The Initiative for Research, Innovation and Advocacy in Development (IRIAD) and The Electoral Hub have called on the National Assembly to expedite action on the constitutional reform process. The Director, IRIAD-The Electoral Hub, Princess Hamman-Obels, made the call in her message to mark the 2025 International Democracy Day on Tuesday in Abuja. She said that…
Australian Prime Minister, Anthony Albanese, and his New Zealand counterpart Christopher Luxon highlight their ties to the United States (U.S.) as they join world leaders in congratulating Donald Trump on the U.S. election outcome. “Australians and Americans are great friends and true allies,’’ Albanese writes on X. “Working together, we can ensure the partnership between…
Nigeria’s Super Falcons have advanced to the final of the ongoing 2024 Women’s African Cup of Nations (WAFCON) following a 2-1 victory over their arch-rivals, South Africa’s Banyana Banyana, on Tuesday in Casablanca, Morocco. A late goal from defender Michelle Alozie, struck from long range, propelled the nine-time African champions into the final and kept…
European governments need to show strong political commitment to eliminate Mpox, while standing in solidarity with Africa, a top official of the UN World Health Organisation (WHO) said on Tuesday. Briefing journalists in Geneva, Dr Hans Kluge, WHO Regional Director for Europe, insisted Mpox is which “not the ‘new COVID’” and that the risk from…
The military juntas of Burkina Faso, Mali, and Niger have written to the UN Security Council to denounce what they said was Ukraine’s support for rebel groups in West Africa’s Sahel region, Mali’s foreign ministry said. Mali cut diplomatic ties with Ukraine in early August over comments by a spokesperson for Ukraine’s military intelligence agency,…
The Lassa Coalition Governing Entity (LGE) will convene its inaugural meeting on January 16, 2025, to make a significant step towards addressing the recurring threat of Lassa fever in the West Africa region. The Federal Ministry of Health and Social Welfare, in collaboration with the West African Health Organisation (WAHO), supported by the Coalition for…
Five Russian climbers who went missing on Sunday while descending from Mount Dhaulagiri were found dead on Tuesday. A search team located the Russians at an altitude of 7,100 meters of the peak, the world’s seventh tallest at 8,167 meters located in Nepal. Funuru Sherpa, Managing Director of the IAM Trekking and Expeditions, which was…
The Ukrainian armed forces says it has lost about 345 soldiers, two tanks, 27 armored fighting vehicles in the Russian border region of Kursk within the last 24 hours. The Russian Defence Ministry said this on Tuesday in a statement. According to the ministry, also included are a Tunguska anti-aircraft air defence system, 24 motor…
The All Progressives Congress (APC) has fixed July 24, for its National Executive Committee (NEC) meeting, to be held at its Abuja national secretariat. Mr Festus Faunter, the party’s Deputy National Secretary, disclosed this to newsmen on Monday in Abuja after a closed-door meeting of its National Working Committee (NWC). The meeting, he said, followed…
Crystal Palace delivered a stunning performance against Manchester City on Saturday, winning the FA Cup for the first time, thanks to Eberechi Eze’s goal that secured a 1-0 triumph and intensified the woes for Pep Guardiola’s struggling side. Eze’s early strike sent shockwaves through City, while Palace goalkeeper Dean Henderson made a crucial save against…
