JIMOH IBRAHIM ELECTED CHAIR OF UNGA BUDGET AND ADMINSTRATIVE COMMITEE
Jimoh Ibrahim, Nigeria's permanent representative to the United Nations, has been chosen to lead the budget and administration section of the UN General Assembly's fifth...
IMF WARNS AGAINST COSTLY INTERVENTIONS AMID FOOD INFLATION
The International Monetary Fund has warned governments against resorting to broad subsidies, price controls, and tax cuts in response to rising energy and food prices,...
SENEGAL PRESIDENT FAYE UNVEILS NEW CABINET, EXCLUDES SONKO-LED PARTY
Agency Report Senegal’s President Bassirou Diomaye Faye on Monday announced a new government that excludes the party led by his former ally and ex-prime minister,...
CHEMICAL SPILL DEATH TOLL RISES TO 11 AFTER WASHINGTON PAPER PLANT DISASTER
Agency Report The death toll from a chemical spill at a paper plant in Washington State, United States, has risen to 11 after rescuers recovered...
US ALLOCATES $3.5 MILLION TO TRACK RELIGIOUS VIOLENCE IN NIGERIA
By: Muftau Fatimo The United States Department of State has announced a $3.5 million funding programme, estimated at about N5 billion, to enhance the monitoring,...
IRAN DENIES REPORTS OF PRESIDENT PEZESHKIAN’S RESIGNATION AMID CLAIMS OF IRGC POWER SHIFT
By: Muftau Fatimo Iran on Sunday dismissed reports alleging President Masoud Pezeshkian had resigned, describing them as rumours spread by a “disreputable foreign network In...
SOUTH AFRICA XENOPHOBIC ATTACKS: NIGERIA POLICE URGE CALM AMID RISING FEARS OF RETALIATORY VIOLENCE
By: Muftau Fatimo The Nigeria Police Force has appealed for calm following reports of alleged xenophobic attacks against Nigerians in South Africa. The appeal comes...
EX-PRIEST ANTHONY ODIONG FOUND GUILTY IN CLERGY SEXUAL ABUSE CASE
By: Fasasi Hammad A Texas jury has found former Catholic priest Anthony Odiong guilty of sexually assaulting women who sought his spiritual guidance, concluding a...
ZELENSKY WARNS OF ‘MASSIVE NEW STRIKE’ AS RUSSIA-UKRAINE WAR ESCALATES
Agency Report Volodymyr Zelensky has warned that Russia is preparing a “massive new strike” against Ukraine, urging citizens to remain vigilant and heed air raid...
NIGERIANS, 3 OTHERS ARRESTED FOR GANG RAPE OF TOURIST IN ITALY
Italian police have caught two Nigerian men and three other African migrants who are suspected of kidnapping and sexually abusing a Colombian tourist in Rome....