Sudan Crisis: Air Strikes And Fighting In Khartoum As Truce Collapses
Fighting has intensified in Sudan’s capital, Khartoum, shattering the latest ceasefire aimed at allowing people to flee to safety. On Sunday the army said it was attacking the city from all directions, with air strikes and heavy artillery, to flush out its paramilitary rivals. The latest truce was due to end late on Sunday. Millions […]
Buhari Officially Postpone 2023 Population And Housing Census
The 2023 Population and Housing Census, which was scheduled for May 3–7, 2023, has now been officially postponed by President Muhammadu Buhari. This was stated in a press release given to journalists on Saturday and signed by Lai Mohammed, the minister of information and culture. Mohammed disclosed that on Friday, April 28, 2023, at the […]
Shettima Reveals The Gender-friendly Nature Of Tinubu’s Tenure
The Vice-President-elect, Kashim Shettima, has revealed how gender-friendly Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu, the President-elect of Nigeria, tenure would be after taking office on May 29, 2023. In the absence of any last-minute changes, Tinubu will succeed President Muhammadu Buhari on May 29. Shettima, in his remarks prior to the event, promised that the new administration […]
FG Reassures NLC Of The Use Of Eagle Square For Workers’ Day celebration
The Federal Government has reassured the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) of the use of Eagle Square in Abuja for the workers Day celebration on May 1. In response to media reports that the FG, acting through the Federal Capital Development Authority, had withdrawn the permit granted to the NLC to use Eagle Square for this […]
Sudan Crisis: Family Stuck At Egypt Border As Drivers Demand $40,000 To Cross
A family fleeing Sudan say they are among thousands stuck at the border with Egypt because drivers are demanding $40,000 (£31,810) to hire a bus to travel across. Only people travelling on buses with special permits can cross the border. Crossing on foot is banned. The family of seven, including three children under 10, escaped […]
Schoolboy Steers School Bus To Safety After Driver Passes Out
Sixty-six Michigan school students are all safe thanks to one quick-thinking 13-year-old who steered the school bus to safety after the driver lost consciousness, officials said. Dillon Reeves of Carter Middle School in Warren leapt to the front from his seat about five rows back before taking control of the wheel. A video shows the […]
Russian Official: Drone Causes Fire At Crimea Oil Reservoir
A massive fire erupted at an oil reservoir in Crimea after it was hit by a drone, a Russia-appointed official there reported Saturday. Mikhail Razvozhayev, the Moscow-installed governor of the Black Sea peninsula’s port city of Sevastopol, posted videos and photos of the blaze on his Telegram channel. Razvozhayev said the fire was assigned the […]
APC Schedules May 3rd For NWC Meeting
A crucial National Working Committee (NWC) meeting for the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) is scheduled for Wednesday, May 3. Senator Iyiola Omisore, the party’s national secretary, issued notices to the meeting to each of the 24 Committee members. The meeting of the party’s administrative organ will be presided over by Senator Abdullahi Adamu, the […]
Police Arrest, Detain Former Senator Andy Uba In Abuja
Senator Andy Uba, a former senator who served as the representative for the Anambra South Senatorial zone and the governorship candidate for the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Anambra State, was reportedly arrested and detained by the Nigerian Police Force in Abuja. SaharaReporters reports that Uba was reportedly detained on Wednesday, April 26, by the […]
FG Plans On Removal Of Fuel Subsidy Still On Course
Nigeria’s Federal Government has announced on Friday that its plans to completely remove fuel subsidy by June 2023 is still on course. Zainab Ahmed, the Minister of Finance, Budget, and National Planning, provided the clarification in a statement through Yunusa Abdullahi, her special adviser on media and communications. The Minister’s clarification comes in response to […]
