THE Anti-Narcotics Force (ANF) of Pakistan conducted nine operations across the country, seizing more than 97 kilogrammes (kg) of drugs, a spokesman for the ANF said. The spokesperson said that the force also arrested six drug peddlers during the operations…
The Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA), has said that it would not hesitate to invoke relevant sections of the organisation’s regulations to sanction Turkish Airlines over mistreatment of Nigerian passengers. NCAA’s Director, Public Affairs and Consumer Protection, Mr Michael Achimugu,…
IRANIAN president Ebrahim Raisi, who died in a helicopter crash at the weekend, is to be buried in his home city of Mashhad on Thursday. Raisi is to be laid to rest at the city’s shrine of Imam Reza, the…
A UN official on Wednesday reaffirmed the UN’s support for a Libyan-led and Libyan-owned political process, including holding national presidential and parliamentary elections. Stephanie Koury, deputy special representative of the UN secretary-general for political affairs in the UN Support Mission…
Vital Kamerhe, deputy prime minister of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC),has being elected president of the National Assembly, the country’s lower house of parliament said on Wednesday. Kamerhe won 371 of the 407 votes cast. According to the…
RISHI Sunak has vowed to “fight for every vote” as he called an early UK general election for Thursday 4 July. The PM made the announcement in a rain-soaked speech outside 10 Downing Street, as he bids to win a…
THE ECOWAS Parliament on Wednesday adopted the draft Rules of Procedure of the sixth Legislature. The legslation followed the conclusion of debate and amendment of the report of the ad hoc committee. Addressing the session, the first Deputy Speaker of…
THE United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) has reaffirmed the safety and effectiveness of Human Papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine for prevention of cervical cancer among girl-child of ages nine to 14 in Nigeria. The UNICEF Social and Behaviour Change Specialist, Aderonke Akinola-…
MICROSOFT, in collaboration with UAE-based AI firm G42, has unveiled plans to invest $1bn in a data centre in Kenya, signalling a strategic move to bolster cloud-computing services in East Africa. The announcement was made by the companies on Wednesday. The…
THE World Economic Forum (WEF) has released its latest Travel and Tourism Development Index (TTDI) 2024, revealing that sub-Saharan Africa has demonstrated the most substantial enhancement in performance since 2019. The index, published in collaboration with the University of Surrey, assesses…
