A former Commonwealth Secretary-General, Chief Emeka Anyaoku has restated call for a new democratic constitution for Nigeria to address the country’s pluralism. He noted that good governance is possible if only the constitution allows it. Anyaoku made the call during the 14th edition of Emeka Anyaoku Distinguished Lecture Series on Good Governance with the theme:…
Tuberculosis cases in Kaduna State rose modestly to 22,321 in 2025, compared with 21,557 recorded in 2022, according to the State Ministry of Health. Speaking at a press conference on Tuesday to mark World Tuberculosis Day 2026, Permanent Secretary Dr Aishatu Abubakar-Sadiq said the increase represents a three per cent rise, alongside a 102 per…
United States men’s national team and Fulham defender Antonee Robinson has been voted the 2024 U.S. Soccer male player of the year. Robinson, 27, won with 55% of the weighted votes submitted by fans, national team coaches, USMNT players who earned a cap in 2024, members of the U.S. Soccer Board of Directors, U.S. Soccer…
Guaranty Trust Holdings (GTCO) has launched its Waste for Gas Initiative, distributing 3,000 gas cylinders to residents of Obafemi Owode Local Government Area of Ogun State. The company said in a statement on Wednesday that the initiative, aimed at enhancing the quality of life for households and empowering women in underserved communities, was launched at…
Emergency services in the Ekurhuleni metro have confirmed the heartbreaking loss of 24 lives due to suspected gas inhalation at the Angelo informal settlement in Boksburg on the night of July 6, 2023. Reports from local news website TimesLive suggest that nitrate oxide leaked from a gas cylinder utilized by zama-zamas, who are illegal miners…
German Defence Minister, Boris Pistorius is to retain his post in the new Cabinet, his Social Democratic Party (SPD) said Monday, as the party unveiled its picks for ministerial positions. The SPD is set to enter the new German Government as the junior partner in coalition with Friedrich Merz’s conservative bloc, made up of the…
Ongoing military strikes by the United States (U.S.) and Israel on Iran have begun to ripple through global energy supply chains, contributing to an acute shortage of liquefied petroleum gas (LPG). acute shortage of the LPG in India is forcing restaurants and hotels across the country to scale back operations. Officials and industry representatives said…
German police have arrested a 54-year-old suspect believed to be the gunman behind a fatal shooting on a railway platform in the busy Frankfurt Central Station, police said on Wednesday. The victim, a 27-year-old man, was standing on the station’s Platform nine at around 9 p.m. (1900 GMT) on Tuesday when a gunman approached him…
Oyo State Government on Monday in Ibadan said the coronation of Abimbola Owoade as the 46th Alaafin of Oyo would hold on April 5. The state’s Commissioner for Local Government and Chieftaincy Matters, Mr Ademola Ojo, disclosed this while inaugurating a 25-man coronation committee. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Gov. Seyi Makinde…
The Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) has urged State Attorneys-General to uphold the rule of law by implementing the Supreme Court judgment granting financial autonomy to local governments. ICPC Chairman, Dr Musa Adamu Aliyu (SAN), made the call on Monday in Akure during a one-day roundtable with South-West Attorneys-General on strengthening…
