Kim Jong-un Says North Korea Ready To Mobilise Nuclear Forces
North Korea is ready to mobilise its nuclear war deterrent, its leader Kim Jong-un has claimed. Speaking at a Korean War anniversary event, Mr Kim added that the country was “fully ready for any military confrontation” with the US, state news agency KCNA reported. The comments come amid concern that North Korea could be preparing […]
NYSC Seeks More Troops In Orientation Camps
Following the rising spate of insecurity in the country, the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) has called on the Nigerian Army to deploy additional security personnel across orientation camps in the country. The chairman of, the NYSC governing board, Ambassador Fatima Abubakar made the request when she led a delegation of the scheme on a […]
Gov. Atiku Bagudu Signs Child Protection Bill Into Law
Governor Atiku Bagudu of Kebbi state has signed the child rights protection bill into law. He also signed a bill on Prohibiting Violence Against Individuals and the Law for the Protection of Child Rights (Child Right Protection Law). Speaking after signing the Bills, the governor said that the action would further demonstrate to the International […]
Insecurity: FG Promised To Bring Security Situations Under Control
The Federal Government has reacted to an impeachment threat against President Muhammadu Buhari by some Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) senators, saying it was working round the clock to bring the security situation under control. Minister of Information and Culture Lai Mohammed who addressed State House Correspondents after the week’s virtual Federal Executive Council (FEC) meeting, […]
Hungary PM Viktor Orban Adviser Hegedus Resigns Over ‘pure Nazi’ Speech
A member of Viktor Orban’s inner circle has resigned after the Hungarian prime minister spoke out against becoming “peoples of mixed race”. Zsuzsa Hegedus, who has known the nationalist Mr Orban for 20 years, described the speech as a “pure Nazi text”, according to Hungarian media. The International Auschwitz Committee of Holocaust survivors called the […]
Pelosi Taiwan Visit: Beijing Vows Consequences If US Politician Travels To Island
US House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s rumoured plan for a trip to Taiwan has infuriated China and left the White House with a serious geopolitical headache. How big a problem is this? China has warned of “serious consequences” if Mrs Pelosi were to proceed with her visit. Second in line to the presidency, after […]
Security Funds Totaling $1bn Should Be Accounted For, Ortom Tells FG
The governor of Benue State, Samuel Ortom, demanded on Tuesday that the Federal government account for the $1 billion in security funds that the country’s 36 states have pooled together to combat insurgency. Ortom made the call while speaking to journalists in Makurdi about the security issues in the state. He was perplexed as to […]
ASUU Strike: Ondo NLC Protests For Good Governance
The Academic Staff Union of Universities and the Federal Government are at odds, and the Ondo State Branch of the Nigeria Labour Congress on Tuesday joined its counterparts in other states of the Federation to protest this impasse. In support of ASUU, the national labor union announced a two-day protest. The goal of the protest […]
CAN To Announce New President On Thursday
The Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) has disclosed that it would announce the new president of the organisation on July 28, 2022. This was stated by the organisation in the schedule of activities and timetable for its Year 2022 General Assembly and leadership transition program, which was signed by Rev. Samson Ayokunle, Special Assistant (Media […]
Okada Ban Enforcement: Man Killed By Stray Bullet On A Visit To See Sick Relative
There has been more information revealed on the unidentified man who was killed by a stray bullet fired by a team of policemen assigned to the Lagos State Task Force on Monday at Second Rainbow on the Apapa-Oshodi expressway. The deceased’s visit to Lagos on Monday was his first, according to information provided to Vanguard. […]
