Beijing’s scrapping of tariffs for all but one African country will start May 1, Chinese President Xi Jinping said Saturday, according to state media. China already has a zero-tariff policy for imports from 33 African countries, but Beijing said last year it would extend the policy to all 53 of its diplomatic partners on…
The Chadian government has reportedly deported more than 600 irregular migrants from Nigeria who were primarily involved in begging and other illegal activities within the country. Sources indicate that those affected originated from Borno, Kano, Sokoto, and Kaduna States in northern Nigeria. Many of these individuals fled in large numbers during the height of the…
The Police Command in Katsina State has confirmed that three persons were killed and 11 others injured when bandits attacked Jikamashi town in Musawa Local Government Area. The Command’s Public Relations Officer (PPRO), DSP Aliyu Abubakar, made the confirmation in a statement on Wednesday in Katsina. According to him, on March 10, at about 6.05…
At least two people died as a result of Russian military action in the southern Ukrainian city of Kherson and a three injured, regional Gov. Oleksandr Prokudin reported on Monday. Images published on Prokudin’s Telegram channel showed burnt-out apartments in a multi-storey building. The Dnipro River has marked the front line between Ukrainian and Russian…
The bodies of six hostages were recovered from the Gaza Strip in an overnight operation, the Israeli military said on Tuesday morning. Their corpses were found in the city of Khan Younis in the south of the coastal territory, the military said. The families of the six men have been informed, it said. According to…
Rangers International Football Club of Enugu, has secured a spot in the Round of 32 of the 2025 President Federation Cup. The Enugu based team secured a hard-fought 1-0 victory over Kano Pillars FC in the round of 64 at the Bwari Township Stadium in Abuja on Tuesday. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports…
Rivers-based activist Jake Epelle on Thursday said any impeachment move by former governor Nyesom Wike and his loyalists in the state’s House of Assembly against his estranged successor Siminalayi Fubara won’t succeed. Epelle said Wike cannot advocate peace and yet spur his loyalists in the Martins Amaewhule-led legislative body to impeach the sitting governor of…
Justice Yusuf Halilu of an Abuja High Court on Tuesday ordered the Inspector-General of Police (IGP) do everything within his power to produce five former senior police officers for prosecution. Halilu issued the order on Tuesday after prosecution counsel Rimamsomte Ezekiel expressed disappointment over the former officers’ absence in court in spite of being served…
Governor Abdullahi Sule of Nasarawa State has urged newly deployed members of Nigeria’s National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) to harness the economic opportunities within the state, particularly in agriculture and community development. Addressing the 2025 Batch B Stream II corps members at the Magaji Dan Yamusa Orientation Camp in Keffi on Tuesday, the governor—represented by…
In a significant milestone that reflects deep-rooted reforms and a robust safety culture, the Nigerian Air Force (NAF) has recorded an entire calendar year without a single aircraft mishap. The announcement was made by the Chief of the Air Staff (CAS), Air Marshal Hasan Abubakar, during the 2025 Safety Review Board (SRB) meeting held at…
