COVID-19: Nigeria Records 168 New Cases, Confirms One Death Sunday
Nigeria on Sunday recorded 168 new cases and confirm one death from the coronavirus pandemic. After more than two weeks of increasing fatality figures from the coronavirus pandemic and rising fresh cases, Nigeria on Sunday reported only a death and less than 200 cases. The advancement on Sunday is an alleviation from the apparent defenselessness […]
Prof Osinbajo: We Must Educate, Empower Our People
Vice President Yemi Osinbajo said leaders at all levels should consider the education of their people, especially children, and girls, as a duty, enabling them to access more socio-economic opportunities and live better lives. Prof. Osinbajo stated this in Abuja on Saturday evening at an event organized to mark the 2021 Mass Literacy Day by […]
Dr Hadiza Balarabe Advise Women On Political Participation
The Deputy Governor of Kaduna state, Dr Hadiza Balarabe has urged aspiring female politicians to join political parties whose leadership structure and ideologies offer them equal opportunities and level playing. The Deputy Governor, gave this advise as a Guest of Honour at an Intergenerational Consultative and Strategic Dialogue on Strengthening Women’s Participation in Political Leadership […]
Niger’s Nomadic Herders Get Together To Celebrate Cultural Ties
For three days, this semi-arid patch edging the Sahara desert blooms with a riot of colours – red, orange, blue, fuschia – as thousands of nomadic herders don their best dress for a festival celebrating their culture. For most of the time, the tiny oasis town of Ingall has a population of just a few […]
Buhari Off To New York For One Week To Attend UN General Assembly
President Muhammadu Buhari is expected to depart Abuja on Sunday for New York, United States of America, to participate in the 76th Session of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA76). This year’s UNGA session, which opened on Tuesday, September 14 has as theme: ‘Building Resilience Through Hope – To Recover from COVID-19, Rebuild Sustainably, Respond […]
Apology Not Enough, Say Survivors of US Drone Attack in Kabul
A day after the United States military admitted that a drone attack in Kabul last month mistakenly killed 10 members of a family, including seven children, survivors have said Washington’s apology was not enough. Aimal Ahmadi, whose three-year-old daughter Malika was killed on August 29, when the US hellfire missile struck his elder brother’s car, […]
Nigeria: Okonjo-Iweala’s Brother Escapes Assassination
The Obi of the Ogwashi-Uku Kingdom in Aniocha South Local Government Area of Delta State in Nigeria’s South-South region, His Royal Majesty Ifechukwude Aninshi Okonjo II, has escaped what appeared to be like a plot to assassinate him. However, the attack on the convoy of the traditional ruler, who is a younger brother of the […]
COVID-19: Nigeria Records 336 Fresh Cases, 5 Death Saturday
Nigeria on Saturday recorded 336 fresh cases and five additional fatalities from the coronavirus pandemic. In an update on its Facebook page Saturday night, the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) said the new cases were recorded in 16 states of the federation and the Federal Capital Territory (FCT). The data indicate that Nigeria’s total […]
Kaduna:10 Bethel Baptist School Students Released After 74 Days, 21 In Captivity
Bandits have released 10 kidnapped students of Bethel Baptist High School, Kaduna, on Saturday after 74 days in captivity while 21 others are still being held. The Vice President of the Christian Association of Nigeria (19 Northern States and Abuja) and Chairman of CAN in the state, Rev. John Hayab, who disclosed this in an […]
Reject Buhari’s Fresh Request To Borrow $4bn, €710m – SERAP To Lawan, Gbajabiamila
Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has urged the Senate President Dr. Ahmad Lawan, and Speaker of House of Representatives Mr. Femi Gbajabiamila to reject the fresh request by President Muhammadu Buhari to borrow $4 billion and €710 million until the publication of details of spending of all loans obtained since May 29, 2015 by […]
