Uganda military authorities said two people died before executing a suspected explosive attack near a Catholic shrine in the capital, Kampala. The military said in a statement on Tuesday they “intercepted and neutralised two armed terrorists” in Munyonyo, a Kampala suburb. The deceased were a man and a woman on a passenger motorcycle. The female…
The Dutse Local Government Area of Jigawa State is aiming to immunise around 268,000 children under five during the ongoing December 2025 vaccination exercise. Local Government Immunisation Officer, Mr Ashiru Muazu, told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Wednesday that the campaign had recorded encouraging progress. He said he was confident that the full…
Mr Idowu Daramola (Ebony), an APC chairmanship aspirant for Odi-Olowo/Ojuwoye LCDA, has protested the primary election outcome, describing it as laughable and unjust. In a statement on Monday by Mr Morufdeen Bello, Spokesperson for the Ebony Campaign Team, Daramola labelled the outcome as illogical and fraudulent. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) recalls APC Electoral…
Investor appetite for Nigeria’s sustainable finance instruments remained strong as the Federal Government’s third Sovereign Green Bond recorded subscription of N91.42 billion—significantly above its N50 billion offer size. The Debt Management Office (DMO), which announced the result in a statement issued Thursday in Abuja, said the offer closed on Wednesday, June 18, 2025. This latest…
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…
Gov. Uba Sani of Kaduna State has commended the gender-responsive procurement, peace, security and capacity building initiatives by the UN Women, saying their impacts were visible. The government made the commendation on Tuesday during the UN Women Open Day event for North-West in Kaduna. “One of the remarkable initiatives led by UN Women in our…
Alhaji Anofi Elegushi, the Commissioner of Operations, National Hajj Commission of Nigeria (NAHCON), says the commission remains committed to improving its operations by ensuring the 2025 Hajj operations is better than previous years. Elegushi said this on Wednesday while speaking with newsmen on the sidelines of a training organised for tour operators companies in Abuja….
Before contact with the white, Africa was at the same level of development with any other continent, including civilization. The tradition of African countries alone is a multi-million dollar industry if properly harnessed. But slave trade and colonisation has made the continent a shadow of itself despite it’s rich culture. But there…
In a poignant tribute to Rosalynn Carter, former US President Jimmy Carter, aged 99, emerged briefly from hospice care to join President Joe Biden, former President Bill Clinton, and all five living first ladies at a memorial service. The event, held at an Atlanta church, witnessed Carter, despite his frailty, arriving in a wheelchair adorned…
The Minister of Regional Development, Abubakar Momoh, has described the economic reforms introduced by President Bola Tinubu as courageous steps aimed at securing Nigeria’s future and delivering shared prosperity. Momoh made the remarks on Monday while delivering the 55th Founder’s Day Lecture of the University of Benin (UNIBEN) on the theme, “Reforms for a Shared…
