THE illegal mining practice known as galamsey has become a devastating weapon of environmental destruction in Ghana, wreaking havoc on water bodies, forests, and communities. According to Akyaaba Addai-Sebo, the pan-African activist and founder of UK’s Black History Month, this environmental…
UGANDA’S Minister of DefenCe, Sarah Mateke, has tragically passed away following a short illness, according to a statement from the government. Mateke, who was also the Woman Member of Parliament for Kisoro district, was pronounced dead at a hospital…
PRESIDENT Bola Tinubu has received the memo from Ajuri Ngelale, his spokesman and Special Presidential Envoy on Climate Action, informing him of his resignation for personal and health reasons. A statement on Saturday by the presidency said the President accepted…
NO fewer than 70 girls were empowered with laptops and home solar systems in Ibadan on Saturday, courtesy of BEMORE Empowered Girls Foundation. The group’s founder and wife of former Ondo State Governor, Dr Betty Anyanwu-Akeredolu, empowered the girls at…
THE Supreme Council of Islamic Affairs Committee for Ogbomoso has said that the Soun of Ogbomoso, Oba Ghandi Afolabi Olaoye has the right to pick the Chief Imam of the ancient city. The council reviewed the position of the Soun…
THE Federal Government has intensified its crackdown on illegal mining operations with a recent clearance exercise carried out by the Mining Marshalls in Jaguna, off Iye/Odogbe communities in Yagba East Local Government Area, Kogi State. It will be recalled that…
THE Special Adviser to President Bola Tinubu on Media and Publicity, Ajuri Ngelale, has stepped down from his role with immediate effect. In a statement issued by the Presidency on Saturday, Ngelale said he had submitted a memo to the…
ANALYSTS may argue that one name is as good as another, but the puritans among the analysts may argue otherwise. Because of their adherence to the strict moral principles, alongside their opposition to luxury and sensual enjoyment, sometimes, the…
THE Chief Executive Officer of Telegram, Pavel Durov, said that the platform is ready to exit any markets not compatible with its principles. Durov disclosed this in a recent statement detailing his ordeals in France following his arrest at Le…
THE High Commissioner of Pakistan, Retired Maj.-Gen. Sohail Khan, says the Pakistani Armed Forces are the largest contributors to the United Nations’ peacekeeping operations since 1960. He made this known on Friday during Pakistan’s Defence and Martyrs Day celebration, held…
