EXTRA: Iran president sacks deputy for taking holidays to Antarctica
Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian has fired his deputy for parliamentary affairs after it became clear that he was on an ...
Month: April 2025
2027: Memo to Northerners, by Haleema Hassan Abubakar
In a region where economic hardships and historical marginalization converge, the people of Northern Nigeria are often the primary targets ...
Iran wants indirect talks with US, warns regional countries over strikes against it
Iran is pushing back against U.S. demands that it directly negotiate over its nuclear programme or be bombed, warning neighbours ...
UK considers shutting hundreds of public agencies
Britain said it could close hundreds of arms-length government agencies, as it looks to reform the state to cut costs ...
Tinubu institutionalises April 7 national police day
President Bola Tinubu has formally announced the institutionalisation of April 7 every year as National Police Day to honour the ...
Minister hails Kogi media platform for tracking governance
Minister of Information and National Orientation, Alhaji Mohammed Idris, has said the Kogi State Annual Media Report would help the ...
JNI condemns killing of 60 people in Plateau
The Jama’atu Nasril Islam (JNI), has expressed fear that the ceaseless killings going in different parts of the country could ...
One million newborns, 178,000 mothers die annually in Africa – WHO
The World Health Organisation (WHO) has revealed that an estimated 178,000 mothers and one million newborns die in Africa — ...
Nigeria, Saudi Arabia sign MoU on narcotic control
Nigeria and Saudi Arabia have signed a Memorandum of Understanding to strengthen operational partnership in narcotics control. The National Drug ...
33 killed in Congo Kinshasa flooding
About 33 people have been found dead after floods hit the Congolese capital Kinshasa, the country’s Interior Ministry said early ...