has arrested a 58-year-old man, Shuaibu Isiaka, for allegedly defrauding a member of the public by falsely claiming connections with the State Governor.

The spokesperson of the command, DSP Ramhan Nansel, who disclosed this in a statement on Sunday, August 11, said the suspect allegedly obtained N17m from the victim under the guise of being offered a contract by the Nasarawa State Government.

“Police operatives attached to State Criminal Investigation Department of the Nasarawa State Police command have arrested one Shuaibu Isiaka AKA Ziko ‘M’ 58yrs of Tudun Gwandara, Lafia for name-dropping the Executive Governor of Nasarawa state and defrauding an unsuspecting member of the public to the tune of Seventeen Million (#17,000,000) Naira,” the statement read.

“The arrest was consequent upon a petition filed against the suspect who obtained money under false pretense from the victim under the guise of being offered a contract by the Nasarawa state government.

“Upon interrogation, the suspect confessed to the commission of the crime, but stated that the amount obtained from the victim was Fourteen million and not Seventeen million as alleged.

“The Commissioner of Police, CP Umar Shehu Nadada has ordered thorough investigation into the case and tasked the investigators to go after anyone found to be connected to the commission of the offence, no matter how highly placed.

“He thereafter urged members of the public to be wary of smooth-criminals who have mastered the act of talking about famous people to impress in order not to fall prey to their antics.”

A man has died after a helicopter crashed into the roof of a Cairns hotel and caught fire, sparking the evacuation of up to 400 people.

Emergency services were called to the Double Tree Hotel by Hilton about 1:50 a.m. (local time) following reports a twin engine helicopter crashed into a roof in Australia.

The pilot and only occupant of the helicopter was declared dead at the scene, with forensic investigators working to formally identify him, police said.

The company that owns the helicopter reportedly said the flight was “unauthorized.”

“Nautilus Aviation are working closely with Queensland Police, the Australian Transport Safety Bureau and other authorities as they investigate the unauthorized use of one of our helicopters in the early hours of this morning,” the company said in a statement to the ABC.

“As we continue to fully support the ongoing investigation, we will not be making further comments at this time.”

The Courier-Mail earlier reported no flight plan had been created.

A bystander, Veronica Knight, said the helicopter was going incredibly fast before it crashed into the hotel.

A fire broke out on the roof of the hotel following the crash and up to 400 people were evacuated. However, no one on the ground suffered any injuries.

The Nigerian lady, Mrs Igiebor, who went viral on Sunday , August 11, 2023, after she was filmed tearing her husband’s passport at Lagos airport, has broken her silence.

In a video she shared on TikTok, the lady said her husband has been giving her a lot of trouble in Italy where they are based and this has affected her health. She said she tore his passport so he that he doesn’t leave Nigeria.

‘’I am coming across a lot of comments, people insulting me, even my fellow gender who do not understand. I am not supposed to do what I did. I know that is where so many people got me. Why will I tear his passport? It is against Nigerian law. I know that. To the Nigerian Immigration, I am very sorry. I did it for my husband not to go back because I have seen so many things. I have gone through pain, pain that cause me heartache today, pain that gives me headache at the middle of my head. You do not know what I am going through.”

The Nigeria Immigration Service has begun an investigation into the matter and that if found guilty, she will be made to face the penalty deserving of such crime.

There are however assumptions that the couple carried out the act to promote their pages on social media.

A 36-year-old farmer identified as Sunday Ayeni, has been k!lled at Uba Oka Akoko in Akoko South-West Local Government Area of Ondo State days after herders compensated him for destroying his crops.

It was gathered that the lifeless body of the deceased was found on his farm with machete cuts and his intestines exposed on Sunday, August 11, 2024.

His dog, which had accompanied him to the farm, was also killed and found lying beside him.

The incident came a few days after the late farmer received compensation for his farm that was destroyed by cows of some herdsmen in the area.

A source who resides in the area disclosed that Ayeni’s farm was destroyed by herdsmen last week but the security agents and elders in the community intervened and resolved the crisis between him and the herders.

The herders were made to pay an undisclosed amount to the late farmer as compensation.

“The late farmer went to the farm with his dog as usual on Saturday but he did not come on time. So this led to a search party who discovered his lifeless body in a pool of blood with his dog and cutlass beside him. He was st@bbed and macheted by the assailants,” the source said.

Sources suggest that Ayeni was k!lled because the herders were dissatisfied with the amount of money they paid as compensation.

A community leader in the area, Mr. Pius Imoru, who confirmed the incident said that the entire community has been mourning the deceased, adding that people are now scared of going to their farms.

“Farmers in Uba Oka Akoko are now scared of going to their farms because of herdsmen attacks. We want the government and the security agencies in the state to look into the security situation of our area,” he said.

A 14-year-old boy, identified as Malik Kareem, was reportedly beheaded for ritual in Ibadan, the Oyo State capital on Saturday.

The incident that occurred at the Olorisaoko community in the Akinyele Local Government Area of the state on Saturday evening has thrown the whole area into confusion.

It was revealed that the victim recently wrote his final subject for the West Africa Examination Council at Iyana Community Grammar School, Olode, Moniya, Ibadan.

Multiple sources on Sunday said the victim, alongside his three other age groups, contacted a Muslim cleric, now at large, for a money ritual on that day.

The source said that unknown to him (the victim), the three other boys had bargained with the cleric to kill him for a money ritual.

Credible family sources said, “I was at home when one of my brothers ran to the house to inform me about the unfortunate incident. We quickly rushed down to the place to confirm it. When we got there, the Muslim cleric had already run away, but we found the victim’s lifeless body on the ground without a head.

“He was found in a pool of blood in that Islamic cleric’s house. The head has already been cremated.

“The other three boys had earlier bargained with the cleric that they would use their friend for a money ritual. So, when they got there, he (the victim) was strangulated to death, beheaded and cremated. They will be using it to take pap every day, according to what they told us.”

Another informed family source said, “The cleric house has been set ablaze by yet-to-be-identified youths in the area.”

When contacted, the state Police Public Relations Officer, Adewale Osifeso, said investigations had already commenced on the incident.

“Investigations have commenced on the incident, and you will be updated accordingly”, he stated.

Abia State Police Command has confirmed the fatal accident that happened near Umuika junction, along the Enugu-Aba-Port Harcourt Expressway on Sunday.

The accident, which involved a Toyota Sienna Bus belonging to Abia Line Network Transport LTD and a truck, reportedly claimed eleven lives, including two infants.

The Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO) of Abia State Police Command, ASP Maureen Chinaka while responding to a message from DAILY POST, confirmed that the report of the incident has been received by her office.

She said that investigation was ongoing on the accident, even though she did not provide further details about the actual number of the victims or their identities.

Meanwhile, the bodies of the victims have been taken to a mortuary.

Nigeria Immigration Service, NIS, has reacted to the trending video of a woman destroying her husband’s passport at the Murtala Mohammed Airport, Lagos.

NIS said it has launched a formal investigation, following the circulation of the video on social media.

The video shows a female traveler tearing a Nigerian Standard Passport.

One Mrs. Favour Igiebor, has been identified as the woman in the video, holding passport number A11990869.

Public Relations Officer of the NIS, Kenneth Udo, in a statement, revealed that the Comptroller General of NIS has directed that Mrs. Favour Igiebor be invited for further investigation.

The statement noted that if the allegations were substantiated, the woman’s action would constitute a breach of Section 10(b) of the Immigration Act 2015 (as amended), with corresponding penalties outlined under Section 10(h) of the same Act.

Udo reiterates that the “Nigeria Immigration Service remains steadfast in its commitment to upholding the provisions of the Immigration Act in the interest of national security, and to preserve the dignity and integrity of the nation’s legal instruments.”

Ezinne Kalu has been selected for the 2024 Olympic Games women’s basketball event second team.

Kalu was D’Tigress’ top performer at the Paris Olympic Games.

The 32-year-old averaged 18.5 points, 3.0 rebounds, 4.0 assists, and 2.5 steals per game at the games.

Kalu is the first African to make the selection.

D’Tigress made a remarkable impact in Paris 2024, becoming the first African country to make it to the quarterfinals.

The African champions defeated Australia and Canada in the group stage.

D’Tigress head coach Rena Wakama was also named Best Coach in the women’s basketball event.

The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA, says it intercepted 532 parcels of Loud, a synthetic strain of cannabis Sativa (Indian hemp) at the Tincan Seaport, Lagos State.

The agency’s Director, Media and Advocacy, Mr Femi Babafemi, said this in a statement on Sunday in Abuja.

Babafemi said that the drugs, which weighed 265.25kg, were found inside a black Toyota Sienna bus, on Wednesday, Aug. 7.

He said that the bus was one of the three vehicles in a container marked MSMU 6029570 coming from Montreal, Canada.

“The seizure was made during a 100 per cent joint examination with men of Customs Service and other stakeholders.

“The following day, Thursday, the operatives recorded yet another seizure of 75 parcels of the same substance weighing 37.5kg in a container marked FSCU-9274613, that came from Canada,” he said.

In another development, In Adamawa, NDLEA operatives on Thursday, with the support of men of operation Farauta Sector 3, Mayo Belwa, detained a 49-year-old Joseph Peter over an alleged drug trafficking.

Babafemi said that the suspect was found with 425 compressed blocks of cannabis sativa weighing 291.200kg in his Toyota Camry car marked Lagos KSF 381 HM.

The NDLEA spokesman said the suspect claimed he was bringing the consignment from Edo to be delivered in Yola, Adamawa.

Also, two suspects: Adekunle Adebayo, 50, and Yahaya Mamuda, 35, were apprehended and detained at Gadar Tamburawa area of Kano on Tuesday with 29.5kg cannabis.

Babafemi said that NDLEA operatives in Lagos also recovered 1,169 kilogrammes of the same psychoactive substance concealed in a bus along Orchard Road, Ajah, on Sunday Aug. 4.

According to him, no less than 1,230.00kg of cannabis was destroyed on three hectares of farmland at Ikeje forest, Edimogo village, Igalamela/ Odolu Local Government Area, Kogi on Friday.

“This was carried out by NDLEA officers supported by men of the Nigerian Army while the owner, Danjuma Maji, 40, was detained,“ he said.