Australia Delivers Water, Telecommunications Aid To Tonga
Three flights from Australia carrying food, water, medical supplies and telecommunications equipment landed in Tonga on Saturday, as the Pacific nation continues to grapple with the aftermath of an underwater volcanic eruption and tsunami. Planes from other nations, including New Zealand and Japan, have also brought sorely needed aid to the Tongan people, said Zed […]
Armed Men Abducts Headmaster, Four Other Officials From A Cameroonian High School
Armed men has abducted three teachers, the headmaster, and a deputy head from a Cameroonian high school on Friday, according to a teachers’ union in one of two English-speaking regions afflicted by an armed conflict between separatists and soldiers. “An armed group burst into the Weh bilingual high school on Tuesday and kidnapped five people,” […]
NCDC Mandates COVID-19 Test For All Travelers, Records 18,000 Cases
Dr. Ifedayo Adetifa, Director General of the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control, revealed on Friday that 18,000 positive cases of coronavirus disease were found among inbound travelers to Nigeria. This was as he explained that the decision was made to achieve a balance in the mandate to safeguard Nigerians’ health. Adetifa made this known to […]
Father Of Murdered 5-Year-Old Kano School Girl Speaks Out
Hanifa Abubakar, a five-year-old Kano schoolgirl who was abducted and brutally killed by the Proprietor of her school, has spoken out about the incident. The father, who sobbed excessively while speaking with reporters, said it is an incident he would never forget till the day he dies. Though he agreed that every living being will […]
Burkina Faso Authorities Ban Planned Ouagadougou Protests
Authorities in Burkina Faso’s capital, Ouagadougou, have banned an anti-government protest planned for Saturday, two months after another rally turned violent. The demonstration, called by a civil society movement called Sauvons le Burkina (Save Burkina), was prohibited for “security reasons”, Christian Charles Rouamba, municipal secretary, said in a letter on Thursday. The same group had […]
Ukraine Tension: Urgent US-Russia Talks In Geneva As Invasion Fears Grow
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken and Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov met for talks in Geneva on Friday amid mounting fears that Russia could be about to invade Ukraine. “This is a critical moment,” Mr Blinken said in his opening remarks. The US and Russia “don’t expect to resolve our differences here today”, he […]
4 People, Including Infant, Freeze To Death Being Smuggled Across US-Canada Border
Four people, including two adults, a teen and an infant, have been found frozen to death about 40 feet from the U.S.-Canada border while being smuggled into North Dakota, according to U.S. and Canadian authorities. U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers and law enforcement officers with the Department of Homeland Security performed a traffic stop […]
2023: Tinubu Admits Guilt For Saying PVCs Expire
The former governor of Lagos, Bola Tinubu, has asked forgiveness for the statement he made about the permanent voter cards (PVCs) issued by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC). While addressing some women leaders who visited him in Abuja, the presidential aspirant said the PVCs in the possession of citizens have expired. “In case they […]
2023: Tinubu Visits IBB For Consultation
Former Lagos State governor, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu, on Thursday afternoon visited Minna, the Niger State capital to consult with former Military President, General Ibrahim Babangida (rtd). Tinubu, a chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC), arrived the Hilltop residence of General Babangida at about 2:30 pm and both went straight into a meeting behind […]
PMB Commissions Three Road Projects In Kaduna
President Muhammadu Buhari on Thursday inaugurated three road projects in Kafanchan, headquarters of Jema’a Local Government Area of Kaduna State. The roads, which entailed Katsina road, Dan haya road, and the Emir Palace road, were constructed under the Kafanchan Urban Renewal Project of the state government. Under the Urban Renewal Project of the state government, […]
