The first batch of 560 intending pilgrims from Kwara have been transported to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia from Babatunde Idiagbon International Airport, Ilorin. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the pilgrims departed the airport onboard Max Airline aircraft at about 12:40pm. on Monday. The departure was witnessed by Kwara Amirul Hajj, Olupo…
Many residents of the FCT, have urged the Federal Government to ensure that the recent increase in Megawatts (MW) of electricity from 4,100 to 5,700 translates to steady power supply. The consumers, who spoke to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Monday in Abuja were reacting to the 5,700 MW average daily power generated…
The Nigerian Air Force (NAF) has alerted members of the public, particularly residents of Abuja and Lagos, that aerial display rehearsals were ongoing in both cities. The rehearsals are part of activities marking the NAF 61st Anniversary Celebration. The Director, Public Relations and Information, NAF, Air Commodore Ehimen Ejodame, made this known in a statement…
The Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria has procured for the first time, a first-line HIV treatment manufactured in Africa. The life-saving antiretroviral drugs were produced by a Kenyan pharmaceutical company and recently delivered to Mozambique. Ms. Hui Yang, Head of Supply Operations at the Global Fund, made this known in a statement…
President Bola Tinubu on Monday swore in two commissioners of Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) and two members of the board of Code of Conduct Bureau (CCB) after their clearance by the Senate. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the swearing-in of the new appointees was performed by the president during the Federal…
The Argentine Supreme Court has found documentation associated with the Nazi regime among its archives including propaganda material that was used to spread Adolf Hitler’s ideology in the South American nation. One Judicial authority from the court told The Associated Press on Sunday. The court came across the material when preparing for the creation of…
Indian and Pakistani authorities said on Monday that no firing was reported overnight along the heavily militarised region between their countries, the first calm night in recent days. The pause in hostilities followed a U.S.-brokered ceasefire agreement reached on Saturday, in which both nations pledged to halt all military actions on land, in the air,…
The demand by the Ondo South Senatorial District for the chairmanship position of Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) is generating tension within the party in the state. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that PDP has, of recent, been facing some challenges, as its members are defecting in droves to the ruling All Progressives Congress…
Pope Leo XIV will take questions from international pressmen at a news conference on Monday. The Pope is expected to address several hundred journalists who have been reporting from the Vatican since the death of his predecessor, Pope Francis, last month. The new pontiff, formerly Cardinal Robert Francis Prevost of Chicago, was elected on Thursday…
The re-arraignment of Olugbenga Obadina, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer (CEO), Almond Projects Limited, on Monday, by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) suffered a setback. Obadina is being prosecuted over his alleged involvement in the misappropriation of N33.2billion meant for the purchase of arms by retired Col. Sambo Dasuki, a former National Security…
