The Director General of the National Emergency Management Agency, Mrs. Zubaida Umar, on Friday revealed that no fewer than 5,264,097 individuals were affected by flooding across Nigeria in 2024. Speaking at an inception meeting between NEMA and the Japan International Cooperation Agency on emergency support for flood-related disasters in Abuja, Mrs. Umar added that 1,237…
Hostilities between Israel and Iran escalated sharply on Thursday, with Israeli Defence Minister, Israel Katz, declaring that the continued existence of Iran’s Supreme Leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, poses a direct obstacle to Israel’s national objectives. This development followed a fresh wave of Iranian missile attacks that left at least 240 people injured after striking a…
The Ogun State House of Assembly has commended Governor Dapo Abiodun for approving the constituency projects’ funds.The Speaker, Rt. Hon. Oludaisi Elemide, gave the commendation on Friday, during the plenary commemorating the second anniversary of the 10th State Assembly.Elemide thanked the people of the state for having faith in them as they continued to give…
The defamation case instituted by Sen. Chris Anyanwu against former Imo State governor Ikedi Ohakim at FCT High Court suffered a second adjournment in one week due to the absence of the defendant’s principal counsel, Mr. Ken Njemanze, SAN. The case which was slated for hearing on June 17, two days ago, was adjourned to…
The Catholic bishops of the Archdiocese of Onitsha Ecclesiastical Province have called for prayers from faithful and religious provinces to end bloodshed and killings in Nigeria, declaring Friday, June 20 as a special day of prayer and fasting. In a letter addressed by the Archdiocese Secretariat and signed by the Metropolitan Archbishop of Onitsha, Most…
A man who drugged and raped women in both the UK and China has been sentenced to life in prison following a landmark investigation by the Metropolitan Police. Zhenhao Zou, 28, of Churchyard Row, Elephant and Castle, was convicted in March 2025 of 28 offences. These included rape, voyeurism, false imprisonment, possession of extreme pornographic…
Governor of Anambra state, Charles Soludo, Soludo approves biometric capture, N50,000 monthly stipend for Anambra youth leaders,Soludo approves N15m for mass burial of 43 Ogwuaniocha crisis victimsThe Anambra State Government has issued a stern directive to residents and property owners occupying dilapidated or defaced buildings across key urban areas, mandating them to repaint their houses…
The National Hajj Commission of Nigeria (NAHCON) has informed that it is interfacing with the Saudi Arabian aviation authority, the General Authority of Civil Aviation (GACA) to secure many slots for Nigerian airlines involved in the airlift of Nigerian pilgrims to the just-ended 2025 Hajj to fast track their return journey back home. NAHCON Assistant…
In a bold stance against entrenched cultural practices that threaten the well-being of young girls, Kwara State Governor Abdulrahman Abdulrazaq has declared that the state will no longer tolerate child marriage. He urged the full enforcement of laws that protect the rights and dignity of the girl child. Speaking at a one-day programme on capacity…
The Federal Capital Territory High Court, Maitama in Abuja on Thursday, granted the suspended Senator representing Kogi Central Senatorial District, Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan, bail in the sum of N50 million and one surety who must be a person of reasonable integrity resident in F.C.T Abuja and owns a landed property within the Abuja Municipal Area Council….
