The United Nations Office on Drugs and Crimes (UNODC) has revealed that no fewer than 1,385 children were recruited by Boko Haram terrorists between 2017 to 2019 in Borno State and other parts of the Northeast. UNODC’s Country Director in Nigeria, Mr. Cheikh Ousmane Toure, disclosed this in Maiduguri on Monday during the 5th World…
Niger State Deputy Governor Comrade Yakubu Garba has disclosed that close to 1000 people were still missing and 200 bodies were buried as at last count following the flood in Mokwa Local government area of the state. He disclosed this yesterday while receiving the Presidential candidate of Labour Party in 2023 election Peter Obi who…
United Nations Secretary-General, Antonio Guterres, said on Monday that he was appalled by the killing and maiming of Palestinians at an aid distribution centre in Gaza. He said in a statement that “I am appalled by reports of Palestinians killed and injured while seeking aid in Gaza yesterday. “It is unacceptable that Palestinians are risking…
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi may skip the upcoming G7 summit in Canada later this month for the first time in six years. The decision is reportedly due to ongoing tensions between New Delhi and Ottawa, India Today reported on Monday, citing sources familiar with the matter. Though India is not a G7 member, it…
The Sultan of Sokoto, Alhaji Sa’ad Abubakar, has urged the Independent Corrupt Practices and other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) to enhance dialogue with stakeholders to strengthen asset recovery efforts and the fight against corruption. Abubakar made the call when he received the ICPC Resident Anti-Corruption Commissioner in charge of Sokoto and Kebbi , Mr Shintema…
Women from Okhorimi community in Benin City on Monday stormed the Edo House of Assembly, with their children, pleading for the release of their husbands arrested three weeks ago. Carrying placards, the women, some with infants strapped to their backs, said the arrest of six men had left their families shattered and their children out…
The North East Development Commission (NEDC) has inaugurated seven infrastructure and capacity-building projects in Yobe, reaffirming its commitment to the reconstruction and long-term development of the North-East region. Mr Mohammed Alkali, the Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of NEDC, made this known during the inauguration in Damaturu on Monday. He highlighted the key completed…
The Federal Government has unveiled MediPool, a pharmaceutical policy innovation aimed at reducing drug costs and boosting local manufacturing through strategic bulk purchasing. The initiative was announced on Monday by the Coordinating Minister of Health and Social Welfare, Prof. Muhammad Pate, in a video shared via his official X (formerly Twitter) handle, @muhammadpate. MediPool, a…
Mercenaries from the United Kingdom Gary Bonini and Swedish mercenary Jonathan Quanz, have been sentenced to 14 years in prison in absentia in Russia Both fought for the Kiev regime and were declared wanted by Russian law enforcement agencies, the Russian Investigative Committee said on Monday. “At the request of the criminal investigator, measure of…
A renowned virologist, Prof. Oyewale Tomori, has raised concerns about African countries paying nearly three times more for vaccines when procured independently, yet receive far fewer doses. Speaking in an interview with News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Monday in Abuja, Tomori described the situation as unacceptable. He was reacting to new insights from a…
