China said on Wednesday it welcomed a ceasefire in the Middle East, underlining its role in encouraging a deal between the United States and Iran to pause hostilities for two weeks.

A dismissed Nigerian soldier, Rotimi Olamilekan, popularly known as Soja Boi, has challenged the Nigerian Army to make its payroll public as controversy deepens over his claims on soldiers’ welfare and remuneration.

Former presidential candidate, Peter Obi, has called on Nigerians to rise in defence of the nation’s democracy, warning against any attempt to entrench a one-party system.

It noted that the visit is aimed at engaging, guiding and supporting prospective applicants through the recruitment process.

More than five decades after the Nigerian Civil War, the scars still linger. Families remember the properties they lost, the livelihoods that vanished overnight, and the over two million lives cut short in a conflict that reshaped the destiny of a people.