THE new Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Defence, Amb. Gabriel Aduda, has pledged to improve on the performance of his predecessor, Dr Ibrahim Kana, to move the ministry forward. Aduda, made the pledge while taking over from Kana, the former…
THE Lagos State Emergency Management Agency (LASEMA) says fire gutted a one-storey building in Lekki area of the state. The Permanent Secretary of the agency, Dr Olufemi Oke-Osanyintolu, confirmed this in a statement made available to the News Agency of…
IN a significant diplomatic move, Ethiopia’s Defence Minister Aisha Mohammed Mussa visited Somalia on Thursday, marking the first high-level bilateral visit since relations soured over a controversial naval base agreement with Somaliland. Ali Omar, Somalia’s state minister for foreign affairs,…
IN a groundbreaking appointment, UN Secretary-General António Guterres has named Major-General Anita Asmah of Ghana as the Head of Mission and Force Commander of the United Nations Disengagement Observer Force (UNDOF). This historic achievement makes Maj-Gen Asmah the first African woman to…
GUINEA’S military leader, General Mamady Doumbouya, has declared 2025 a decisive year for returning the nation to constitutional order. However, critics are sceptical as key milestones promised since the 2021 coup remain unfulfilled. In a New Year’s address, Doumbouya announced…
NIGERIA’S Ministry of Foreign Affairs has issued a cautionary advisory to its nationals living in or travelling to Australia, citing an alarming rise in hate crimes and xenophobic incidents targeting foreigners. The ministry expressed concern over what it described as…
IN a landmark move to foster African unity, Ghana will permit visa-free entry to citizens of all African countries starting early 2025. President Nana Akufo-Addo approved the initiative in December, fulfilling a promise made at the Africa Prosperity Dialogues to enhance regional…
AFTER the sustained, unwarranted personal attacks I endured for eight years from northerners for unswervingly calling out what I called the “embarrassingly undisguised Arewacentricity of Buhari’s appointments” in a February 2, 2019, column titled “Even Ahmadu Bello Would Be…
FBI has made horrifying discovery in Airbnb rented by the New Orleans terr0rist after he mowed down 15 people Federal investigators believe US Army veteran, Shamsud-Din Jabbar, 42, who drove a truck into a crowd of New Year’s revellers in…
By Abigael Joshua FORESTS play a vital role in sustaining ecosystems, supporting livelihoods, and combating climate change. However, their economic and security value is often underappreciated. Globally, the forestry sector is a major economic contributor. It employs over 33 million…
