Nigeria (Page 133)

The governorship candidate of the Labour Party, Olumide Akpata, has accused a senior official of the Edo State Government of masterminding the attack on him and some participants at an interactive session organised by the University of Benin Staff Club. The LP governorship candidate, who was a guest at theContinue Reading

Accessing safe drinking water for residents of Asaa, Agbelepon, Agbele, Oke-Odo Ibore and Lafenwa in the Yewa North Local Government Area of Ogun State, is a luxury they can barely afford. In this report, SODIQ OJUROUNGBE exposes the struggles they endure, and journey they embark on in search of thisContinue Reading

The Nigeria Police Force and the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board, have warned against the activities of perpetrators using fake websites to scam candidates applying for the forthcoming Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination, which will be held across the 36 states of the federation and the Federal Capital Territory. This wasContinue Reading

The Oyo State Governor, Seyi Makinde, on Saturday, announced that his administration had paid another tranche of N2 billion to the immediate past All Progressives Congress Local Government Chairmen in the state as part of their entitlements. The state government had, in 2021, released the sum of N1 billion toContinue Reading

The Federal Government has set up a committee to implement the Cancer Health Fund. The Director-General of the National Institute for Cancer Research and Treatment, Dr Usman Aliyu, disclosed at an interactive session organised by NICRAT in collaboration with the International Society of Media in Public Health on Saturday inContinue Reading

Western powers condemned Iran’s strikes on Israel late Saturday, warning the attack threatened to escalate the destabilisation of the Middle East. Here are some of the main reactions so far: – United States: ‘ironclad’ US National Security Council spokesperson Adrienne Watson reiterated President Joe Biden’s “ironclad” support for Israel’s security.Continue Reading

The Academic Staff Union of Universities, Usmanu Danfodiyo University Sokoto chapter, has called on the Federal Government to as a matter of urgency reconstitute Governing Council for the institution. The union said the dissolution of all governing council by the Federal Government was a violations of the Universities (Miscellaneous Provisions)Continue Reading

Iran’s Revolutionary Guards confirmed early Sunday that a drone and missile attack was under way against Israel in retaliation for a deadly April 1 drone strike on its Damascus consulate. “In response to the numerous crimes committed by the Zionist regime, including the attack on the consular section… the IslamicContinue Reading

Iran’s Revolutionary Guards confirmed early Sunday that a drone and missile attack was under way against Israel in retaliation for a deadly April 1 drone strike on its Damascus consulate. “In response to the numerous crimes committed by the Zionist regime, including the attack on the consular section… the IslamicContinue Reading