Eyal Zamir has officially assumed his role as Israel’s chief of staff of the Israel Defence Forces (IDF) during a handover ceremony in Tel Aviv on Wednesday. The new IDF chief was appointed by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Defence Minister Israel Katz. Zamir succeeds Herzi Halevi, who resigned more than 15 months after the…
Sen Ireti Kingibe, representing the FCT, and Prof. Kaletapwa George-Farauta, Deputy Governor of Adamawa State, have been named among Nigeria’s 100 Most Influential Women ahead of the 2025 International Women’s Day (IWD). The announcement was made in Abuja by Gender Perspectives in Development, a gender-focused non-governmental organisation, in collaboration with Profiles & Biographies, a leading…
The Indigenes of Federal Capital Territory (FCT) have proposed that Kwali be made the capital, when the territory is given a state status. The Etsu of Kwali, Mr Luka Nizassan III, disclosed this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Wednesday in Kwali, the headquarter of Kwali Area Council. The Etsu…
The Israeli military said on Wednesday its forces demolished the houses of two Palestinians who killed seven people in an attack in Tel Aviv last year. Videos have showed that troops detonating explosives in the homes located in Hebron, a Palestinian city in the south of the Israeli-occupied West Bank. Seven people were killed and…
A Catholic Priest, Rev. Fr. Thomas Edogbanya has urged Christians to use the period of Lent to enhance their closeness to God and help one another, especially the less privileged in the society. Edogbanya, the Parish Priest of Saint Charles Lwanga Parish, Apo, Abuja, gave the advice in a sermon during the church’s Ash Wednesday…
The Minister of Interior, Dr Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo, has vowed to eradicate corruption in correctional centres and ensure that the centres across the country focus on rehabilitation, rather than punishment. Tunji-Ojo made the vow on Wednesday in Abuja, during the second public hearing on alleged corruption and other violations against Nigeria Correctional Service (NCoS). The minister…
President of the Senate, Godswill Akpabio has denied any attempt to sexually harass Sen. Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan (PDP-Kogi), as being alleged by the latter. Akpabio made the rebuttal at the resumption of plenary on Wednesday, after a week recess. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) recalls that Akpoti-Uduaghan had on a popular television programme, accused Akpabio…
Chief Alagoa Morris, a renowned environmentalist has said that the Feb. 16, oil leak from Shell’s pipeline in Southern Ijaw LGA of Bayelsa has raised the toxicity of Obololi River leading to death of fishes. Morris told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Wednesday in Yenagoa that the pollution caused by the leak was…
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC) has reported 627 suspected measles cases across 30 states and 213 Local Government Areas (LGAs) as of January 31, 2025. Dr Jide Idris, Director-General of NCDC, on Wednesday in Abuja, said that this marked a significant drop from the 2,157 cases recorded in January 2024. The…
Russia has said that Zelensky’s peace talk offer was a positive and welcomed idea, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky’s stated willingness to negotiate for peace, calling it a “positive’’ step. But Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov questioned the practicality of such talks, noting that Zelensky had legally barred negotiations with Russian President Vladimir Putin through a decree…
