A total of 120 active forest fires have been recorded in Mexico, preliminarily affecting 7,137 hectares in 19 states, the Mexican government said on Wednesday. According to a report by the National Forestry Commission (Conafor), there are 120 forest fires in 19 states, with the central state of Hidalgo worst hit, having so far burnt […]
By Kelechi Ogunleye The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) has deployed 35,000 personnel to provide security nationwide as Christians celebrate the resurrection of Jesus Christ. This is contained in a statement by the NSCDC Spokesperson, CSC Babawale Afolabi on Thursday in Abuja. Afolabi said that the corps Commandant General, Ahmed Audi, had directed […]
By Sumaila Ogbaje The Nigerian Air Force (NAF), says the Air Component of the ”Operation Delta Safe” has destroyed several illegal oil refining sites and barges laden with stolen crude oil products across Rivers. This is contained in a statement by the Director, Public Relations and Information (NAF), AVM Edward Gabkwet, on Wednesday in […]
By Okeoghene Akubuike Nigeria’s public debt stock increased from N87.91 trillion (114.35 billion dollars ) in the third quarter of 2023 to N97.34 trillion (108.23 billion dollars ) in the fourth quarter of 2023. The National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) said this on Tuesday in its Nigerian Domestic and Foreign Debt Report for Q4 2023 […]
By Femi Ogunshola The House of Representatives has began investigation into alleged certificate racketeering by some officials of Federal Government Ministries, Departments and Agencies involved in alleged certificate racketeering with Nigerian students. Rep. Abubakar Fulata, Chairman, Joint Committee on Certificate Racketeering vowed to confront such menace in the tertiary institutions during its sitting in Abuja. […]
By Ige Adekunle Former Director of Research, Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Dr Titus Okunrounmu, says the continuous increasing of Monetary Policy Rate (MPR) by the bank’s Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) will not help the economy to grow. Okunrounmu said this to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Wednesday in Ota. He spoke while […]
Moscow’s Basmanny District Court on Tuesday granted the investigator’s petition and arrested in absentia Vasyl Malyuk, the head of the Security Service of Ukraine (SBU), on terrorism charges, the court told Sputnik. “The court has granted the investigator’s application for the introduction of a preventive measure in the form of detention in absentia against V.V. […]
By Alaba Olusola Oke Mr Wale Akinterinwa, an aspirant on the platform of the All Progressives Congress(APC) in the forthcoming governorship election in Ondo, has suspended his political activities. This followed the sudden death of another aspirant, Dr Paul Akintelure, who died in Lagos in the early hours of Tuesday during a brief illness. […]
By Ramatu Garba A Kano High Court sitting on Tuesday, sentenced a Chinese National, Frank Geng-Quangrong, 47, to death by hanging for stabbing his Nigerian girlfriend, Ummukulsum Sani, 22, to death. Frank, who lives in Railway Quarters Kano, was convicted on one count charge of culpable homicide. Delivering judgment, Justice Sanusi Ado-Ma’aji, held that the […]
At least 11 bodies believed to be refugees have been found in Indonesian waters near the country’s Aceh Province since Saturday, local media and rescuers said on Tuesday. The finding of the bodies came after a boat carrying over 100 people sank in Aceh waters last week. More than 75 refugees have been rescued, but […]