Mr Hope Ikiriko, the Chairman, Ahoada West Local Government Area (LGA) in Rivers, has inaugurated a 13-member Publicity Committee ahead of the 2023 Population and Housing census in Nigeria. Ikiriko announced the inauguration in a statement he issued on Saturday in Port Harcourt. He commended the National Population Census (NPC) for its preparation to ensure […]
The Sudanese Army, on Saturday, pledged it would help secure evacuation of foreign diplomats and nationals amid Sudan’s deadly clashes between the army and the Rapid Support Forces (RSF). According to an Army statement, its General Commander, Abdel Fattah Al-Burhan, received calls from leaders of a number of countries requesting the evacuation of their nationals […]
The African Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights (ACHPR) has condemned “in the strongest terms” the indiscriminate bombings and shelling in Sudan. The ACHPR, an African Union (AU) organ, said it is following, with deep concern, the grave unfolding situation in Sudan. “Reports reaching the African Commission reveal that the outbreak of fighting between the […]
The South West Youth Parliament (SWYP) has conferred an award of ‘Excellent Leadership’ to Mr Omotade Ayodele Folorunsho, the Director, Corps Welfare and Health Services of National Youth Service Corps (NYSC). The SWYP is the apex body governing the youth of South West region in Nigeria. The award presentation took place at the NYSC National […]
Saudi Arabia Authorities, on Thursday officially announced sighting of new Cresent of Shawwal to herald the end of Ramadan. A verified twitter handle of the two holy mosques of Makkah and Madinah, ‘Haramain Sharifain’ announced the sighting of Shawwal Cresent. ”The physical search for the new monn was carried our by a team of astronomers […]
Rescue efforts continued, on Thursday, for six artisanal miners reported missing after a quartzite mine collapsed in southern Rwanda, a local official said. The accident occurred in the Kinazi sector of Huye District on Wednesday evening, according to Annonciata Kankesha, the district’s Vice Mayor in charge of social affairs. “The victims were operating in an […]
No fewer than 3,298 people are on death sentence in various Nigerian Correctional Facilities are on the death sentence. Mr Abubakar Umar, the Spokesman for the Nigerian Correctional Service, announced this in Abuja, on Wednesday. Umar said that authorities have abrogated the term ‘condemned criminal’. He said that with the implementation of the new NCoS […]
Tunisian President, Kais Saied, on Tuesday, met with visiting Syrian Foreign Minister, Faisal Mekdad, as both countries resume diplomatic relations. This is according to a statement released by the Tunisian presidency. “During the meeting, Saied affirmed Tunisia’s firm keenness to resume the strong and historical ties of brotherhood and cooperation between Tunisia and Syria,” reads […]
Myanmar exported 361,213 tons of rice in the first quarter of 2023, as compared to 398,745.39 tons registered during the same period last year. The Myanmar Rice Federation (MRF) announced on Tuesday in Yangon. From January to March this year, the Southeast Asian country also exported 260,535 tons of broken rice. This is as against […]
The International Women’s Society (IWS) has pledged to continue empowering the disadvantaged in the country, particularly women and children. The President of IWS, Mrs Izabella Abia-Okon, said this during the association’s April meeting and cultural exchange programme, on Tuesday in Lagos. IWS held the meeting in collaboration with the Nigerian-Hungarian Chamber of Commerce. Abia-Okon recalled […]