Members of the Lagos State House of Assembly have reinstated Mudashiru Obasa as the Speaker, ending 49 days of the speakership crisis. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Obasa returns as the Speaker following the resignation of the former speaker, Mojisola Meranda, during Monday’s plenary. The former Majority Leader, Noheem Adams, moved a…
The Government of the United States of America has donated 10,000 doses of the Jynneos vaccine to Nigeria, for protection against mpox. Speaking during the official handover of the mpox vaccine on Tuesday in Abuja, the coordinating minister of health and social welfare, Prof Muhammad Pate, said the vaccine will be of great help to…
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) and the Home Office International Operations (HOIO) of the United Kingdom have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) that would enhance the fight against transnational organised crime. Speaking at the MoU signing at the NDLEA headquarters on Monday in Abuja, Regional Manager (West Africa) of HOIO, Mr Ian…
The UN Humanitarian Coordinator for Ukraine, Matthias Schmale, has condemned the deadly Russian missile and drone strikes that began overnight and reportedly targeted 15 regions of the country. Schmale, in a statement on Monday, said that, like millions of people in Ukraine, he spent hours in a shelter that morning due to the ongoing wave…
Al Jazeera Media Network has condemned the killing of five of its journalists in what it claims was a targeted Israeli strike in Gaza City, renewing concerns over the safety of reporters in the enclave. The network said the journalists were killed on Sunday when Israeli forces struck a tent outside Al-Shifa Hospital, where its…
Nigerian music superstar, Divine Ikubor, popularly known as Rema, has made history as the first African artiste to feature on the cover of Rolling Stone magazine. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Rolling Stone is an American monthly magazine that focuses on music, politics, and popular culture. According to Rolling Stone, the Afrobeats…
The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, has pledged full support for the successful hosting of Nigeria’s first-ever International Airshow, scheduled to take place in Abuja from December 2 to 4. Wike made the commitment on Wednesday when the Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development, Festus Keyamo, led a delegation to his…
European Union foreign ministers to meet on Wednesday in Warsaw for two days of informal talks focused on the bloc’s changing relation with the U.S. and the ongoing war in Ukraine. The return of Donald Trump to the White House at the beginning of the year has significantly changed the political winds in the EU….
A State High Court in Kano has issued a restraining order against the All Progressives Congress (APC), People’s Democratic Party (PDP), and 19 other political parties, from obstructing the Kano State Independent Electoral Commission (KANSIEC) from collecting nomination fees ahead of the upcoming local government elections. The legal intervention follows a protest by the political…
A fire broke out in an industrial facility in western Ukraine due to an overnight Russian airstrike, regional authorities reported on Tuesday. The flames engulfed a fuel tank, Viktor Masley, head of the civil defence authority in the Ternopil region, told journalists. “No one was injured. The fire has been contained, but extinguishing efforts were…
