Makinde Yearns For Professionals, Religious Leaders In Politics
Oyo State governor, Seyi Makinde, has charged professionals and religious leaders to take part in politics to enhance good governance and promote sanity in the political system. The governor, who gave the charge while speaking at a thanksgiving service of the Christ Revival Miracle Church, Molete, Ibadan, led by Rev P.F Owa, said only the […]
Nigeria: Bandits Kidnap Niger State Commissioner For Information
Authorities in Nigeria’s North-Central Niger State have confirmed the kidnap of the Commissioner for Information, Mohammed Sani Idris. According to Chief Press Secretary to the Governor, Mary Noel-Berje, the commissioner was kidnaped by bandits at about one o’clock in the early hours of Monday from his home at Baban tunga village in Tafa local government […]
Sudan Recalls Ambassador To Ethiopia Amid Frayed Ties
Sudan has recalled its ambassador to neighbouring Ethiopia, frustrated by the stance of Ethiopian officials whom it said were refusing Khartoum’s offer to mediate in the ongoing conflict in Tigray. “Ethiopia will improve its position if it considered what Sudan could do … instead of completely rejecting all of its efforts,” a statement from the […]
Taliban Captures Three More Afghan Provincial Capitals In A Day
The Taliban has captured three more provincial capitals, as they take their fight to the cities after seizing much of the countryside in recent months. The group has seized five provincial capitals in Afghanistan since Friday in a lightning offensive that appears to have overwhelmed government forces. Kunduz, Sar-e-Pol and Taloqan in the north fell […]
Governor Cuomo’s Top Aide, Melissa DeRosa Resigns
Melissa DeRosa, New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s top aide, has resigned from her role, she told the media Sunday night, about a week after a state attorney general report found the governor had sexually harassed 11 women. DeRosa, who joined Cuomo’s administration in 2013, eventually became one of the governor’s most trusted confidantes. She wrote […]
NDLEA Confiscate Europe-bound Drugs From Dispatch Firms, Discovers 8,268kg Cocaine, Others
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency has held onto a sum of 8,268.23 kilograms of illegal drugs, including cocaine, heroin, tramadol, methamphetamine, and skunk, in weeklong composed attacks across seven states. The seizures were made in Ondo, Akwa Ibom, Adamawa, Enugu, Bauchi, Edo, and Anambra states, and 15 suspected drug dealers, remembering a lady in […]
Nigeria:Northeast Records Show The Killing Of 2,295 Teachers, 271 Students In Captivity In 11 Years – UNICEF
No less than 2,295 teachers have been killed somewhere in the range of 2009 and 2020 in the continuous struggle in the northeastern territories of Borno, Adamawa, and Yobe. The Borno Field Officer for the United Nations Children’s Emergency Fund, Nguyen Phuong, revealed this in an electronic mail interview. She said, “Historically, helpless interest in […]
NANS Persuades Gumi’s Aid For Bandits To Stay Away From Schools
The President of the National Association of Nigerian Students, Sunday Asefon, on Sunday expressed concern over the continuous closure of schools in the northern part of the country, especially Kaduna State, over insecurity following kidnapping activities of bandits. Asefon reiterated a call on the Federal Government to declare the students’ kidnappers as terrorists, saying, “Anyone […]
COVID-19: Nigeria Records 471 New Cases, 2 People Dead On Sunday
Nigeria on Sunday recorded 471 newly confirmed cases of coronavirus infection as the spike continues unabated. Two people also died from the disease in the country within the last 24 hours. The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) disclosed this on Sunday night on its Facebook page, noting that the total number of cases in […]
Greece Wildfires: PM Mitsotakis Describes ‘Nightmarish Summer’
Greece’s prime minister has talked of a “nightmarish summer” as forest fires continue to ravage the country. Thousands have been evacuated from their homes in parts of Greece and more than 1,000 firefighters have been deployed to bring the flames under control. The country is experiencing its worst heatwave in more than 30 years. Authorities […]
