The South-South Alliance for Prosperity (SSAP) has called on political actors, civil society groups, and Nigerian voters to unite behind a burgeoning partnership between Bauchi State Governor, Senator Bala Mohammed, and former Labour Party presidential candidate, Peter Obi, as a potential solution to the nation’s pressing challenges. In a statement released on Thursday, SSAP Chairman…
The South African Border Management Authority has temporarily closed a key border crossing with Botswana due to heavy rainfall and flooding. The Grobler’s Bridge crossing in northern South Africa is used for trade, especially by miners in the Copperbelt region straddling Zambia and the Democratic Republic of Congo moving cargo to the port of Durban….
Kazeem Sanusi, a final year student in the Mathematics Department, of the University of Ilorin has set a new Guinness World Book Record for the ‘Longest Mathematics Lesson’. Sanusi broke the record with a lecture spanning 31 hours, 42 minutes and 54 seconds. This is contained in a statement issued by the Director of Corporate…
Doctors at Barau Dikko Teaching Hospital in Nigeria’s Kaduna State have called off a six-day warning strike after reaching a temporary agreement with government officials to address their concerns over staffing and salaries. The National Association of Resident Doctors (NARD) announced the suspension after an emergency congress and subsequent meetings mediated by the Nigeria Medical…
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky is unwilling to talk about a real peace deal, White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt said on Tuesday. “What I do know is that President Trump wants to make a deal, and unfortunately, it has appeared thus far that President Zelensky is unwilling to talk about a real peace agreement. “And…
The Rivers State Independent Electoral Commission (RISIEC) has scheduled the local government elections in the state for August 9, 2025. Chairman of the commission, Retired Justice Adolphus Enebeli, made the remark during a stakeholders meeting in Port Harcourt on Wednesday. Enebeli who unveiled the election guidelines official during the meeting, said that the commencement of…
The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) has discovered an illegal oil bunkering site in Odagwa community, Etche in Rivers State. This is contained in a statement by the NSCDC Public Relations Officer (PRO), Babawale Afolabi on Monday in Abuja. The PRO stated that the NSCDC Commandant-General (CG), Ahmed Audi, remained dedicated in the…
Alhaji Ali Dalori, acting National Chairman of All Progressives Congress (APC), has assumed office with the promise to be transparent, inclusive and steer the activities with unity of purpose. Dalori who was the APC Deputy National chairman (North-East), before his appointment made the promise on Monday in Abuja at a meeting with the party’s National…
Pilgrims on Wednesday begun arriving in Mina for the Day of Tarwiyah, marking the official start of the Hajj rituals. The News Agency of Nigeria ( NAN) reports that approximately 64 per cent of the pilgrims would spend the day in Mina, while 36 per cent would proceed directly to Arafat. Mina, located North-East of…
Nigeria Employers’ Consultative Association (NECA) has called for immediate reconstitution of the National Health Insurance Authority (NHIA) board to drive the health insurance initiative across the country. NECA Director-General, Mr Adewale-Smatt Oyerinde, made the call in a statement issued on Tuesday in Lagos, following the legislation on the universal health coverage by the Federal Government….
