Thirty personnel of the South Korean military are under investigation over their alleged involvement in a short-lived declaration of martial law by now-suspended president Yoon Suk Yeol. The News Agency Yonhap reported this on Wednesday, citing a Defence Ministry report. Yoon had defended his decision to declare martial law, a decree that he announced in […]
By Polycarp Auta Avian influenza, popularly known as bird flu, has killed 300 birds in a farm in Plateau. Dr Shase’et Sipak, the Chief Veterinary Officer of the state, disclosed this to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Wednesday in Jos. Sipak said that the outbreak was confirmed by the National Veterinary Research […]
Italian police have seized 788 kilograms of cocaine hidden inside bags of pellets and in the engine area of a refrigerated container, news agency ANSA reported. The cocaine, with a street value of about 126 million euros (132 million dollars), was found by the Guardia di Finanza police in the port of Gioia Tauro in […]
High-level delegations from Russia and the United States (U.S.) have entered into negotiations in Riyadh, according to report on Tuesday. The delegation members were seated at a large rectangular table, with the Russian side sitting on the right and the U.S. side on the left. Russia was represented by Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov and […]
By Funmilola Gboteku Airtel Nigeria, the country’s second-largest telecommunications operator (Telco) has made significant adjustment to its data pricing structure. A check by the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) using the *312# code and on the Airtel website showed the revised data prices. According to the telco’s website, the revision, which affects various data […]
Mining giant Anglo American on Tuesday announced that it had entered into a definitive agreement to sell its nickel business. It said the selling of the nickel business is to a unit of Hong Kong-listed MMG Limited for up to 500 million dollars. The British multinational said the sale of the nickel operations in Brazil […]
By Sumaila Ogbaje The Defence Headquarters has urged Nigerians to disregard “the malicious allegations” and support the efforts of the armed forces to enhance national security and promote the welfare of servicemen and women. The Director of Defence Information, Brig.-Gen. Tukur Gusau, in a statement on Monday, faulted the allegations regarding Nigerian Military’s request […]
By Fortune Abang The African Union (AU) Commission Department of Education, Science, Technology and Innovation, Mauritania UNICEF (AUC-UNICEF-MAURITANIA) has called for adequate investment to achieve meaningful education agenda in Africa. This is contained in a statement issued by the AU on Sunday, on the sidelines of the High Level Political Dialogue on Financing Accelerated Action […]
By Fortune Abang The Minister of State for Foreign Affairs, Mrs Bianca Odumegwu-Ojukwu, has urged the U.S. to adhere to established protocols when deporting immigrants from its territory. She made this appeal in a statement on Sunday in Abuja, following a visit by the U.S. Ambassador to Nigeria, Richard Mills Jr., to the ministry. […]
By Emmanuel Oloniruha The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has dismissed claims that its Primary Election Guidelines were compromised by forgery. PDP National Publicity Secretary, Debo Ologunagba, made the clarification in a statement on Sunday in Abuja. Ologunagba explained that the party had been made aware of misleading media reports suggesting the Primary […]