More people have now died in Iran’s Fars province from alcohol poisoning while trying to protect themselves from the coronavirus than from the disease itself, Iranian media report. Mohammad Javad Moradian, the director of the province’s emergency services centre, told…
Donald Trump backtracks on threats to start war with Iran after missile attack (Metro)
Donald Trump has backtracked on threats to start a war with Iran hours after its leaders launched missiles at a US base in Iraq. The president struck a conciliatory tone during a White House press conference at 11:30am EST Wednesday,…
Iran crisis: US ‘ready for serious negotiations’ with Tehran (BBC)
The US says it is “ready to engage without preconditions in serious negotiations” with Iran following the countries’ exchange of hostilities. In a letter to the UN, the US justified the killing of Iranian General Qasem Soleimani as an act…
*Lagos begins clean-up of Victoria Island, Ikoyi on Friday (Nation) *Family kicks as man guarding telecommunications mast dies (Punch)
Lagos begins clean-up of Victoria Island, Ikoyi on Friday (Nation) The Lagos State Special Committee on the Clean-Up of Ikoyi and Victoria Island, recently resuscitated by Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu, will commence the full enforcement of all environmental and traffic laws…
*Lagos cautions over fire outbreaks (Nation) *Police arraign fake Unilag lecturer (Punch)
Lagos cautions over fire outbreaks (Nation) Lagos State Government, Babajide Sanwo-Olu has advised Lagosians to take precautionary measures to prevent fire disasters in view of the prevailing harmattan weather which aids the spread of fires. The Governor who spoke…
*2 docked over alleged theft of goods worth N119,000 (Guardian) *FG demolishes illegal structures under Lagos bridges (Punch)
2 docked over alleged theft of goods worth N119,000 (Guardian) Two men- Mayowa Ayoola and Raphael Ojo, were on Friday docked before an Ikeja Magistrates’ over alleged theft of aluminium profile, valued at N119,000. Ayoola, 20, a casual worker…
Johnson blames Iran for Saudi Arabia oil attacks (BBC)
Prime Minister Boris Johnson has blamed Iran for attacks on Saudi Arabian oil facilities ahead of a meeting with the country’s president, Hassan Rouhani. Mr Johnson said there was a “very high degree of probability” Iran was behind the drone…
Saudi oil attacks: US blames Iran for drone strikes on two sites (BBC)
US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo has blamed Iran for Saturday’s drone attacks on Saudi oil facilities. He dismissed a claim by Yemen’s Iran-backed Houthi rebels that they had attacked the two facilities, run by state-owned company Aramco. Iran said…
British-Australian women and Australian man held in Iran (BBC)
Two British-Australian women and an Australian man have been detained in Iran amid growing tensions between London and Tehran. One of the women was arrested with her boyfriend 10 weeks ago on unknown charges and another woman was jailed for…
Iran’s ‘blue girl’ dies after setting herself on fire (BBC)
An Iranian female football fan who set herself on fire a week ago has died. The woman set herself alight in Tehran after her trial, for attempting to enter a football stadium disguised as a man, was postponed. The authorities…