Niger Coup: New Leadership Dismisses ECOWAS Threats Over Bazoum Reinstatement
The new government in Niger Republic has rejected the call by the Economic Community of West African States Authority of Heads of State and Government under ECOWAS to release and reinstate ousted of the country, President Mohammed Bazoum. The new…
Morocco’s Benzina Becomes First Player To Wear Hijab At Women’s World Cup
Twenty-five year-old Moroccan defender, Nouhaila Benzina, became the first football player to wear hijab at the ongoing Women’s World Cup in Australia. She made history when she sported the Muslim headscarf in Morocco’s match against South Korea on Sunday. The…
Oyo Begins Public Health Law Review, Inaugurates 20-man Committee
The Oyo state government, on Friday, inaugurated a 20-man committee that will review its public health law, to meet current realities and solve health challenges in the state. The committee, drawn from relevant ministries, agencies, law enforcement agencies, health institutions,…
DSS Drills Kogi APC Governorship Candidate, Ododo
Alhaji Ododo Ahmed Usman, the governorship candidate of the All Progressive Congress (APC) in Kogi State on Saturday was invited by the Department of State Security Service (DSS) to answer questions regarding a petition against him by some members of…
CSOs, Media Groups Demand Immediate Release of Imo Journalist Nonso Nkwa
About 15 civil society organisations and media bodies have called for the immediate release of a journalist and human rights activist, Theodore Chinonso Uba, also known as Nonso Nkwa by the Nigeria Police Force. In a statement on Friday, the…
Nnamdi Kanu’s Family Confirms Handwritten In Letter Ending Sit-At-Home
…Still Simon Ekpa Doubts Letter The family of the leader of Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu, has confirmed that the handwritten letter displayed by Kanu’s Special Counsel, Aloy Ejimakor, ending Sit-At-Home in the south East was actually written…
How We Can Attain Peace in Africa — Thabo Mbeki Reveals
Former South African President, Thabo Mbeki, has revealed that to effectively address the challenge of conflict in Africa, it requires that leaders do not limit themselves to putting in place security arrangements on the basis of a wrong assumption that…
Oborevwori greets Anambra Governor, Charles Soludo at 63
Governor Sheriff Oborevwori of Delta State has congratulated his Anambra counterpart, Professor Charles Soludo on his 63rd birth anniversary. In a statement by his Chief Press Secretary, Sir Festus Ahon, in Asaba on Friday, Oborevwori said that the sterling contributions…
Sampson Charles Spotlights Injustice Towards Africans After Colonialism
By Charles Edet Nigeria’s Dr. Sampson Charles, a United Nations (UN) Honorary Ambassador for Peace, recently delivered a keynote speech on immigration at a conference organized by UNESCO in collaboration with Eureka, led by Prof. Agbo. The conference received support…
Sit-At-Home Not A Criminal Offense In Nigeria Or Any Part Thereof – Intersociety Tells Gov Mbah
Governor Peter Mbah of Enugu State has been told to stop false gallantry and state extremism to avoid Enugu becoming another Imo killing field in the South East as ‘Sit-at-Home’ is not a criminal offense with prescribed penalties in any…
69 Illegal Refineries Destroyed As Nigeria Records 240 Oil Theft Incidents in One Week — NNPCL Reveals
The Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL) has revealed that Nigeria recorded a total of 240 crude oil theft incidents in one week. It said between the 15th and 21st of July 2023, the incidents were recorded at various parts…
