European governments need to show strong political commitment to eliminate Mpox, while standing in solidarity with Africa, a top official of the UN World Health Organisation (WHO) said on Tuesday. Briefing journalists in Geneva, Dr Hans Kluge, WHO Regional Director for Europe, insisted Mpox is which “not the ‘new COVID’” and that the risk from…
Nigeria’s electoral and identity management agencies are moving closer to a unified system that could transform how citizens register and vote. On Wednesday, INEC Chairman Prof. Mahmood Yakubu and NIMC Director-General Abisoye Coker-Odusote met in Abuja to deepen cooperation on biometric data harmonisation. Together, the two institutions manage the country’s most comprehensive citizen databases. Yakubu…
The National Human Rights Commission in Kano reported receiving 149 complaints of alleged human rights abuses in July. The NHRC coordinator, Shehu Abdullahi, disclosed this on Thursday in Kano. He said that 38 of the cases had been treated, while 111 are pending. Mr Abdullahi said 105 cases bordered on children’s rights, women, and gender….
Former US President and candidate of the Republican Party in the November 5 US presidential election Donald Trump, has come under intense criticism from his Democratic Party rival, Kamala Harris over a slur comment made by a comedian against Puerto Rico at his campaign rally on Sunday. There has been widespread condemnation from both Republicans…
Former President Olusegun Obasanjo has commended renowned lawyer Afe Babalola, SAN, for donating an ICT centre to the St. Bakhita Center, Catholic Diocese of Sokoto. Obasanjo, speaking at the commissioning of the facility — which includes 250 ICT systems and 50 tablets for children — recalled his past visits to Sokoto to inaugurate the Universal…
Nigeria’s Inspector-General of Police, Mr Olukayode Egbetokun, has reaffirmed that promotions within the Nigeria Police Force are determined solely by merit and professionalism, rejecting any suggestion of a promotion scandal. Egbetokun made the remarks in Abuja on Tuesday during a ceremony to decorate newly promoted senior officers. He stressed that the Force’s promotion system rewards…
Ugandan health ministry on Tuesday announced that the number of confirmed Ebola cases in Uganda has risen to nine from three. The East African country declared an outbreak of the severe, often fatal viral infection in January. The latest outbreak is being driven by the Sudan strain of the virus, for which there is no…
President Bola Tinubu has approved a 6-month temporary ban on the export of raw sheanuts to curb informal trade, boost local processing, protect and grow Nigeria’s shea industry. Vice-President Kashim Shettima announced the president’s directive on Tuesday during a multi-stakeholder meeting at the Presidential Villa, Abuja. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the…
The government of Nigeria’s Niger State has revealed that more than 700 people are missing, with 207 confirmed dead, after severe flooding wreaked havoc in the Mokwa area, displacing thousands. The figures were announced by Deputy Governor Yakubu Garba, who represented Governor Umaru Bago during a condolence visit by Major Hamza Al-Mustapha, a former high-ranking…
Iraq has submitted a complaint to the United Nations Security Council that the Israeli Air Force used its airspace to attack Iran on October 26, an Iraqi government spokesman said. The spokesman, Basim Alawadi, said on Monday in an official statement that Israel had blatantly violated Iraq’s airspace and sovereignty. Iraq “will not allow Iraqi…
