Myanmar’s military has announced a temporary ceasefire to speed up relief and reconstruction efforts following last week’s devastating earthquake that has so far claimed the lives of over 3000 people. In a statement, the ruling junta’s State Administration Council said the deal would be in effect from 2 April to 22 April. Earlier this week,…
The National Park Service (NPS) has assured Nigerians of its ongoing efforts to mitigate climate change through carbon reduction. Dr Ibrahim Goni, the Conservator-General (C-G) of the NPS, made this commitment in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Abuja on Wednesday. The C-G stated that the approval for the establishment of…
The Abia Apostolic Intercessory Team, in collaboration with the Umuda Isingwu Ministers’ Forum, has announced the 2025 Resurrection Power Prayer Summit. Themed “Breaking ‘Thou Shall Not Excel’ Curses and Evil Pronouncements,” the summit is scheduled to take place from Tuesday, 1 April to Friday, 4 April 2025, at St James Methodist Church, Umuda Isingwu, Canaan…
A yet-to-be-ascertained number of persons were feared dead when a truck conveying a 40 feet container crashed into a shuttle bus, tricycles and pedestrians at the Idemili junction, near Oba in Idemili South LGA of Anambra, on Tuesday evening. When contacted on Wednesday, the spokesperson of the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) in Anambra, Mrs…
The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) has confirmed the death of four people in a lone accident involving an articulated vehicle in Kogi. The FRSC also said that two persons were severely injured in the accident. The FRSC Sector Commander in Kogi, Mr Samuel Oyedeji, confirmed the incidence to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN)…
The Obololi community in Southern Ijaw Local Government Area of Bayelsa has reported that no relief has reached them following the Feb. 16 oil leak, which discharged crude and polluted the River Nun. The National Oil Spills Detection and Response Agency (NOSDRA) traced the spill to a 16-inch Nun River-Kolo Creek underwater pipeline operated by…
The administration of U.S. President Donald Trump has paused the development of a plan to resolve the Ukraine conflict in order to take into account the opinion of European allies. The Telegraph newspaper reported on Tuesday. U.S. Special Envoy for Ukraine, Keith Kellogg, has promised to hold individual talks with NATO allies before finalising the…
No fewer than three persons sustained various degrees of injuries in a tanker explosion along Numan Road, Jimeta in Yola. The Police and the Federal fire Service in Adamawa, who confirmed this to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Yola that no life was lost in the incident. Aliyu Abubakar, Deputy Superintendent of Fire…
The Democratic Republic of Congo has requested an emergency session of the UN Human Rights Council to discuss the situation in the eastern city of Goma. A UN spokesperson on Tuesday said the meeting was paramount after Goma was seized by Rwanda-backed M23 rebels. According to the spokesperson, Congo requested the session to take place…
Over 2,000 bodies require burial in Goma after Rwanda-backed M23 rebels took over the Democratic of Congo city, inflaming a decade-old conflict and humanitarian crisis. Congo’s communications minister Patrick Muyaya on Tuesday confirmed the mass burial, adding that relative calm has returned to Goma, where the rebel alliance that includes M23 declared a ceasefire for…
