Gov Umaru Bago of Niger, on Wednesday presented Certificate of Occupancy (C of O) to the Federal Housing Authority for the commencement of the ‘Renewed Hope Housing Project’ to be constructed on a 31-hectares land in Minna. The governor presented the C of O to Mr Oyetunde Ojo, the Managing Director, Federal Housing Authority (FHA),…
Two gospel preachers on Wednesday urged the youth not to see Valentine’s Day as a day for fornication and other immoral acts but a day to show genuine love for God and humanity. Pastor Williams Nmezi of the Spoken World Ministry, Okokomaiko, Lagos State, and Dr Nkem Chima, President, Centre for Defence of Morality, made…
North Korean state media on Wednesday blasted the United States for President Donald Trump’s plan to redevelop the Gaza Strip by taking over the war-ruined territory and resettling residents elsewhere. “The world is now seething with the U.S. ‘bomb declaration’,” the state-controlled KCNA news agency said on its English language website, without naming Trump. “The…
General Superintendent of the Holy Spirit Mission, Ikeja, Lagos State, Bishop Charles Ighele, on Wednesday called for a ban on the celebration of Valentine’s Day in Nigeria. Ighele made the called in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Lagos, against the backdrop of illicit sexual abuse attached to the day by…
Beavers can play a role in tackling flooding, a new assessment from the Environment Agency on how nature can help address floods has said. The updated directory summarises the latest evidence for the flood and coastal erosion benefits of 17 natural measures from river restoration to woodlands in catchments and along water courses. It can…
President Donald Trump once again brushed aside international outrage over his plan to take control of Gaza, saying the United States could help transform it into a “diamond.” “We’re going to take it, we’re going to hold it, we’re going to cherish it,” Trump said during a meeting with Jordan’s King Abdullah II at the…
South Korea’s Constitutional Court on Tuesday held the seventh hearing of the impeachment trial of President Yoon Suk-yeol, with the arrested president attending for the fifth time. Yoon, dressed in a suit and red necktie as in previous hearings, arrived at the courtroom in central Seoul at around 10:00 a.m. local time (0100 GMT). During…
Gov Siminalayi Fubara of Rivers has affirmed his administration’ commitment to prioritising the welfare and security of Corps Members and ensuring that their needs are consistently addressed and protected. Fubara made the remark at the closing ceremony of the 2024 Batch C Stream II Orientation Course for corps members at the National Youth Service Corps…
The UN human rights office, OHCHR, has called on Israel and Hamas to ensure that all people they are holding are treated humanely. OHCHR spokesperson Thameen Al-Kheetan, in a statement, stated that images of emaciated Israeli hostages and Palestinian detainees released as part of the first phase of the Gaza ceasefire agreement had been deeply…
Pope Francis sharply criticised U.S. President Donald Trump’s mass deportations of migrants in an open letter on Tuesday to U.S. Catholic bishops. The head of around 1.4 billion Catholics worldwide described the crackdown on irregular immigration initiated by Trump as a “major crisis” for the United States. A nation’s right to protect its population from…
