Gov. Abubakar Bello: Investors Avoiding Niger Due To Insecurity
The Niger State Governor, Abubakar Bello, has disclosed that the high rate of insecurity in the state has affected investment development in the state, adding that investors are avoiding the state. The governor was represented by the Secretary to the State Government, Ahmed Matane, at the 2022 Press week of the Niger State Council of […]
KDSG Appoints Barrister Tahir Umar As New DG Interfaith
Governor Nasir El-Rufai has appointed Barrister Tahir Umar Tahir as Director General of Kaduna State Bureau of Interfaith, based on his wealth of experience and track record of performance. A letter dated July 5, 2022, and signed by Secretary to Kaduna State Government, Malam Balarabe Abbas Lawal, stated that Barrister Tahir’s appointment is also based […]
Uganda LGBT Rights: Government Shuts Down Key Advocacy Group
Ugandan officials have banned a prominent LGBT rights group in a major setback for the community there. Sexual Minorities Uganda (Smug) has been ordered to shut down with “immediate effect” for not registering properly with authorities. The campaign group decried the order as a “clear witch hunt” by the government against LGBT Ugandans. Sexual minorities […]
Ukraine War: Four More Grain Ships Leave Ukraine As Hopes Grow For Export Stability
Four more ships carrying grain and sunflower oil have left Ukraine ports via a safe maritime corridor. Millions of tonnes of grain have been stuck in Ukraine due to Russian blockades, leading to shortages and higher food prices in other countries. But last week the first ship left Ukraine’s ports since February. The latest ships […]
Israel-Gaza: Death Toll Rises As Israel Kills Second Top Militant
Israel has killed a second top militant from the Palestinian Islamic Jihad group, as the death toll continues to rise from air strikes in Gaza. Six children and several PIJ fighters – including leaders Khaled Mansour and Tayseer Jabari – are among the 32 Palestinians reported to have died. Nearly 600 Palestinian rockets and mortars […]
Court Orders The Release Of Seized Ikorodu Land By Lagos Govt To The Owner
The decision of the Lagos State Government to seize a parcel of land with Survey Plan No. LS/D/KD/563D located at the Imota Agro-Industrial Park in the state’s Ikorodu area has been ruled unlawful and null and void by the Lagos State High Court in Ikeja. The state was directed by the court, in a ruling […]
One Kano Pilgrim Dies In Saudi Arabia
Sani Idris-Muhammed, a pilgrim from Kano State, died while performing the hajj in Saudi Arabia in 2022, according to the Kano State Pilgrims Welfare Board. Alhaji Muhammed Abba-Danbatta, the executive secretary of the State Pilgrims Welfare Board, disclosed this to newsmen on Saturday. He claimed that Idris-Muhammed, a native of the Madobi Local Government Area, […]
Retire Federal Workers Over Age 50, Governors Tell Buhari
President Muhammadu Buhari has been urged by Nigerian governors to retire all federal civil servants above the age of 50. According to Naija News, the federal government was also advised by the governors to increase taxes on boars and levy anyone earning N30,000 or more monthly. The proposal was presented by the Nigerian governors during […]
PDP Crisis: BoT Set Up 14 Member Panel To Mediate Between Atiku, Wike
A 14-member panel has been set up to engage with and offer suggestions that both Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, the Peoples Democratic Party’s (PDP) presidential candidate, and Governor Nyesom Wike of Rivers State will consider. The membership of the panel has not yet been made public since some of the members have not yet received official […]
Israel-Gaza: Israel Arrests 19 Militant Suspects After Gaza Flare-up
Israel says it has arrested 19 members of the Palestinian group Islamic Jihad in raids across the occupied West Bank, after carrying out airstrikes against targets in the Gaza Strip. Eleven people have been killed in the air strikes, including a child and PIJ leader Tayseer Jabari. Israel said the strikes followed an “immediate threat” […]
