Recep Tayyip Erdogan, President of Türkiye, warned Wednesday that the war triggered by attacks on Iran must be halted before it escalates and engulfs the wider region. Addressing members of his ruling party in parliament in Ankara, Erdogan stressed that diplomacy remained the best path to de-escalation. “This war must be stopped before it grows…
Rwandan Foreign Minister Olivier Nduhungirehe said Rwanda is in the early stages of talks to receive immigrants deported from the United States. Rwanda has in recent years, positioned itself as a destination country for migrants that Western countries would like to remove, despite concerns by rights groups that Kigali does not respect some of the…
A Senior Advocate of Nigeria, Mohammed Ndarani, has said the 1999 Constitution (as amended) has failed to ensure Local Government autonomy, because State Governments exert undue financial and administrative control. Ndarani made this known in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Sunday in Abuja. He said that inspite of constitutional provisions, local…
The Anambra Command of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), has raided an illegal mining site in the state and seized sand dredging machine during the operations. The state Commandant of the corps, Mr Olatunde Maku, disclosed this in Awka on Monday, while briefing newsmen on the activities of the command in the…
Osita Okechukwu, a senior figure in Nigeria’s All Progressives Congress (APC) and former head of the state-owned Voice of Nigeria, has accused most state governors of failing to meet the expectations of democracy over the past two decades. Reflecting on 26 years of civilian rule, Okechukwu said Tuesday that the performance of many governors had…
Maj.-Gen Abubakar Haruna, the General Officer Commanding (GOC), 7 Division, Nigerian Army, has called on communities in the north eastern part of the country to build resilience against insurgency. Haruna gave the charge in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Maiduguri on Wednesday. He underscored the role of community self-defence in…
Proceedings in the trial of nine suspected terrorists over the 2025 Yelwata massacre were halted on Tuesday after one of the accused fell ill in court. Alhaji Haruna Abdullahi, listed as the third defendant, collapsed shortly before the hearing commenced at the Federal High Court in Abuja. Despite efforts by correctional officers to revive him,…
Yahaya Yari, Chairman, Talata Mafara Local Government in Zamfara, confirmed the death of two persons following a locally made gun powder explosion that occured on Tuesday at a weekly market in Talata Mafara town. Yari, who confirmed the incident to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in a telephone interview on Wednesday, said the ugly…
The Labour Party presidential candidate in the 2023 general elections, Mr. Peter Obi, has congratulated former Vice-President Atiku Abubakar on his 79th birthday. In a message posted on his X handle, Obi described Atiku as a boss and elder statesman, wishing him more fruitful years ahead. “My dear elder brother, boss and elder statesman, Your…
The Chairman, Senate Committee on Land Transport, Sen. Adamu Aliero, says the African Development Bank has released $350 million to the Federal Govemment for construction of a rail line from Kano to Maradi. Aliero disclosed this during an oversight visit of the committee to the Nigeria Railway Corporation (NRC) on Monday in Lagos. He added…
