The first one pound coins featuring Britain’s King Charles III have entered circulation, with collectors encouraged to look out for the historic addition to the nation’s change. Nearly three million of the new designs will be making their way into people’s pockets and tills across the country this week, via post offices and banks throughout…
The Association of Women Living with HIV/AIDS In Nigeria (ASHWAN), says it is restrategising to reduce stigmatisation against people living with the virus. The National Coordinator of the association, Mrs Esther Hindi, stated this while interacting with journalists after a stakeholders’ meeting in Birnin Kebbi. Hindi explained that the meeting was organised to provide the…
President Bola Tinubu has directed security chiefs to relocate to Maiduguri to take charge of the security situation following Monday’s attack in Borno. Tinubu, in a statement, on Tuesday, said the directive was part of immediate measures to strengthen coordination and intensify ongoing operations against terrorist elements threatening peace and stability in the North-East region….
The Israeli military early on Tuesday said that an attacker was shot dead after firing at soldiers at a checkpoint near the village of Tayasir in the northern West Bank. “Following the initial report, a terrorist fired at soldiers at a military post in the area of Tayasir. “The soldiers eliminated the terrorist during exchanges…
The Zamfara Civil Society Organization has accused Zamfara State Governor Dauda Lawal of obstructing the Nigerian Federal Government’s efforts to address the escalating insecurity in the northwestern state, alleging that he is politicising the crisis for electoral gain. In a statement issued on Tuesday, the group’s spokesperson,Ahmad Ibrahim maradun, claimed that Governor Lawal has failed…
Enugu State Governor, Dr. Peter Mbah, has reaffirmed his administration’s commitment to transforming the state into Nigeria’s “skills capital.” He made the declaration on Wednesday while opening the 2025 Agbaja Education Summit organised by the Agbaja Leaders of Thought (ALT) at the Amadeo Event Centre in Enugu. Highlighting the growing role of knowledge and innovation…
In a powerful show of unity, traditional rulers from Southern Kaduna gathered in Kafanchan on Wednesday for an unprecedented meeting aimed at strengthening peace and paving the way for future development. The initiative, convened by the Southern Kaduna Christian Leaders Association (SKCLA) under the leadership of Apostle Emmanuel Nuhu Kure, brought together Christian and Muslim…
The Gombe State Police Command has launched an investigation following the death of a 15-year-old girl whose body was found in Kwami community, police said on Tuesday. The victim, identified as Aisha, was reported missing after being sent to buy soybeans on Monday evening. Her body was later discovered in a hole in a bush…
Donald Trump’s campaign has accused British Prime Minister Keir Starmer’s Labour Party of “blatant foreign interference” in the U.S. presidential campaign after some volunteers travelled to help campaign for Kamala Harriss. The Republican candidate’s camp has filed a complaint with the Federal Election Commission in Washington, calling for an investigation into what it termed illegal…
President Bola Tinubu has requested the approval of the National Assembly for a fresh ₦1.15 trillion borrowing from the domestic debt market to help finance the deficit in the 2025 budget. The President’s request was conveyed in a letter read on the floor of the Senate during plenary on Tuesday. According to the letter,…
