There are warnings that more than a million people in southern Madagascar are facing acute food shortages due to the island’s worst drought in 40 years. The rights group, Amnesty International, said people were resorting to eating cactuses to survive It said people were selling their belongings and sending...
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The migrants swam or waded around the border fence to enter Spanish territory from MoroccoImage caption: The migrants swam or waded around the border fence to enter Spanish territory from Morocco Spain says most of the thousands of migrants who entered its North African enclave of Ceuta this week...
Gov. Douye Diri of Bayelsa on Friday assured People Living with Disabilities (PLDs) of his administration’s commitment to giving them a sense of belonging with respect to their welfare. Diri said this while addressing the leadership of the state chapter of the Joint National Association of Persons with Disabilities...
The Federal Government has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the Judicial Staff Union of Nigeria (JUSUN) and the Parliamentary Staff Association of Nigeria (PASAN) in its bid to resolve the strike by the unions. This followed a meeting between the government and the leaders of the unions presided...
The Federal Government said that it had donated 33 utility vehicles to the security committee working with the forensic auditors currently appraising projects executed by the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC). The Minister of Niger Delta Affairs, Sen. Godswill Akpabio, delivered the vehicles to the auditors in Port Harcourt,...
Federal Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development has admitted it spent N30million to built a mosque for livestock farmers in Borno State Officials of the Federal Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development have confirmed details of a leaked memo. It disclosed this in a statement issued by the Director...
Rev. Fr. Alphonsus Bello, a Catholic priest, has been reportedly killed while another priest, Rev. Fr. Joe Keke, was kidnapped by unidentified gunmen at St. Vincent Ferrer Catholic Church Malunfashi, Katsina state. According to Vanguard reports, the bandits, on Thursday night, stormed the Catholic parish and started shooting into...
Mr Philip Obin, Technical Assistant to Vice President Yemi Osinbajo on new media, says Gov. Ben Ayade’s defection to All Progressives Congress (APC) was long overdue. Obin said this when he spoke with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Friday in Calabar. He congratulated the governor and welcomed...
By EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja- The Peoples Democratic Party has sent a message to Governor Ben Ayade of Cross River state after he defected to the All Progressives Congress. Recall that Governor Ayade announced his decision to dump the party on Thursday morning after a closed-door meeting with six APC...
A Non-Governmental Organisation, Gist AGRICA, is training 60 unemployed Nigerians in bee farming. Mrs Ekwi Ajide, Gist AGRICA founder, said on Thursday that the workshop holding in Awka, in partnership with Medical Honey Bees Farm Nigeria, was also to create awareness on the importance of pollinators as contributors to...
Media personality, Phina has narrated how she escaped from suspected kidnappers in Lekki area of Lagos state. Phina who narrated her ordeal via tweets she shared, said she was approached by an armed man who had “Special Forces” inscription on his T-shirt while stuck in traffic leading up to...
The Nigeria Police Command in Niger has confirmed that some gunmen on Thursday killed Alhaji Bashar Namaska, the son of the Emir of Kontagora. The police said that he was shot on his way to his father’s farm located at Lioji village of Kontagora Local Government Area of Niger....
U.S. President Joe Biden has applauded a ceasefire agreement between Israel and Hamas in the Gaza Strip and emphasised the U.S. will continue to support Israel militarily. Biden said in remarks at the White House in Washington, DC as Israel and Hamas agreed to a ceasefire proposal by Egypt...
The Ondo State government has called on traditional rulers to support government’s efforts aimed at tackling insecurity and criminal activities in the state. The Deputy Governor, Mr Lucky Aiyedatiwa made the call at the monthly meeting of the 130 Crowns Club in Ondo state, which held at the Palace...
By Chief Mike Ozekhome, SAN, OFR, FCIArb, LL.M, Ph.D, LL.D INTRODUCTION The Northern elites, including the Hon Attorney General of the Federation, Abubakar Malami, SAN, miss the point sorely when they compare Igbo peaceful spare-parts dealers who go about their normal spare parts business legitimately, (building or renting their shops),...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri- The Nigerian Army troops has launched a deadly attack on the dreaded Boko Haram terrorists in Dawuri village axis of Borno State, killing no fewer than 40 insurgents, while several others were seriously wounded It was learnt that The Troops of Operation Hadin Kai were...
The Nigeria Labour Congress woukd on Friday meet to come up with its position on the recommendation by governors that the price of Premium Motor Spirit, popularly called petrol, be raised from N162/litre to N408.5/litre. A committee set up by the Nigeria Governor’s Forum had on Wednesday called for...
By CALLISTUS OFFOR, Abuja- The Chief of Army Staff (COAS), Lt Gen Ibrahim Attahiru has charged officers and men of the Directorate of Army Public Relations (DAPR) on the need to enhance their capacity on effective information management. Let. Gen. Attahiru gave the charge on Wednesday 19 May 2021...
Sporting Lisbon youngster Pedro Goncalves was handed a maiden Portugal call-up as coach Fernando Santos named his 26-man squad for Euro 2020 on Thursday. The reigning champions will be led by Cristiano Ronaldo, who is just six goals short of Iranian Ali Daei’s all-time international record of 103 goals...
Operatives of the Lagos Zonal Office of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) have arrested a club owner, Emeka Kingsley. The EFCC Head of Media and Publicity, Wilson Uwujaren, disclosed this in a statement on Thursday. He explained that Kingsley, owner of Glass House – a club in...