Vice-President Kashim Shettima, on Wednesday in Abuja said that 2025 represents a critical moment of interface between Nigeria and Brazil. Shettima said this during an inter ministerial review meeting to coordinate Nigeria’s preparations for the upcoming 2025 Nigeria-Brazil Strategic Dialogue Mechanism (SDM) scheduled for June 2025. He emphasised that the convergence of international events provides…
Gov Abdullahi Sule of Nasarawa State, has appointed 18 administrators and their members for the 18 Administrative Area Councils in the State. Dr Danladi Jatau, the speaker of the House announced the nominations while reading a letter sent by Gov. Abdullahi Sule, during plenary on Tuesday in Lafia. Jatau read the nominations to include Hashimu…
Peoples Democratic Party lawmakers from Nigeria’s South-East have threatened to boycott the party’s national convention if the position of National Woman Leader is withdrawn from the zone. Rep. Ikenga-Imo Ugochinyere, speaking on behalf of the group, said in Abuja on Sunday that the legislators would issue a formal disclaimer and stay away from the convention…
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu became the first head of an Israeli government to recognise the Ottoman Empire’s mass killings of Armenians that happened 110 years ago as a genocide. The Israeli local media reported on Wednesday. In his podcast, U.S. businessman Patrick Bet-David asked why Israel had not previously recognised the genocide carried out…
Heightened security measures were in place in the Pakistani capital Islamabad on Monday as heads of government arrived for a Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) summit. No less than 10,000 police and paramilitary personnel have been deployed while markets and schools will remain closed for three days. The 23rd summit meeting of the SCO which was…
A New York judge’s ruling holds Donald Trump and his sons liable for fraud, affecting the Trump Organization’s certification. Explore the implications and potential legal consequences in this comprehensive article. In a recent legal development that has garnered widespread attention, a New York judge, Arthur Engoron, has delivered a significant blow to former President Donald…
The economy is the number one issue at the top of most voters’ minds. But not much further down on the priority list is abortion rights, particularly among women. The issue is a central part of a growing gender divide among voters in this election. The 2024 presidential election is the first since the Supreme…
Sri Lanka has commenced the formulation of its first climate-smart agriculture (CSA) investment plan, in a bid to combat the escalating challenges posed by climate change. This is according to a statement from the Food and Agriculture Organisation of the United Nations (FAO) as released on Tuesday. The initiative is funded by the Green Climate…
The Borno government on Monday urged the intending pilgrims to pray to God while in the Holy Land for his intervention to achieving lasting peace in the state. Borno Deputy Governor, Dr Umar Kadafur, made the appeal while addressing the first batch of the intending pilgrims, departing for the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia at Maiduguri…
The Nigerian Air Force (NAF) says the Air Component of Operation Hadin Kai, has launched devastating airstrikes on notorious terrorist enclave North of Chiralia, a known hideout within the Timbuktu Triangle in Borno. This is contained in a statement by the Deputy Director, Public Relations and Information of NAF, Group Capt. Kabiru Ali, on Monday…
