Thousands of Iranians on Friday demonstrated against the actions of Israel as a funeral procession took place for members of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) killed by an airstrike in Syria. Two brigadier generals and five other members of the powerful Iranian army unit had died on Monday in the attack on the Iranian […]
By Cecilia Ologunagba The UN Humanitarian Coordination Office (OCHA) says hospitals in Haiti’s capital have come under increasing attack by armed gangs, with some being looted amid ongoing turmoil. OCHA, in a statement, said two healthcare facilities in Port-au-Prince were forced to shut down, while two others remain closed in spite of plans to reopen […]
By Lydia Ngwakwe Residents in Lagos and other stakeholders say the full reopening the Third Mainland Bridge will spur business activities and overall economic growth in Lagos State and the country in general. They spoke in separate interviews with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), on Friday in Lagos, against the backdrop of Thursday’s full […]
By Aminu Garko The Kano Area command of the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), says it generated N30.2 billion revenue between January and March 2024. The Area Comptroller, Mr Dauda Chana, disclosed this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Thursday in Kano. NAN reports that the Kano area command covers Kano […]
Iran’s Vice President for Legal Affairs Mohammad Dehqan said the country would file a lawsuit against Israel for its deadly attack on the Iranian consulate in Syria, local media reports. Dehqan made the remarks while addressing a news conference on the sidelines of a cabinet meeting in the Iranian capital Tehran. He elaborated on Iran’s […]
Bu Esenvosa Izah The Private Telecommunications and Communications Senior Staff Association of Nigeria (PTECSSAN) has suspended its planned strike which was to begin on Thursday. In a statement signed by its General Secretary, Okonu Abdullahi on Wednesday, the union said the suspension was as a result of agreements reached with the subcontractors it had issues […]
By Joan Nwagwu The Association of Senior Civil Servants of Nigeria (ASCSN), has bemoaned the hike in electricity tariff in the country. Mr Etim Okon, National President of ASCSN, said this while reacting to the new increase in tariff with newsmen on Wednesday in Abuja. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) recall that the […]
The death toll after a severe earthquake off the coast of Taiwan has risen to seven, the Central Emergency Operation Centre (CEOC) said on Wednesday. The 7.2-magnitude earthquake centred about 25 kilometres south-east of Hualien in eastern Taiwan triggered several landslides in the rugged east coast region of the island. According to the CEOC, the […]
By: Hamza Suleiman The police in Borno confirmed the arrest of eight suspects in connection to the alledged murder of Dr Kamar Abdulkadir, a Lecturer of the Department of Physical Health Education, at the University of Maiduguri. Abdulkadir was murdered in his office on campus on Sunday by unknown attackers who sneaked into his office. The […]
By Cecilia Ologunagba UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Türk has said that the Haitian population “cannot wait any longer,” for the reign of terror by gangs to end. Türk said this on Tuesday in a video statement to the UN Human Rights Council in Geneva as part of an interactive dialogue on […]