Hon. Nuradeen Bissallah, a seasoned politician and grassroots mobiliser, has been elected Chairman of the Social Democratic Party (SDP) in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT). The election took place during a peaceful State Congress on 6 May 2025 at the SDP National Secretariat in Abuja, according to a party statement. Bissallah secured the chairmanship through…
The Central Council of Jews in Germany has cautioned its communities against voting for populist parties in February’s election. Josef Schuster, has warned that the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) and the populist Sahra Wagenknecht Alliance (BSW) were home to anti-Semites. He saidthey are from the extreme right and radical enemies of Israel and Ukraine…
At least seven people have died in a canoe accident while travelling between the villages of Gidan Hussaini and Gwargawu in the Kambama ward of Shagari Local Government Area, located in Nigeria’s north-western Sokoto State. According to local accounts, the victims were undertaking a routine river crossing when their canoe capsized under yet-to-be-confirmed circumstances. Authorities…
Mr Dumebi Kachikwu, 2023 presidential candidate of the African Democratic Congress (ADC) has urged Nigerian leaders to deliver on the long-deferred hopes of citizens. Kachikwu in a statement on Wednesday in Abuja also urged Nigerians to use the occasion of the nation’s Independence Day to reflect on the state of the country. He emphasised the…
Former U.S. president Joe Biden has expressed his gratitude for the goodwill he has received following the announcement of his cancer diagnosis. “Cancer touches us all,” the 82-year-old wrote in a post on the online platform X on Monday. He said that he and his wife Jill, like so many others, had found that they…
The newly deployed Assistant Inspector General of Police (AIG) at the Force Criminal Intelligence and Investigation Department (FCID) Annex, Lagos, Margaret Agebe, officially assumed duty on Monday. The FCID’s spokesperson, ASP Aminat Mayegun, announced this in a statement in Lagos. According to Mayegun, Agebe, who becomes the 54th AIG of the FCID, has called on…
Australian Open champion Aryna Sabalenka geared up for her title defence at the year’s opening Grand Slam with a battling 4-6 6-3 6-2 win over Russian qualifier Polina Kudermetova in the final of the Brisbane International on Sunday. The world No 1 from Belarus, outclassed in last year’s final by Elena Rybakina before going on…
The World Health Organisation (WHO) has prequalified the first diagnostic test for glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase (G6PD) deficiency, a critical tool for safely administering WHO-recommended treatments to prevent relapse of Plasmodium vivax (P. vivax) malaria. In a statement on Wednesday, WHO emphasised that the decision reflected updated processes designed to enhance efficiency and accessibility of life-saving health…
The Emir of Ilorin, Alhaji Ibrahim Sulu-Gambari has condemned and demanded for justice following the gruesome killing of Hafsoh Lawal, a female student, by one Abdulrahman Bello. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Lawal, a final-year student of Kwara State College of Education in Ilorin, was killed by Bello, who claimed to be…
The Israeli military prosecutor on Wednesday filed indictments against five reservists, alleging severe abuse and injury of a Palestinian prisoner at Sde Teiman prison. According to the prosecutor, the abuse included cracked ribs, a punctured lung and a torn rectum. The indictments are the latest stage in a case involving a prisoner captured from an…
