THERE’S a question that has consistently gripped Botswana’s politics: bomme ba kae? (where are the women?). It became even more urgent with the country’s 2024 general elections. Only 28 women stood for parliament out of 258 contestants, representing 10.85 percent. Only three women won…
Nze Fidelis Chukwu from IMO State has emerged as the new President-General of Ohanaeze Ndigbo Worldwide. This is contained in a communique issued at the end of the Ohanaeze Ndigbo Worldwide Imeobi and General Assembly meeting held on Saturday…
THE officers and men of the Enugu State and the Federal Fire Services on Saturday extinguished inferno at a section of the Modern Timber Market in the state capital. Trojaninsights reports that the fire, which cause cannot be ascertained,…
THE Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has urged the public to disregard false reports regarding the death of its Chairman, Prof. Mahmood Yakubu. In a statement issued in Abuja on Saturday, the Secretary to the INEC Chairman, Rotimi Oyekanmi,…
THE Independent Media and Policy Initiative (IMPI) has backed President Bola Tinubu’s tax reform efforts saying it would lead Nigeria to the path of inclusive growth. The chairman of the initiative, Dr Omoniyi Akinsiju, said this at a news…
THE organisers of the Northern Women Summit have urged stakeholders from Northern Nigeria to work together for the empowerment of the girl-child from the region. The group made the call on Saturday in Abuja at an event to unveil…
Documents from the Department of Land Administration of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Administration (FCTA) have exposed how under-fire FCT Minister, Nyesom Wike, approved and issued Right of Occupancy and Certificate of Occupancy to a proxy company in three weeks.…
TURKISH Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan says that Türkiye’s Embassy in Syria’s capital of Damascus will reopen on Saturday, for the first time since 2012. In an interview with Türkiye’s NTV television Fidan said a newly appointed interim charge d’affaires…
THE National Human Rights Commission (NHRC), says it has recorded 339 alleged human rights violation cases in Gombe State in 2024. Its spokesman, Mr Ali Alola-Alfinti said this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in…
THE National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has reaffirmed its commitment to protecting Nigerians from counterfeit and substandard pharmaceutical products. Prof. Mojisola Adeyeye, Director-General of NAFDAC, made this statement in Abuja at the three-day 8th…
