Month January 2025

EFCC, NIRA To Strengthen Collaboration For Cyber Security

  THE Nigeria Internet Registration Association, (NIRA) has resolved to strengthen its existing collaboration with the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC towards enhancing the country’s cyber security. The resolution was reached on Wednesday, January 29, 2025 when the President of NIRA, Akinsanya Adesola led…

Hospital Ship Global Mercy to Stay In Sierra Leone Until June 2026

  THE Ministry of Health of Sierra Leone and international charity Mercy Ships (www.MercyShips.org) have reaffirmed their partnership, announcing that the Global Mercy™ hospital ship will remain in Freetown through June 2026. This marks the charity’s third consecutive field service in Sierra…

Ogoni Youths Call For Inclusion In Oil Production Plans

THE youths of the Ogoni ethnic nationality has called on the Federal Government to include the youth and women leaders in deliberations on planned resumption of oil and gas production. Yamaabana Legborsi, the President General, Ogoni Youth Federation, made the…

EFCC Charges Corps Members to Resist Corruption

  THE Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has charged the 2024 Batch C Stream II, of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) members to resist corruption. The Executive Chairman of the commission, Mr Ola Olukoyede gave the charge on…

Ahmed al-Sharaa Appointed As Syria’s Interim President

A litany of announcements came from Damascus on Wednesday as its de facto leadership aims to maintain power and rebuild Syria from the ground up. The constitution has been suspended, parliament has been dissolved, rebel fighting factions have disbanded, and Syria’s leader,…

Russia To Reopen Its Embassy In Syria

RUSSIAN officials are working on a road map to re-establish diplomatic ties with Syria following the ouster of Bashar al-Assad’s government, sources familiar with the issue told Middle East Eye. A Russian delegation led by Deputy Foreign Minister Mikhail Bogdanov…

Chinese Nationals Held in Germany Over Smuggling Prostitutes

  GERMAN police on Wednesday arrested three Chinese nationals on suspicion of  smuggling prostitutes,  after 150 officers were involved in raids on a brothel, homes and shops in the states of Hesse and Baden-Württemberg. The public prosecutor’s office said the…