The Afghan caretaker government wants the international community to differentiate between politics and humanitarian issues and not to politicise the humanitarian assistance. “We want the countries including the United States not to politicise the humanitarian assistances,” an official of the Ministry of Economy said. The Afghan official made the remarks in the wake of the…
Sri Lanka’s Ministry of Health has launched a special measles vaccination programme starting Monday and running until Nov. 9, targeting selected districts in response to recent cases of the disease. Hasitha Tissera, a senior epidemiologist at the Ministry of Health, announced that the programme will be conducted in 12 districts across the country. Although Sri…
Violence continued at the Lebanese-Israeli border after new Israeli airstrikes killed two people in southern Lebanon, Lebanese security sources and the Health Ministry said on Wednesday. These happened hours after at least 20 were injured in a separate attack. Israeli strikes hit two areas early on Wednesday, one in Beit Leif and another in al-wazzani….
The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) has called on all stakeholders to improve efforts to ensure that various treaties of international humanitarian law are domesticated in Nigeria. Mr Rafiullah Qureshi, Deputy Head of Delegation for the ICRC in Nigeria, said this in Abuja on Tuesday during an ECOWAS annual review meeting. Qureshi called…
The Police Command in Gombe State has arrested one Hannatu Ibrahim, 28, who allegedly stole $35,000 (N53,495,400) from her Syrian employer. In a statement made available to newsmen in Gombe on Wednesday, DSP Buhari Abdullahi, the Command’s spokesperson, said two other suspects were also arrested in connection with the alleged theft. Abdullahi said that Ibrahim,…
Security Operatives on Monday took over the national secretariat of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) as party leaders issued counter notice for the party 100th National Executive Committee (NEC) meeting scheduled. The two factions of the party’s National Working Committee (NWC) had scheduled to hold separate meetings at the PDP Secretariat on Monday (today), at…
The Zamfara State All Progressive Congress (APC) Youths Forum has publicly condemned Governor Dauda Lawal’s purported attempts to align with President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, accusing him of political opportunism. In a statement on Tuesday, the forum’s chairman, Musa Adams, described Lawal’s political approach as divisive, claiming it has undermined the state’s unity. “Dauda Lawal’s biased…
Rangers International Football Club of Enugu, has secured a spot in the Round of 32 of the 2025 President Federation Cup. The Enugu based team secured a hard-fought 1-0 victory over Kano Pillars FC in the round of 64 at the Bwari Township Stadium in Abuja on Tuesday. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports…
An Ikeja Special Offences Court on Tuesday revoked the bail of agrorite promoter, Toyosi Ayodele, for presenting a forged medical report in an attempt to obstruct trial proceedings. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Ayodele is facing charges of N600 million and $50,000 agribusiness investment fraud. The defendant, alongside his companies, Reaprite Global…
The Comptroller-General of the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), Bashir Adeniyi, on Wednesday, announced the interception of contraband items worth over N921 billion as the service intensifies enforcement operations at the nation’s ports. The items included expired food items, unregistered pharmaceutical products and controlled security equipment. Adeniyi during a press briefing at the Apapa Command of…
