France is planning to reduce its military presence in West and Central Africa to around 600 troops in line with President Emmanuel Macron’s plans to limit the French military footprint …
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One year under me, Rivers rated high in performance index — Fubara boasts
Rivers State Governor, Siminalayi Fubara, has expressed excitement at an independent assessment carried out by some online media platforms that rated the State high in terms of projects delivery by …
Read More »Group laments rise in HIV infections, teenage pregnancies
A Non-Governmental Organisation known as ‘AIDS Healthcare Foundation’ Nigeria, has raised concern about the rise in Human Immunodeficiency Virus and teenage pregnancy across the country. The Advocacy and Marketing Manager, …
Read More »Two men stab sex worker to death in Abuja hotel
A woman identified as Zara Tua has been stabbed to death by two men who had checked her into a hotel. The incident was said to have occurred on Sunday …
Read More »Focus on alleviating suffering, not buying presidential jets, Obi slams FG
The Labour Party Presidential flag bearer, Peter Obi, on Monday, faulted the Federal Government for contemplating adding new aircraft to the existing Presidential fleet. Three days ago, the House of …
Read More »CSOs drum support for shippers council regulatory bill
A body of 45 civil society groups under the aegis of the Coalition of Civil Society Groups in Nigeria for the Promotion of Accountability and Transparency in Governance has thrown …
Read More »FG denies renaming Murtala Muhammed Expressway
The Federal Government on Monday dismissed information that the Abuja Murtala Muhammed Expressway had been renamed Wole Soyinka Way. The FG, in a statement signed by the media aide to …
Read More »Kaduna Gov approves reconstruction of collapsed bridge
The Kaduna State Governor, Uba Sani has ordered the immediate reconstruction of the Zonkwa-Madakiya bridge linking several communities and Kafanchan town, the headquarters of Jema’a Local Government Area. The Special …
Read More »Cholera Outbreak: Nigeria must prevent spread in schools—UNICEF
Following the outbreak of cholera in Lagos and some states, the United Nations Children’s Fund has called for extensive measures to protect school children. The UN organisation also called for …
Read More »Germany veteran Neuer to consider future after Euro 2024
Germany goalkeeper Manuel Neuer said on Monday he will make a call on his future after Euro 2024, the 2014 World Cup winner’s eighth major tournament. The 38-year-old said he …
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