Seventeen young Nigerian girls trafficked to Ghana have been rescued and repatriated back to the country while five traffickers were equally arrested by the efforts of the Nigerians in the Diaspora Commission (NIDCOM). According to a statement issued on Sunday signed by Abdur-Rahman Balogun, Director, Media, Public Relations and Protocols Unit, NiDCOM, said this latest…
The Islamic Republic of Pakistan on Sunday reaffirmed its commitment to supporting the people of Jammu and Kashmir in their struggle towards realisation of their right to self-determination. Its High Commissioner to Nigeria, Maj.-Gen. Sohail Khan, said this while speaking with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on the commemoration of Kashmir Black Day in…
The Federal Government has called for urgent and aggressive measures to combat the catastrophic impact of climate change in the country. The Minister of Environment, Alhaji Balarabe Lawal, made the call at the just concluded Commonwealth Heads of Government Summit (CHOGM) held in Apia, the capital of the Independent State of Samoa. This is contained…
On Saturday, Israel confirmed the initiation of “precise strikes” targeting military installations in Iran, a response to recent missile assaults from the Iranian regime. An AFP journalist in Tehran reported multiple explosions during this escalation. The Israeli military stated, “In retaliation for months of ongoing attacks from the Iranian regime against the State of Israel,…
China’s Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, on Wednesday inaugurated a pilot programme to expand value-added telecom services in four designated areas in Beijing, Shanghai, Hainan, and Shenzhen. The pilot programme would allow foreign investors to operate wholly-owned businesses such as internet data centres and engage in online data processing and transaction processing in the…
The United Kingdom Government, through its Home Office International Operations (HOIO) says its collaboration with Nigeria on the fight against substance abuse and illicit drug trafficking is yielding positive results. Head of UK Home Office International Operations, Victoria Pullen stated this when she led her colleague, Kristoffer Hawksfield on a visit to the National Drug…
Lebanon’s caretaker prime minister Najib Mikati says he has had no contact with Hezbollah representatives for weeks. Mikati told news broadcaster Al Arabiya this is happening even though the group has put up two Cabinet ministers and has 13 representatives in the Lebanese parliament. “There has been no communication with Hezbollah since the middle of…
Israeli warplanes has began bombing branches of Al Qard Al Hassan, a financial institution affiliated with Hezbollah, local media reported. The report confirmed that the branch of the financial institution in Chiyah in Beirut’s southern suburbs had been attacked, with no immediate casualties reported yet. Israeli military spokesman Daniel Hagari has threatened earlier that the…
By Shalom Oludele and Jameel Gulma The 6th International Onion Conference, organized by the National Onion Producers, Processors and Marketers Association of Nigeria (NOPPMAN) and the Regional Observatory of Onion Sector in West and Central Africa (ROO/WCA), emphasized the need for enhanced training opportunities for women in the onion industry. The Mabera Women Cooperative revealed…
No fewer than 90 people were confirmed dead, following a petrol tanker explosion in Majiya Town, Taura Local Government Area of the state on Tuesday. Mr Shi’isu Adam, the Police Spokesperson in Jigawa, confirmed this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Wednesday. He also said that 50 other persons had…
