The Honourable Minister of State for Defence, Federal Republic of Nigeria, Dr Bello Muhammad Matawalle, has been officially invited by the Republic of Azerbaijan for a high-level diplomatic visit. This invitation was extended by Azerbaijan’s Minister of Defence Industry, Mr Vugar Mustafayev, as part of ongoing efforts to strengthen bilateral defence cooperation between the two…
Russian airstrikes on Ukraine’s western city of Lviv overnight killed at least seven people, including children, and injured at least 38 people, regional officials said on Wednesday. Lviv Mayor, Andriy Sadovyi, said that the three of the dead were children. In some areas in northern Ukraine, the air alert was still sounding at 8:30 a.m….
Suspended Governor Siminalayi Fubara of Rivers State has joined Nigerians in mourning the passing of former President Muhammadu Buhari, who died on Sunday in London at the age of 82. In a condolence statement issued on Monday by his Chief Press Secretary, Mr Nelson Chukwudi, Fubara described Buhari’s death as a great loss for the…
The people of Gbolomotin community in Ovia South- West Local Government of Edo has called for the state government protection following speculations that the community caused the killings. This is contained in a statement by Mr Karaem Ebimobobowei, the spokesperson of the Gbolomotin community, on Sunday in Benin . Ebimobobowei said the community never provoked…
The Police Command in Bayelsa on Monday attributed the prompt rescue of two abducted Niger Delta Development commission (NDDC) staff to credible intelligence from residents and deployment of security drones. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the two NDDC personnel were abducted on Friday on the waterways while they were about to board…
Iran’s atomic chief on Tuesday said that no pause would take place in the country’s nuclear activities, according to state-run IRIB news agency. President of the Atomic Energy Organisation of Iran Mohammad Eslami made the remarks during an interview while pointing to the attacks by the United States and Israel on Iran’s nuclear facilities, the…
Dr Kayode Fayemi, former Governor of Ekiti State and ex-Minister of Mines and Steel Development, has mourned the death of Nigeria’s former President Muhammadu Buhari, describing him as a resilient leader with a profound belief in the nation’s future. In a statement on Monday, Fayemi extended heartfelt condolences to Buhari’s family, the people of Katsina…
Iraqi Prime Minister Mohammed Shia’ al-Sudani has called for unified efforts among regional countries to support stability in the Middle East. Al-Sudani made the remarks during a meeting with the visiting Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan,this is according to a statement on Monday by Al-Sudani’s media office. The statement said the two ministers discussed bilateral…
The Nigerian Air Force has invited Nigerian youths to contribute ideas on the future of air operations by participating in the 2025/2026 Chief of the Air Staff (CAS) Literary Competition. In a statement released on Tuesday in Abuja, the Director of Public Relations and Information, Air Commodore Ehimen Ejodame, said the competition is part of…
A witness of the Department of State Services (DSS) in the case against four suspected terrorists behind the June 5, 2022 attack on St. Francs Catholic Church, Owo, Ondo State, on Tuesday, identified one of the defendants as part of the actual attackers. The witness, who said he is a member of the Ondo Security…
