Former Deputy Governor of Niger State, Ambassador Ahmed Musa Ibeto, has called for the creation of Kainji State from parts of the current Niger and Kebbi States, citing the need for justice, equity, and fairness among the region’s diverse populations. Ibeto made the call on Sunday during the North-West zonal public hearing on constitutional review…
Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) Volleyball Club and Chief of Naval Staff (CNS) Spikers finished in 10th and 11th positions respectively at the ongoing 2025 African Women’s Volleyball Club Championship. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the two teams, who represented Nigeria in the championship, played their respective classification matches on Saturday at the…
Nigeria has received a one million-dollar cash grant from China to help communities devastated by recent flooding, in a gesture both governments described as a reflection of their deepening strategic ties. At a ceremony in Abuja on Wednesday, Chinese Ambassador Yu Dunhai signed an agreement with Nigeria’s Ministry of Budget and Economic Planning to formalise…
Two weeks before Germany’s parliamentary election, the Green Party candidate, Robert Habeck, on Monday rejected accusations of plagiarism in his doctoral thesis. In a video message on social media, Habeck, who is vice chancellor and economy minister, said that an investigation by the University of Hamburg cleared him of scientific misconduct. Allegations of plagiarism are…
In a significant electoral development, Missouri’s Republican-led government has sought to prevent the U.S. Justice Department from deploying legal representatives to St. Louis on Election Day for monitoring compliance with federal voting rights laws. This legal action comes despite the St. Louis election board’s prior agreement to allow federal oversight. The lawsuit, filed in the…
German Chancellor, Friedrich Merz, on Monday marked Georgia’s Independence Day in a joint statement with French President, Emmanuel Macron, and Polish Prime Minister, Donald Tusk. “On the occasion of the Independence Day of Georgia, we would like to send a message of friendship and solidarity to the Georgian people. “We reiterate our unwavering support for…
