Sudan has taken control of most of the land it accuses Ethiopians of encroaching upon near the border between the two countries, the Sudanese Information Minister said on Saturday. Tensions in the border region have flared since the outbreak of conflict in Ethiopia’s northern Tigray region in early November and the arrival of more than […]

Retired Col. Olayinka Olayanju, the Commandant of the Southwest Security Network in Oyo State, otherwise known as Amotekun, has debunked a report that its operatives killed a student of the University of Ibadan last Sunday. Olayanju said in a statement issue in Ibadan on Saturday that men of the Amotekun Corps had an encounter with […]

The Federal Government says it is graceless and impious for any religious leader to use the period of Christmas, which is a season of peace, to stoke the embers of hatred, sectarian strife and national disunity.

Japan decided on Saturday to temporarily suspend the entry of foreign nationals, after it confirmed a total of seven cases of a new coronavirus variant identified in Britain, local media reported. The suspension will begin on Monday and run until the end of January, Kyodo News reported, citing government officials. READ ALSOAGGEL advocates FG’s change […]

The bodies of 41 victims of a wrecked boat were recovered Thursday from Lake Albert, which lies between Uganda and the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DR Congo), official sources told PANA ijn Kinshasa on Saturday. An administrative source in Bunia, capital of the province of Ituri in the North-East of DR Congo said the […]

NOT long ago, we proposed that the acute infrastructure deficit in the country, especially roads, should be tackled through Public-Private Partnerships.. These are long-term contracts between private parties and a government entity, for providing public assets or services, in which the private parties bear significant risks with management responsibilities and remunerations  linked to performance. That […]

By Victor Ajiromanus Philanthropist and Chief Whip of the Senate,  Senator Orji Uzor Kalu  has fed 890 inmates at the Kuje correctional centre on Christmas day . Presenting the cooked foods and drinks to the inmates on Friday in Kuje, Kalu said the gesture was in the spirit of Christmas. Represented by his wife, Mrs […]

As the majority of Christians all over the world celebrate the birth of Jesus Christ, Christians have been encouraged to use this period to extend love and give to others especially those who can’t payback. One woman who has been doing this even on a monthly basis is the President, Blessed Hope Foundation, Mrs Titilayo […]

Gov. Okezie Ikpeazu of Abia has banned the collection of revenue along major roads to check activities of touts in the state.

Governor Udom Emmanuel of Akwa Ibom State has called on citizens to seize the overflowing goodwill of the Christmas season to embark on peacebuilding through reconciliation as this will further unite the State.