Gunmen Storm UNIABUJA Staff Quarters, Kidnapping Professors, Children, Others
Gunmen attacked the University of Abuja (UNIABUJA) staff quarters on Tuesday morning, abducting a professor of Economics, Obansa Joseph, and two of his children, among others. The gunmen stormed the senior staff quarters at Giri in the Gwagwalada Area Council of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) at 1 a.m. on Tuesday, according to a source […]
Climate Crisis Can’t Be Fixed By Causing Energy Crisis In Africa, Buhari Says
Ahead of the 26th Conference of Parties (COP26) which begins tomorrow, where world leaders are gathering in Glasgow, Scotland, Nigeria President Muhammadu Buhari in an article he penned in Newsweek Magazine, has made it clear that climate crisis in developed countries would not be fixed by causing energy crisis in Africa. The president who departed […]
‘Odd-even’ In Emergency Only, Delhi Will Try Other Ways To Tackle Air Pollution: Minister Rai
The Aam Aadmi Party seems to have lost faith in its flagship ‘odd-even’ scheme and plans to resort to the formula only in case of an “emergency”, Delhi’s Environment Minister Gopal Rai has told ThePrint in an interview. Gopal Rai said the Arvind Kejriwal-led government’s priority is to focus on other measures and implement them […]
9 Brazil Firefighters Dead After Cave Collapsed During Training Exercise
Nine Brazil firefighters were killed in a cave collapse during a training exercise Sunday, officials said. The Sao Paulo Military Firemen Department confirmed to ABC News that 28 firefighters were training in a cave on the Gruta Duas Bocas trail near Altinópolis in So Paulo, Brazil, when the roof of the cave collapsed. An emergency […]
Malam Muhammad Bello Promises Support For Medical Professionals
Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Malam Muhammad Bello has pledged the aid of the FCT administration to the medical professionals towards the development of the territory’s health sector. The minister declared this when he accepted members of the Nigerian Association of Urological Surgeons led by its FCT chairman, Dr. Celestine Undie, on a […]
Hon. Hamisu Chidari Backs Tinubu For 2023 Presidency
Speaker of Kano State House of Assembly, Hon. Hamisu Chidari has declared his unflinching support for the Tinubu Support Organisation (TSO), a body promoting the presidential ambition of former Lagos State governor, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu Chief Franklin Ebere-Njoku, special assistant to Mr. Aminu Suleiman, director-general, Tinubu Support Organisation (TSO), said this in a statement […]
Wike Gives FG 48 Hours To Reveal The Intruders Who Broke Into Justice Odili’s House
Nyesom Wike, the governor of Rivers State, gave the Federal Government 48 hours to reveal the intruders who broke into Justice Mary Odili’s home on Sunday. Governor Wike, speaking at a press conference with Rivers State Leaders of Thought at the Transcorp Hilton in Abuja, said a series of events have shown that the Odili […]
Insurgency: EU Claims It Has Spent €130 million In Borno
According to the European Union’s (EU) head of delegation to Nigeria and ECOWAS, Ambassador Samuela Isopi, the EU’s intervention programs have given hope to millions of people displaced by the Boko Haram insurgency in Borno State and the North East. She claimed that the EU had contributed around €130 million to the Borno State government’s […]
COP26: ‘Moment of truth’ As World Meets For Climate Summit
The highly anticipated COP26 climate change summit has begun in the Scottish city of Glasgow. Delegates from around 200 countries are there to announce how they will cut emissions by 2030 and help the planet. With the world warming because of fossil fuel emissions caused by humans, scientists warn that urgent action is needed to […]
Some FDNY Fire Companies Close Amid Continued Staffing Shortage
For a second day, a number of FDNY fire companies have closed because of lack of staffing in what the department suspects is a limited job action. FDNY officials said on Saturday they are aware that an unusual number of firefighters are visiting medical offices and calling out sick and the department is attempting to […]
