No fewer than 58 Iranian women and children have been killed and 222 injured since the start of Israeli strikes on Iran, Iranian government spokeswoman Fatemeh Mohajerani said on Monday. “Since the beginning of the aggression, 58 women and children have died, 222 people injured among women and children,’’ Mohajerani was quoted as saying by…
On May 3, 2023, Manipur, a northeastern state in India, was rocked by violent protests that led to property damage and loss of life. The All Tribal Students’ Union Manipur (ATSUM) organized a ‘Tribal Solidarity March’ in the Torbung area of Churachandpur district to protest against the demand of non-tribal Meiteis for Scheduled Tribe status,…
The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) says its operatives have intercepted an undeclared $1.1 million and 135,900 Saudi Riyals at the Mallam Aminu Kano International Airport, Kano. In a statement on Thursday, Abdullahi Maiwada, the NCS spokesperson, said the undeclared currencies were found concealed in packs of palm dates during a physical examination of the passenger’s…
The Presidency says Nigeria’s 209 trillion cubic feet of proven gas reserves have been positioned as the nation’s key asset for energy transition and economy diversification. Mrs Olu Verheijen, Special Adviser to President Bola Tinubu on Energy, stated this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Abuja on Sunday. Verheijen,who was…
Major General Muhammadu Buhari (Rtd), GCFR, former military ruler and two-term civilian president of Nigeria, passed away on 13 July 2025 at the age of 82 in a London clinic. A polarising yet enduring figure in Nigeria’s political history, Buhari’s life bridged the barracks and the ballot box, military discipline and democratic contest, national reform…
The African Union (AU) has pledged $800,000 fund to the Multinational Joint Task Force (MNJTF), to strengthen counter terrorism campaign in the Lake Chad Basin. The AU Commissioner for Political Affairs, Peace and Security, Amb. Adeoye Bankole stated this at the inauguration of the 5th Lake Chad Governors’ Forum, on Wednesday in Maiduguri, Borno. Bankole…
A former PDP National Deputy Chairman, Chief Olabode George, has described the passing of the Awujale and Paramount Ruler of Ijebuland, Oba Sikiru Adetona, as a huge loss. George, a former Military Governor of old Ondo State in a statement on Monday in Lagos, said that the legacies of the late Oba would remain for…
An Edo State High Court sitting in Igarra, Akoko-Edo Local Government Area, on Wednesday, declared the impeachment of the elected chairman of the local government, Taju Alade, illegal and ordered his immediate reinstatement. In his ruling, the presiding judge, Justice B. A. Okoh, directed the Inspector General of Police, Kayode Egbetokun, to provide him with…
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) on Sunday said it has rescheduled its National Executive Committee (NEC) meeting for March 15. This is contained in a “notice of 99th NEC meeting” issued by its new National Secretary, Sunday Udeh-Okoye, in Abuja. Udeh-Okoye said that rescheduling of the meeting earlier fixed for March 13 to a new…
The recent banking meltdown and collapse of Silicon Valley Bank have led to investors seeking more stable alternatives, and money market funds have seen an influx of cash as a result. These funds invest in short-term securities like government bonds and commercial debt, and aim to provide investors with a stable investment option that offers…
