The Anglican Bishop of Nike Diocese in Enugu State, Rt. Rev. Christian Onyia, has urged the Federal and State Governments to rise above mere statements to killings, hunger and other insecurities across the country. Onyia said this on Tuesday in Enugu while speaking on the importance of the Holy Week ahead of Easter celebration marking…
Information released on Wednesday by the Vatican says that Pope Francis has partially resumed some work inspite of his continuing critical condition in the hospital. Francis, 88, is sitting in an armchair while continuing his therapy, which includes receiving additional oxygen via a tube through his nose. He is eating normally, the Vatican said. The…
As tensions rise between Hamas and Israel, more than 50 US military planes land in the Middle East within 24 hours. Discover the purpose and implications of this significant deployment. In recent days, the ongoing tensions between Hamas and Israel have reached a critical point. Reports have emerged indicating that over 50 US military planes…
The Niger State Emergency Management Agency (NSEMA) has confirmed the death of four people in a road accident on the Agaie-Lapai Road on Sunday. Alh. Abdullah Baba-Arah, Director-General of NSEMA, confirmed the incident in a statement on Monday in Minna. He said the crash involved three trailer trucks. One of the trucks was transporting cattle…
World Health Organisation (WHO) on Tuesday said over 161,000 children fewer than 10 have been given a first vaccine dose against polio virus in central Gaza. The vaccine was the first launch of UN-led mass vaccination campaign in the embattled Palestinian territory. The number of children reached in central Gaza during the first two days…
The European Union (EU) has received no information from the United States regarding the progress of Ukraine negotiations between President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin on Wednesday. EU foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas said the EU is working to arrange talks to gather first-hand information. She said they have already been in contact…
The Minister of Interior, Dr Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo, has ordered investigation into allegations of extortion involving some officers of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC). This is contained in a statement by the Minister’s Special Adviser on Media, Mr Babatunde Alao, on Tuesday in Abuja. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that a…
The South Sudan Minister of Finance, International Monetary Fund (IMF), Africa Energy Investment Corporation (AEICORP) and Trade & Development Bank (TDB) have struck a deal during the country’s Oil and Power Summit. Finance leaders at the sixth edition of the South Sudan Oil & Power conference put investment in East African energy projects top of…
The Afghan caretaker government’s Ministry of Mines and Petroleum has signed a contract worth 163 million dollars for the construction of a cement plant in northern Jawzjan province. The office of the acting deputy Prime Minister for economic affairs said in a statement on Tuesday. At the signing ceremony, Mullah Hedayatullah Badri, acting minister of…
The death toll following a powerful earthquake in Tibet on Tuesday , has risen to at least 53, according to Chinese state media. The magnitude 7.1 earthquake was centred in Tibet at a depth of about 10 kilometres, the U.S. Geological Survey said. The Chinese state news agency Xinhua, cited local authorities, stating that at…
