SENEGAL has charged a former mining minister with embezzlement in an expanding anti-corruption drive targeting senior figures from the previous administration, AFPÂ reported Wednesday. Aissatou Sophie Gladima, who held the mining…
ECOWAS is accelerating efforts to launch a long-delayed regional counter-terrorism force as extremist violence surges across parts of West Africa. The regional bloc says preparations are now ‘in full gear’,…
AFRICA’S drive to modernise identity systems is gaining serious traction, with five countries reporting substantial progress despite persistent challenges. The updates came on Day 1 of ID4Africa 2025, taking place from…
Prof. Nentawe Yilwatda, the Minister of Humanitarian Affairs and Poverty Reduction, says six million Nigerians have benefited from the Federal Government’s Conditional Cash Transfer programme in six months. Yilwatda…
The Police Command in Akwa Ibom says it has arrested seven suspects allegedly notorious for burglary and stealing of valuable property in Ifa Atai Village in Uyo metropolis. This is…
By Inusa Ndahi, Maiduguri SENATOR Mohammed Ali Ndume, representing Borno South Senatorial District, has extended his heartfelt condolences to the Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ), particularly the Correspondents’ Chapel in…
PRESIDENT Bola Tinubu has sought the consideration and approval of the Senate for the N1.48 trillion 2025 Rivers budget. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Tinubu’s request is…
THE First Lady, Sen. Oluremi Tinubu has donated N100 million in support of arts educational initiative in Nigeria. She announced the donation at a Charity Gala Dinner organised by Spouses…
At least 93 people have been killed in the latest Israeli airstrikes on Gaza in less than 24 hours, despite mounting international pressure, said the health Ministry in Gaza the…
UNITED States singer Chris Brown has been granted bail by a court in London, the United Kingdom, over a charge of serious assault. Brown was granted bail on Wednesday,…