Germany will be without Vanessa Voigt at the upcoming biathlon world championships in Switzerland because she has to end the season early due to health problems. World championship and Olympic relay medallist, Voigt has rarely competed lately due to a respiratory illness. “After several medical checks, I won’t be competing in any more races this…
Nigerian trans-border traders have expressed concern over what they described as “incessant extortion by some officials of the government of Niger Republic”, following that country’s exit from the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS). The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the three military-led West African nations — Mali, Niger and Burkina Faso,…
Russia’s Tsentr (Centre) group of forces has eliminated up to 600 Ukrainian military personnel over the past 24 hours, the Russian Defence Ministry said on Tuesday. “The enemy lost up to 600 troops, two tanks, two armored combat vehicles, including a U.S.-made Bradley infantry fighting vehicle, seven vehicles and a field artillery gun,’’ the ministry…
Niger government, in collaboration with Global Alliance Initiative (GAVI) and UNICEF, has celebrated the close-out of their Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) aimed at strengthening the state’s primary healthcare system. Gov. Umaru Bago of Niger disclosed this when he received officials from GAVI and UNICEF during a courtesy visit as part of activities for close out…
Nigeria’s Super Eagles have been drawn against Tunisia, Uganda and Tanzania in Group C of the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) which will be held in Morocco from December 21, 2025, to January 18, 2026. The group stage draw was conducted at Mohamed V National Theatre in Casablanca yesterday’s night. The 24 qualifying nations…
Irish foreign minister Simon Harris said on Monday that the European Union (EU) “is cautiously optimistic on Syria engagement” but called for more deeper engagement to strengthen relations with the country. Harris said this at a news conference held at the EU Headquarters in Brussels, the Belgian capital. “It’s early days, but I think there…
Mr Gautier Mignot, the European Union (EU) Ambassador to Nigeria, has expressed commitment to strengthen existing partnerships and contract new ones with the Nigerian government. Mignot, who recently assumed his role as EU Ambassador to Nigeria, made the commitment during a media parley on Monday in Abuja. He shared his vision on how to enhance…
The International Organisation for Migration (IOM) on Monday said that 1,313 migrants were rescued off the coast of Libya in the past week. IOM said in a statement, that from January 19 to 25, 1,313 migrants were intercepted and returned to Libya, “The migrants include more than 160 women and over 60 children, IOM said,…
The President of the Senate, Godswill Akpabio, says Nigeria is ready to partner Switzerland to ignite innovation, diversify the economy and create opportunities for generations to come. He said this on Monday, when he received the Chairman and members of the Swiss European Free Trade Association (EFTA) who were at the National Assembly on courtesy…
South Korea’s transport ministry on Monday unveiled a preliminary report on an airplane that crashed in the country’s southwestern airport late last month. The Jeju Air passenger jet, which took off from a Thai airport, communicated for landing with the air traffic control tower of the Muan International Airport, around 290 km southwest of the…
