The Orumba South Local Government Area (LGA) of Anambra has commenced the clearing and desilting of drainage channels across communities to prevent erosion and flooding during the peak of the rainy season. Mr Shedrack Azubuike, Chairman of the council, told journalists that the desilting exercise would reduce the spread of diseases, and enhance the overall…
German Defence Minister, Boris Pistorius is to retain his post in the new Cabinet, his Social Democratic Party (SPD) said Monday, as the party unveiled its picks for ministerial positions. The SPD is set to enter the new German Government as the junior partner in coalition with Friedrich Merz’s conservative bloc, made up of the…
South African state utility, Eskom on Monday said that it was optimistic about power outlook in the country as there would be no electricity cuts in the next four months. Eskom’s difficulties in supplying power to Africa’s biggest economy have curbed economic growth for more than a decade. However, a turnaround in its plant performance…
The intervention of the National Security Adviser, Malam Nuhu Ribadu and other stakeholders, on Monday, led to the restoration of MTN telecommunication service in Kogi. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the Kogi State Utilities Infrastructure Management Compliance Agency (KUIMCA) had blocked MTN service to subscribers in the state following a dispute on…
Russian President Vladimir Putin has accused the West of trying to provoke him into using nuclear weapons in Ukraine. Putin made the comment on a documentry film about his 25 years in power, local media reported. “They wanted to provoke us, they wanted to make us make mistakes,” he said in the film. “However, there…
As part of activities to mark the 2025 World Hand Hygiene Day, the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC) has emphasised that hand hygiene is not just a clinical procedure. It is a moral obligation and a public health imperative that must be embedded in the culture of healthcare delivery nationwide. Dr Tochi…
The Mining Marshals have shut down an illegal tin mining site in Damau community, Kubau Local Government Area of Kaduna State. The Minister of Solid Minerals Development, Dr Dele Alake, confirmed this in a statement by his Special Assistant on Media, Segun Tomori, on Monday in Abuja. Alake said non-kinetic measures were employed in the…
The National Assembly has urged the Supreme Court of Nigeria to dismiss the suit filed by 11 governors from the Peoples Democratic Party, challenging the declaration of a state of emergency in Rivers State. In its response, it contended that the suit was procedurally flawed and lacked merit. It further argued that the court lacked…
Armed men suspected to be bandits launched a deadly attack on Saturday night, killing several vigilante members and civilians in a coordinated assault on three villages in Gwana District, Alkaleri Local Government Area of Bauchi State. The Nation gathered that the affected communities—Mansur, Digare, Sabuwar Sara, and Yalo—were ambushed while residents were asleep. Most of…
Israel’s security cabinet on Monday approved a plan to escalate the offensive in Gaza, including the occupation of the Gaza Strip and continued control over captured areas. According to an official close to the matter, the ministers unanimously approved the operational plan in a vote. The vote came hours after Military Chief, Eyal Zamir announced…
