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By Olasunkanmi Akoni LAGOS — Fire has gutted part of Terminal 1 at Murtala Muhammed International Airport (MMIA), Lagos, destroying some items in the process. The cause of the fire, which occurred on Thursday afternoon, is yet to be determined. Teams from the Lagos State Fire and Rescue Service and the Federal Airport Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) Fire Service are currently battling to bring the blaze under control. Margaret Adeseye, Controller-General of the Lagos State Fire and Rescue Service, confirmed that no lives were lost in the incident. The post Fire guts part of MMIA Terminal 1 in Lagos appeared…

The Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria, FAAN, has confirmed a fire outbreak at the old terminal of Murtala Muhammed International Airport in Lagos. The Director of Public Affairs and Consumer Protection at FAAN, Henry Agbebire, said authorities were already on ground managing the situation. He added that the agency’s emergency response unit had swung into action to prevent further damage, assuring the public that there were no casualties from the incident. “We are aware of the outbreak, and we are there right now. We will publish a statement right now. Our firefighting team is currently responding and working to curtail…

Team Akwa Ibom tennis player Etoro Bassey has described her victory over Lorelay Holzendorff as “thrilling” after reaching the women’s singles final at the 2nd Niger Delta Games in Benin City, Edo State. “The feeling is thrilling. Last year (1st Edition of the Niger Delta Games) was basically the same thing as we met in the semifinals and I won and to defeat her again is a good thing for me,” Bassey said after her 2-0 (6-1, 6-1) win in the semifinal held on Monday at the Samuel Ogbemudia Stadium. The 18-year-old said she had no fear going into the…

Rob Jetten became the youngest prime minister in Dutch history on Monday when his minority government was formally confirmed in power by King Willem-Alexander. Jetten, 38, propelled his progressive, pro-EU D66 party to a surprising election victory last October in a polished and optimistic campaign, promising a break from the divisive previous government dominated by nationalist Geert Wilders. His optimism will be put to the test from the start, as his centre-right coalition lacks a majority in the Netherlands’ lower and upper houses of parliament and will need opposition support for all its proposals. The coalition of D66, the conservative Christian Democrats and…

As the Philippine Coast Guard plane descended toward the country’s most strategically important outpost in the disputed South China Sea, passengers’ phones lit up with a roaming alert: “Welcome to CHINA.” Among those on board were Senator Risa Hontiveros and Coast Guard spokesperson Jay Tarriela, both outspoken critics of Beijing’s actions in the South China Sea. After landing on Saturday, they spoke to island residents to reaffirm that Thitu Island “is ours”, even as Chinese Coast Guard vessels, a People’s Liberation Army Navy ship, and some Chinese fishing boats lingered within sight of the shore. China’s persistent presence has pushed…

The U.S. Customs and Border Protection agency said it will halt collections of tariffs imposed under the International Emergency Economic Powers Act at 12:01 a.m. EST (0501 GMT) on Tuesday, more than three days after the U.S. Supreme Court declared the duties illegal. The agency said in a message to shippers, opens new tab on its Cargo Systems Messaging Service (CSMS) that it will de-activate all tariff codes associated with President Donald Trump’s prior IEEPA-related orders as of Tuesday. The IEEPA tariff collection halt coincides with Trump’s imposition of a new, 15% global tariff under a different legal authority to replace the ones…

Support for Prime Minister Keir Starmer’s Labour Party is evaporating in one of its Manchester strongholds, where the Green Party or right-wing Reform UK could rupture decades of political tradition in an election later this month. Voters in the Gorton and Denton constituency, named after two towns in east Manchester, in northwest England, are due to elect a new member of parliament in a one-off by-election on Thursday. Now merged into a single seat, both have returned Labour politicians to Westminster for generations – Gorton for almost 100 years, and Denton since World War Two. Labour won the seat easily…

EU foreign ministers will urge Hungary to rethink its decision to block the European Union’s next package of sanctions against Russia, German Foreign Minister Johann Wadephul said in Brussels on Monday. “I do not believe it is right for Hungary to betray its own struggle for freedom and European sovereignty,” Wadephul said. “That is why we will once again present our arguments to the Hungarians in Budapest, but also here in Brussels, of course, and ask them to reconsider their position,” he added.

Within hours of the killing of Mexican drug lord Nemesio Oseguera, better known as El Mencho, in a military raid on Sunday, gunmen suspected to be his supporters blocked highways across several states and set cars and businesses ablaze. In some towns tourists and residents were urged to stay indoors, while truckers were advised to take safe routes or return to their depots until the violence abated. Several airlines, including Air Canada, United Airlines and Aeromexico, on Sunday cancelled flights to Puerto Vallarta, a beachside resort town where stunned tourists filmed plumes of smoke rising into the sky from fires.…

Hong Kong’s Court of Appeal rejected an appeal by 12 pro‑democracy activists and upheld their jail terms on Monday in a national security case that critics say highlights the China-ruled city’s crackdown on dissent. The appeal stems from the “Hong Kong 47” case, where many leading pro-democracy activists and politicians were arrested en masse in early 2021 and charged with conspiracy to commit subversion. Following marathon legal proceedings, most of the democrats were eventually sentenced in late 2024 to between 4 and 10 years’ imprisonment, with two others acquitted. Rights groups and some countries, including the U.S. and Britain, condemned the case as persecution of Hong…