Residents of Kaido Tsoho in Gwagwalada Area Council of the FCT have decried poor infrastructure, insecurity and lack of government support. Speaking during a community visit by the NGO Movement for the Transformation of Nigeria (MOTION), villagers listed lack of potable water, healthcare, electricity and schools as major challenges. They also lamented herder invasions of…
Police in Adamawa State have stepped up security in anticipation of a planned protest by the Ohanaeze Youth Council, deploying officers to strategic points and vital facilities across the state. In a statement, Police Public Relations Officer SP Suleiman Nguroje said the deployment is part of ongoing efforts to prevent any breakdown of law and…
China’s southernmost island province of Hainan issued a Level IV typhoon alert at 11:30 a.m. on Tuesday. This is as a tropical depression has formed over the central South China Sea and is expected to grow into this year’s first typhoon within the next 24 hours. It is expected to gradually move toward the eastern…
The Petroleum Products Retail Outlets Owners Association of Nigeria (PETROAN) has urged the new Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPC Ltd.) management to activate “Petroleum Products Passport” to secure petroleum products. Dr Billy Gillis-Harry, National President of PETROAN, made the call on Sunday in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), Abuja, while…
The European Union (EU) on Monday expressed concern about the recent escalation along the Lebanon-Israel border area and the Israeli attacks against UN peacekeepers. “Such attacks against UN peacekeepers constitute a grave violation of international law and are totally unacceptable. “These attacks must stop immediately, EU’s foreign policy chief, Josep Borrell, said in a statement…
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has confirmed that 217,980 registered voters will head to the polls on 16 August to elect a new representative for Ibadan North Federal Constituency in Oyo State. This by-election was prompted by the death of Mr Olaide Akinremi, the constituency’s former member of the House of Representatives, on 10…
The death toll from the wildfires sweeping through south-eastern South Korea has risen to at least 22, with authorities fearing the numbers could continue to climb. The official news agency Yonhap reported on Wednesday, that at least 18 people had died in the south-east of the country since Tuesday afternoon. Over the weekend, four first…
A wanted kidnapping suspect was on Friday killed in a joint operation by operatives of the Nasarawa State police command, Nigerian Army and vigilante groups in Akwanga Local Government Area. Spokesperson for the command, Ramhan Nansel, disclosed this in a statement on Saturday. It read, “The Nasarawa State Police Command, in its relentless drive to…
UN weather experts have said that the blistering early-summer heatwave that brought life-threatening temperatures across much of the northern hemisphere is a worrying sign of things to come. Three days after Spain’s national weather service confirmed a record 46°C reading in the southern town of El Granado, there’s been little let-up in stifling day and…
The Federal Government has announced plans to establish a specialised Child Protection and Development Agency, dedicated to protecting and promoting the welfare of children nationwide. Hajiya Imaan Sulaiman-Ibrahim, Minister of Women Affairs made this known on Monday at a news conference ahead of the 2025 Children’s Day celebration in Abuja. Sulaiman-Ibrahim noted the challenges affecting…
