The United Nations (UN) Security Council has adopted 50 resolutions and failed to adopt 10 draft ones in 2023. This is according to the Highlights of Security Council Practice 2023 published Wednesday by the world body. Last year, the council also adopted one amendment and six presidential statements and issued 18 notes by the […]
by Edith Nwapi The Economic and financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) on Thursday filed an amended 20-count charge against the suspended governor of Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Godwin Emefiele in an FCT High Court. EFCC dragged Emefiele to court earlier on six counts bordering on alleged breach of procurement procedure in the award of […]
Hundreds of flights at Frankfurt Airport in Germany were cancelled on Thursday due to winter storm that forced the airport to briefly suspend take-offs and landings. More than 300 of about 1,000 scheduled flights for Thursday at Frankfurt Airport were cancelled, a spokeswoman for airport operator, Fraport, said on Thursday morning. Flights are taking off […]
By David Adeoye Oyo Government says two persons lost their lives while a total 77 others suffered varying degrees of injuries in the explosion that rocked Bodija area of Ibadan and its environs yesterday night. Gov. Seyi Makinde made the disclosure in Ibadan on Tuesday when he paid a visit to the scene of the […]
Following an agreement brokered by Qatar between Israel and the Palestinian militant organisation Hamas, the Israeli hostages in the Gaza Strip will receive medication. In addition, aid supplies for civilians will be brought to the sealed-off coastal strip, the Qatari Foreign Ministry announced on Wednesday. The office of Israeli Prime Minister, Benjamin Netanyahu said the […]
By Funmilola Gboteku and Stellamaris Ashinze Lagos, Jan. 17, 2024 (NAN) Some telecommunications subscribers on Wednesday expressed displeasure over the barring of their lines by telcos, despite having linked their National Identification Number (NIN) with their SIM cards. The subscribers expressed their displeasure in separate interviews with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Lagos. […]
By Ihechinyere Chigemeri-Uwom The Commissioner for Information and Culture, Mr Okey Kanu, has says the modular refinery at the Abia Industrial Innovation Park(AIIP) will come on stream by 2025. Kanu made this known on Tuesday during a News conference on the outcome of the State Executive Council at the Government House, Umuahia. He said […]
United Nations (UN) Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on has condemned the killing of one Cameroonian peacekeeper from the UN peacekeeping mission in a bomb attack in the Central African Republic. Stephane Dujarric, spokesman to Guterres, said five peacekeepers were injured, two in serious condition in the attack in Mbindali, Ouham-Pende Prefecture. In a statement, Dujarric said […]
Tanzania health authorities has issued a high alert over the outbreak of red eye disease that causes eye redness, most often due to swollen or dilated blood vessels. Pascal Ruggajo, director of Curative Services in the Ministry of Health, said preliminary investigations have shown that most people have contracted the disease in the country. He […]
