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Israel says it bombed Syrian army headquarters in Damascus, after warning the Islamist-led government to leave the Druze minority alone in its Sweida heartland, where a monitor says sectarian clashes have killed nearly 250 people.Syrian government forces entered the majority-Druze city of Sweida on Tuesday with the stated aim of overseeing a ceasefire agreed with Druze community leaders after clashes with local Bedouin tribes left more than 100 people dead.However, witnesses on Wednesday reported that the government forces joined with...

The Executive Chairman of the Edo State Sports Commission, Honorable Desmond Enabulele, has received the Chairman of the Niger State Sports Commission, Danjuma Masu, who paid a courtesy visit to his office in Benin City.Enabulele in a statement issued by his Media Officer, Wilson Edoko, reaffirmed Governor Monday Okpebholo’s unwavering commitment to sports development across Edo State. He highlighted the achievements recorded so far by the Commission and outlined plans to position Edo as a powerhouse in sports at both...

The Director General of the National Youth Service Corps, Brigadier-General Olakunle Nafiu, has vowed to protect the integrity of the scheme despite the notable challenges being observed in some parts of the country.The DG made the vow during the opening ceremony of the 2025 Batch ‘B’ Pre-Orientation Course Workshop of the NYSC held on Wednesday in LafiaSpeaking on the theme, “Maintaining the Integrity of the Orientation Course in the Face of Competing Interests”, Nafiu said that despite the numerous challenges...