The Chadian government has reportedly deported more than 600 irregular migrants from Nigeria who were primarily involved in begging and other illegal activities within the country. Sources indicate that those affected originated from Borno, Kano, Sokoto, and Kaduna States in northern Nigeria. Many of these individuals fled in large numbers during the height of the…
G20 leaders, on Monday, inaugurated a Global Alliance Against Hunger and Poverty, during the opening session of the 19th Heads of State and Government Summit of the Group of 20 (G20) in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. The alliance signed by all member countries empowers a Task Force to implement practical activities between 2025 and 2030…
The U.S. government through the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) has announced a strategic partnership of N3.5m dollars with Nigeria’s private sector to strengthen the nation’s creative industry. The partnership with Ascend Studios, tagged the “Africa Creative Blueprint”, will strengthen Nigerian youth with skills and resources needed to elevate them to the international…
South Africa’s President Cyril Ramaphosa on Monday called for the safe recovery of miners stuck underground in a disused mine shaft amid a standoff between police and hundreds of illegal miners. The police have blocked miners’ supplies of food and water to force them out and arrest them for illegally entering the abandoned mine in…
The Federal Government of Nigeria and the People’s Republic of China have reaffirmed their commitment to deepening bilateral relations, with a focus on driving economic development, infrastructure growth, and technological innovation. The Minister of Foreign Affairs, Amb. Yusuf Tuggar, said this at the Nigeria-China Economic and Trade Partnership Forum Roundtable in Abuja on Monday. Tuggar,…
Türkiye Interior Minister, Ali Yerlikaya announced on Monday that authorities have detained 1,644 irregular migrants and 51 human trafficking organisers in nationwide operations. Yerlikaya said on his social media platform X, that among the detained organisers, 11 were foreign nationals, adding that deportation procedures for the detained migrants have already been initiated. The minister did…
Top EU diplomat Josep Borrell is to propose suspending political dialogue with Israel over its war in the Gaza Strip at an EU foreign ministers meeting on Monday in Brussels. The move comes after “a year of unheeded pleas by the Israeli authorities regarding respect for international law in the Gaza war,” Borrell wrote in…
Hezbollah has confirmed the death of its Spokesman, Mohammed Afif, in an Israeli attack in Beirut. He was a “pillar” of Hezbollah’s media and political work, the pro-Iranian group said on Telegram. Afif was one of the few remaining publicly known faces of Hezbollah after the killing of the group’s leadership and had recently led…
Thousands of people in Slovakia took to the streets on Sunday to protest against the government led by Prime Minister Robert Fico, with the largest demonstration taking place in Bratislava. Opposition media reported that between 17,000 and 18,000 people participated in the rally in the capital. The protests, organised by two liberal and one conservative…
Austrian local police said on Monday that a German hiker died after falling from an alpine trail in the Austrian Alps. The incident took place near Bludenz, in the Austrian state of Vorarlberg, on Sunday night, according to police. The 54-year-old man, hiking with his wife and their dog, lost his footing at a dangerous…
