National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) Chairman, retired Brig.-Gen. Buba Marwa, has emphasised the need for prompt conviction and severe sentencing of drug traffickers to deter foreigners from bringing illicit substances into Nigeria. Marwa’s statement comes after a…
UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has strongly condemned the terrorist attack on Turkish Aerospace Industries’ headquarters near Ankara, which resulted in five deaths and 22 injuries. The assault, carried out by a male and female duo, began with a…
A technical sub-committee for the evaluation of dams in Nigeria has conducted a physical inspection of the Dadin-Kowa Dam, Yamaltu/Deba Local Government Area of Gombe State. Speaking to journalists in Dadin-Kowa on Wednesday, Malam Ali Ibrahim, Director of…
A former presidential spokesman Dr Doyin Okupe has commended President Bola Tinubu’s decision to scrap ‘superfluous ministries’ in his cabinet reshuffle. Okupe, former Director-General of Mr Peter Obi Presidential Campaign Organisation,gave the commendation in an interview with the News Agency…
THE Federal Executive Council (FEC) has approved a loan of approximately $618 million from a consortium of financiers to procure six M-346 attack jets manufactured in Italy and ammunition for the Nigerian Air Force. Trojaninsights reports that the Minister of…
INTERNATIONAL election observers have started arriving in Botswana to monitor the nation’s general election, scheduled for October 30. On Tuesday, the Southern African Development Community (SADC) officially launched its observer mission, calling for peaceful and democratic elections. The SADC mission…
GHANA’S parliament descended into chaos as Speaker Alban Bagbin suspended proceedings indefinitely following a heated dispute over which party holds the majority in the chamber. The suspension has left critical governance issues hanging, with implications for the upcoming…
The office of the Women Affairs Minister is pivotal, tasked with the protection and empowerment of women. In any society, a leader in such a role is expected to display empathy, understanding, and a connection with the struggles and…
We can say goodbye to anticipation, as the long wait is finally over. What would happen has happened. President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has approved the immediate implementation of eight far-reaching actions to reinvigorate his administration’s capacity for efficiency,…
GOVERNANCE has worsened for nearly half of Africa’s citizens over the past decade, with deteriorating security at the heart of the decline, according to a new report. The latest Ibrahim Index of African Governance reveals that while 33 countries have…
