A UN spokesman on Tuesday said flooding has affected Sudan and Chad, while drought has affected Lesotho, another African country. Stephane Dujarric, the chief spokesman for UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres, made the announcement at the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) ‘s daily briefing. He said OCHA has warned that heavy rains…
Malam Ahmad Bamalli, the Emir of Zazzau, has called for a revisit of the abandoned Kano Muslim Personnel Law, to enhance women’s rights in Northern Nigeria. The royal father made the call for the revisit of the abandoned Muslim Personnel Law when a delegation from the Development Research Project Center (DRPC) paid him a courtesy…
Members of the Lagos State House of Assembly on Monday in Ikeja passed a vote of confidence in the leadership of Mojisola Meranda as the substantive Speaker. The lawmakers passed the resolution through a voice vote after Oladipo Ajomale (Oshodi-Isolo 2) moved a motion affirming the Assembly’s trust in Meranda’s leadership. Ajomale stated that Meranda…
Calm has returned to the town of Lafiagi in Kwara State, Nigeria, after a high-level security delegation intervened following violent protests against recent anti-narcotics operations. The delegation, led by the Governor’s Senior Special Assistant on Security, Alhaji Muideen Aliyu, alongside the Commissioner of Police, Ojo Adekimi, and Brigade Commander, Brigadier General Ezra Barkins, met with…
The Planned Parenthood Federation of Nigeria (PPFN) has urged the government to include Comprehensive Life-skills and Health Education (CLHE) in the national school curriculum to better equip adolescents with knowledge and values for responsible living. The call was made by Mrs Elizabeth Abimbola, PPFN’s South-West Regional Director, during the graduation ceremony of trained peer educators…
The Benue government has announced the death of former military governor of Katsina State, retired Col. Joseph Akaagerger. This is contained in a press statement signed by the Chief press secretary to the Benue governor, Mr Tersoo Kula and made available to newsmen in Makurdi on Tuesday. Kula stated that the former military governor died…
The Minister of State for Defence, Dr Bello Matawalle, has lauded President Bola Tinubu, for what he described as his transformative reforms. Matawalle said that Tinubu’s initiatives will pave the way for a brighter future for Nigeria. Matawalle, in a statement on Monday in Abuja, said that Tinubu’s reforms would pave for him to secure…
An Agriculturist, Prof. Lateef Sanni, has stressed the need for collaboration among government, non-governmental organisations, international partners and local communities to achieve food security and create a sustainable future for Nigeria. Sanni, also the Executive Director, Nigerian Stored Products Research Institute, Ilorin, said this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on…
Nigeria has announced that eight rounds of terrorism-related prosecutions have resulted in 775 convictions, reflecting what officials describe as a strong commitment to justice and regional security. The figure was disclosed in Abuja on Wednesday by Maj.-Gen. Adamu Laka, head of the National Counter Terrorism Centre (NCTC), during the opening of a regional conference on…
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has urged more nations to join his country’s security coalition and increase pressure on Russia, insisting that Ukraine has no choice but to fight to protect its sovereignty. Delivering his statement to the 80th UN General Assembly in New York on Wednesday, Zelenskyy said international institutions had become too weak to…
