The Kebbi Government has stepped-up efforts to transform its Almajiri system of education by emulating the Indonesian model, Alhaji Sani Aliyu, Commissioner for Religious Affairs, has disclosed. The commissioner, who made this known on Sunday in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Birnin Kebbi, said a government’s delegation from the state…
North Korean soldiers have engaged in combat operations against Ukraine alongside their Russian allies, South Korea’s spy agency said on Wednesday. Seoul’s confirmation comes amid growing global criticism as the two countries strengthen military ties, after Pyongyang sent thousands of troops to Russia’s Kursk region to aid its war with Ukraine. “The National Intelligence Service…
The U.S. Department of Defense announced that the U.S. military attacked positions of Iranian-allied militias in Yemen and Syria. Pentagon spokesman Pat Ryder said on Tuesday that Airstrikes were carried out on several Houthi rebel weapons caches in Yemen over the weekend. ‘‘These facilities housed a variety of advanced conventional weapons used by the Iran-backed…
The Overseas Friends of Bharatiya Janata Party (OFBJP), Nigeria Chapter has expressed excitement over Indian Prime Minister, Narendra Modi’s planned visit to Nigeria from Nov. 16 to Nov.17. Mr Sanjay Srivastava, Founder of OFBJP, in a statement, on Wednesday, said the visit would boost bilateral ties between Nigeria and India. “This is the first visit…
Ukrainian military said Russian military attacked the Ukrainian capital, Kiev, with missiles and drones in the first such combined attack for months. The head of the military administration, Serhiy Popko, said on Wednesday that several missiles and drones were shot down during the attack. The authorities said that in the district of Brovary, east of…
Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko on Tuesday criticised the leaders of rich countries for skipping the climate talks under way in Azerbaijan’s capital and said the climate crisis is being exacerbated by conflicts around the world. “The people who are responsible for this are absent,” admonished the strongman leader and close ally of Russian President Vladimir…
The Israeli military said on Monday that the Lebanese Shiite militia Hezbollah fired around 165 rockets into the north of Israel. According to the Magen David Adom rescue service, a total of six people were injured, including a one-year-old child, in the Karmiel area of the Galilee and in the area of Kirjat Ata, just…
Türkiye on Monday denied reports claiming that it is allowing crude oil shipments to Israel via the Baku-Tbilisi-Ceyhan (BTC) pipeline. The BTC pipeline, which originates in Azerbaijan and passes through Georgia before reaching Türkiye’s Ceyhan port, exports oil from Azerbaijan’s oil fields in the Caspian Sea. In a statement, Türkiye’s Energy and Natural Resources Ministry…
More than 255,000 people have been affected by natural disasters so far this year, in which 32 people were injured, 12 people killed and one person is still missing. This is according to Laos’ Ministry of Labour and Social Welfare. The tropical depression, Prapiroon storm, Typhoon Yagi and tropical storm Soulik have brought heavy rainfall…
Mr Yang Jianxing, Director, China Cultural Centre, Nigeria (CCCN) has called on more Nigerians to learn Chinese to promote cultural exchange, trade, economic growth and development between China and Nigeria. He made the call on Saturday in Abuja on the sidelines of an event with the theme, “China-Africa Good Partners: 2024 Nigeria Speech Contest.” The…
