Airport link bridge: Bus drivers protest Lagos Taskforce extortion

Perhaps sport in Lagos is the most attractive project in Nigeria today. And today we unravel the secrets to the success of this attractive project, Nigeria's newest club, Sporting Lagos. The Nutmeg speaks with Godwin Enakhena on the secret behind the wins and his objective for NPFL as Sporting Lagos debut.

Supporters of Niger's junta planned a march in the capital Niamey on Thursday to protest sanctions and demand the departure of French troops, which are stationed in Niger to help it fight an Islamist insurgency.

Over 12,000 people in Oke Eri, Odun-Ifa and Precious Seed Communities in Oworonshoki, Kosofe Local Council of Lagos State, were yesterday displaced as men of the state environment and special offences enforcement unit (Task Force) demolished about 250 houses in the area.

A nationwide strike called by Nigeria's labor unions to protest against the removal of a petrol subsidy and demand a new minimum wage got off to a slow start on Wednesday as most businesses were open, though with reduced traffic in some spots.

A CCTV camera captured the moments of the explosion that took place around 2:40 p.m. in the port silos of the Kocaeli Directorate of Turkish Grain Board (TMO). The explosion, which caused intense smoke and dust clouds, led to the dispatch of firefighting, medical, and police teams to the area.

Hong Kong police have been cracking down on pro-democracy activists and civil liberties since China imposed a sweeping national security law.

Firefighters are working to keep open the only highway out of Yellowknife, the capital of the Northwest Territories, as wildfires approach. Canada currently has more than a thousand active fires.

The Greek island of Paros, in the Cyclades, is a popular tourist destination during the summer season, when around 450,000 visitors flock to the picturesque island of 12,000 inhabitants. But locals have become exacerbated by this huge influx of tourists and the illegal privatisation of certain beaches. Protests have even erupted on Paros under the banner of "Reclaim the beach".

The German automaker is betting big on electric vehicles with its "Neue Klasse." The new generation of EVs will be available from 2025.

Among those hurt were 30 police officers and three protesters hit by police fire.

The US Open became the latest high-profile sporting event interrupted by environmental activists demanding the end of fossil fuel usage. The Extinction Rebellion group said it used the event as their "last resort."

Lagos State police command parades a fake Commissioner of Police, a phony lawyer, and 11 others involved in hard drug sales, defilement, cultism and robbery.