The United States Department of State and Department of Defense officials, alongside their Nigerian counterparts, have celebrated the completion of $38 million of improvements to the Kainji Air Base in Nigeria. The air base improvements are essential to facilitate the operation and maintenance of the A-29 Super Tucano wing and associated munitions stationed there. The…
In the midst of a deadly conflict between Sudan’s military and the Rapid Support Forces (RSF), India has evacuated 670 citizens from the country. The World Health Organisation (WHO) has warned of many more deaths due to disease outbreaks and a lack of essential services amid the fighting. The officials of the United Nations said…
US government funds justice sector in Kaduna, Nasarawa, and Plateau states for a stable and secure Nigeria. The Public and Private Development Centre (PPDC), with sponsorship from the US government, organized a workshop to build the capacity of Court Administration and Case Management Projects. The director of International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs, Jason Smith,…
By Israel Bulus, Kaduna A 19-year-old Nigerian victim of bandits attack, Zakaria Iliya, has recounted how his life took a turn for the worse with the loss of his arm. Zakaria, who returned to his community, Ungwan Gora in Chikun Local Government Area of Kaduna State for a herbal treatment, disclosed his nightmare in an…
CNBC anchor and international correspondent Hadley Gamble has accused former NBCUniversal CEO Jeff Shell of sexual harassment and sex discrimination. Gamble’s lawyer, Suzanne McKie, released a statement saying that the investigation into Shell “arose from a complaint by my client of sexual harassment and sex discrimination.” The parent company, Comcast, announced Shell’s resignation, effective immediately,…
Early in 2020, on the same day that a frightening new illness officially got the name Covid-19, a team of scientists from the United States and China released critical data showing how quickly the virus was spreading, and who was dying. The study was cited in health warnings around the world and appeared to be…
India reported over 12,000 COVID-19 infections on Thursday, an increase of nearly 2,000 cases compared to yesterday. As many as 12,591 cases were registered, the daily COVID-19 report shared by the government showed. The country’s active caseload currently stands at 65,286 – 0.14% percent of the total cases. India reported over 10,000 cases for the…
Global Peace Foundation Nigeria has joined other world peacebuilders to sign the Delhi Peace Agreement which is aimed at mitigating identity-based violence. It was gathered that countries, especially in Africa were advised to adopt the Nigerian model of mitigating the identity-based violence under its “One Family Under God” campaign. Speaking on the significance of the…
Crosley Green, a Florida man, turned himself in to authorities on Monday to serve his life sentence for the 1989 killing of Charles “Chip” Flynn, after his murder conviction was overturned in 2018 and then reinstated by the 11th Circuit Court of Appeals in 2022. Green’s conviction was originally overturned because prosecutor Chris White had…
Fox News, the American media giant, has agreed to pay a $787m settlement over a defamation lawsuit filed by Dominion Voting Systems, an election technology company, over its coverage of the 2020 United States presidential election. Dominion filed the lawsuit in 2021, alleging that Fox News knowingly aired falsehoods about its voting machines to boost…
