NDLEA arrests four Hajj pilgrims with 2.2kg cocaine in Lagos hotel
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Reading Time: < 1 minute Men of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency intercepted a cocaine shipment at Emerald Hotel, Ladipo, Oshodi, Lagos, on Wednesday and…
‘In Nigeria, a tyre never quite dies’: reinventing the wheel in Lagos
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Reading Time: < 1 minute The work of a vulcaniser is not unlike that of a surgeon, says the Nigerian photographer Andrew Esiebo. Armed with precision tools, vulcanisers…
How young people's ambitions have changed over 20 years with girls wanting careers in fashion over teaching and nursing - while boys set their sights on tech jobs
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Reading Time: < 1 minute Children have ditched dreams of becoming teachers and business managers – instead longing to be influencers and online stars, a new survey…
Brands of 'healthy' chips are found to contain toxic levels of lead
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Reading Time: < 1 minute Two ‘healthy’ brands of chips aimed at children contain dangerous levels of a toxic heavy metal that can make them ill, a…
Six-month-old baby rescued from Channel after dinghy carrying 84 migrants flips
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Reading Time: < 1 minute A major rescue operation was launched in the Channel after a six-month-old baby was among more than 80 migrants thrown into the…
The bizarre effects drinking on a plane can have on your body: From increased aggression, fits of laughter, risky sexual behaviour, nausea and dry skin - here's why alcohol hits you harder while flying
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Reading Time: < 1 minute A pre-flight tipple to celebrate the start of a holiday or to calm the fears of a nervous flyer is a common…
The UN says a quarter of the world's children under 5 have severe food poverty. Many are in Africa
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Reading Time: < 1 minute The 9-month-old twins cried nonstop and tugged at their mother, seeking attention but also food. Read More
Hackney fire: Residents flee as huge blaze breaks out at block of flats with 100 firefighters battling flames
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Reading Time: < 1 minute Residents were forced to flee their homes as huge flames tore through the roof of a block of flats in Hackney. Read More
Dozens of gold miners trapped in Nigeria
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Reading Time: < 1 minute Dozens of gold miners are trapped underground after a pit collapsed in central Nigeria. Read More
Israel says jets strike school containing Hamas compound, Gaza media says 27 killed
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Reading Time: < 1 minute Israel targeted a Gaza school on Thursday that it said contained an Hamas compound, killing fighters involved in the Oct. 7 attack…