Gov Bassey Otu of Cross River, on Tuesda, assented to three bills intended to improve the socio-cultural, infrastructural and economic condition of the state into laws. The laws include the State Road Maintenance Agency (Amendment) Law, 2025, the Lotteries and Gaming Agency Law, 2025, and the State Senior Citizens Centre Law, 2025. In a speech…
Gov Seyi Makinde of Oyo State has urged new corps members in the state to pay special attention to the development of their host communities. The governor made the call on Tuesday in Iseyin during the closing ceremony of the 2025 Batch ‘A’ Stream ‘I’ Orientation Course of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC). He…
Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Manet announced on Tuesday that the government will not grant licenses for any investment in the production of electronic cigarettes in the country. He made the statement during a meeting with Barros Miguel, president of the Association of Tobacco Industry in Cambodia, at the Peace Palace in Phnom Penh. “Samdech Thipadei…
A political pressure group, the Zamfara Movement Democrat (ZMD), has lambasted Governor Dauda Lawal of Zamfara State for what it describes as a complete failure to protect lives and properties in rural communities, two years into his administration. The group claims that the governor has done little to address the alarming security situation ravaging the…
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has invited the new Pope Leo XIV to visit the country after holding his first phone call with the pontiff on Monday. “Such a visit would bring real hope to all believers and to all our people,” Zelensky wrote on X after what he called a “warm and truly substantive” discussion…
The residents of the border towns of the Indian union territory of Jammu and Kashmir should return to their homes, as New Delhi and Islamabad have reached mutual understanding. Chief Minister of the territory Omar Abdullah said on Monday. “They the residents of the border towns should now try to return to their homes. “…
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 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,…
