President of Nigeria’s Senate, Godswill Akpabio, has called on the International Parliamentary Union (IPU) to lend a strong voice to the restoration of lasting peace to war-torn Gaza. Akpabio made the call while contributing to discussions at the ongoing 148th Session of the International Parliamentary Union Assembly, holding in Geneva, Switzerland. He said it is…
Borno State Governor, Prof Babagana Zulum has approved the appointment of 168 assistants and 104 board members for the 15 agencies and commissions of the state. Secretary to the State Government, Bukar Tijjani, disclosed the appointments through a statement on Monday, in Maiduguri, the Borno State capital. Tijjani said the appointees comprised nine Senior Technical…
The Federal Government has announced plans to inaugurate six new cancer centres within the next two years. This ambitious project is part of a broader initiative to enhance access to comprehensive oncology care across the nation’s various geo-political zones. Speaking on Monday, the Coordinating Minister of Health and Social Welfare, Prof Ali Pate made this…
The efforts of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA, received a boost, with the assurance by the United Nations to support its onerous task of curbing the menace of substance abuse and illicit drug trafficking in Nigeria. Deputy Secretary-General of the UN, Mrs. Amina Mohammed gave the assurance when she paid a courtesy visit…
The rescued 137 students of Kuriga school in Kaduna State have arrived Government House amid tight security to meet the State governor, Uba Sani, on Monday afternoon. The school children arrived the Sir Kashim Ibrahim Government House at about 2:09pm in three Coaster and two mini buses from 1 Division Nigerian Army Headquarters in Kaduna….
The Executive Director of the Women Aid Collective (WACOL), Prof. Joy Ezeilo, has called on the Nigerian military to shed light on the details surrounding the rescue operation of the abducted schoolchildren in Kaduna State. Prof. Ezeilo’s call for clarity comes after the joyful news of the release of 137 pupils abducted from Kuriga village…
The Federal Government has reiterated that no ransom was paid to free the recently kidnapped schoolchildren from Kuriga village in Kaduna State. Minister of Information and National Orientation, Mohammed Idris, disclosed this to State House correspondents on Monday after the Federal Executive Council (FEC) meeting presided over by President Bola Tinubu at the Presidential Villa…
The federal government has revealed allegation of bribery and corruption against Leno Adesanya, the promoter of Sunrise Power and Transmission Company, in papers filed before a High Court of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Abuja. According to an online newspaper, TheCable, Olu Agunloye, a former minister of power, in his motion on notice, attached documents…
A Kano State High Court presided over by Justice Nasiru Saminu has granted bail to controversial TikToker, Murja Ibrahim Kunya. The bail, set at the sum of N500,000.00, required two reliable sureties, including a relative and one other person possessing a landed property in Kano municipality of Kano State. Murja’s application for bail stemmed from…
Armed men burst into the Crocus City Hall near Moscow on Friday, March 22, 2024, killing at least 93 people and injuring many dozens more in the deadliest attack in Russia since the 2004 Beslan school siege. The men, armed with Kalashnikov automatic weapons, arrived at the Crocus City Hall at around 7:40pm (1640 GMT)…
Five months into the armed conflict that engulfed Gaza over the October 7, 2023 attack on Israel by the Islamist group, Hamas, the United Nations Security Council on Monday passed a resolution demanding ceasefire to the war. The resolution followed the restrain by the United States from vetoing the measure of change from its initial…
Global television audiences who tuned in for their local weather reports last Thursday were in for a surprise – a special forecast from the year 2050. While the format is familiar, the forecasts – anchored by children – are not. These young TV meteorologists joined the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) for its newly Weather…