NEWS
Israel To Take Over Gaza City After New War Plan Approval
Israel’s military will “take control” of Gaza City under a plan proposed by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and approved by his security cabinet, his office said in a statement Friday. Nearly two years into the war in Gaza, Netanyahu faces mounting pressure at home and abroad for a truce to pull the territory’s more than two million people back from...
Man Utd Agree £85m Deal To Sign Sesko
Manchester United have agreed a deal worth up to 85 million euros ($99 million, £74 million) to sign striker Benjamin Sesko from RB Leipzig on Thursday, according to multiple reports in England. The BBC, Athletic and Sky Sports reported United will pay an initial 76.5 million euros for the 22-year-old with a further 8.5 million euros due in add-ons. Newcastle were...
“51.9% Of Kano Children Affected By Malnutrition” – UNICEF
The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) has raised concern over the nutritional status of children in Kano State, revealing that 51.9 per cent of children are stunted. The UNICEF Chief of Field Office Kano, Mr Rahma Farah, stated this during the official handover of Ready-to-Use Therapeutic Food (RUTF) held at Takai Local Government Area of Kano. The News Agency of Nigeria...
“Either Release Sowore Or Charge Him To Court” – Obi Urges Police
The presidential candidate of the Labour Party (LP) in the 2023 election, Mr Peter Obi, has urged the Nigeria Police to immediately release Omoleye Sowore or charge him to court. Obi, in a post on his X handle on Friday, expressed displeasure over the decision of the police to detain a citizen who voluntarily presented himself when he was invited...
Diesel Suppliers Battle To Affect Telecom Services
Diesel business dispute between telecom tower managers, IHS, and the Natural Oil and Gas Suppliers Association of Nigeria is threatening to affect telecom services in the country. The dispute, Vanguard gathered, arose from an allegation by IHS that two member companies of NOGOSA misappropriated its diesel stock and called for thorough investigations. However, NOGOSA in a swift response said IHS was...
“Nigeria On The Brink Of Collapse Claims Exaggerated” – Presidency
The Presidency has dismissed recent claims that Nigeria is on the brink of collapse, describing such assertions as exaggerated and not grounded in fact. In a statement on Thursday, Sunday Dare, Special Adviser to President Bola Tinubu on Media and Public Communications, pushed back against a recent editorial titled “Nigeria is Collapsing under Tinubu’s Watch,” accusing it of misrepresenting the...
Ghana Probes Ministers Death After Military Helicopter Crash
Ghana has launched a full investigation into a military helicopter crash that killed the killed the country’s defence and environment ministers and six other people, President John Mahama announced Thursday. Defence Minister Edward Omane Boamah, Environment Minister Ibrahim Murtala Muhammed and six others people, including senior political figures and the air force crew, died in the crash on Wednesday. “The Ghana...
Trump Demands US College Enrollment To Prove Fairness
President Donald Trump issued an order Thursday demanding that US universities supply enrollment data as evidence they are not considering an applicant’s race when awarding admission. The Supreme Court ruled in 2023 that affirmative action by universities on the basis of race was unlawful, but said that they could use statements about the racial experiences of candidates when deciding on...
“Criminals Now In Charge Of Politics In Nigeria” — Falana
Femi Falana has called on Nigerians to actively expose private individuals and public officials who contravene the provisions of the Anti-Torture Act 2017. Human Rights lawyer, Mr Femi Falana, SAN, yesterday lamented that politics in Nigeria is now in the hands of criminals and touts, who care little about investing in the country’s economic prosperity and the well-being of its...
Parents, Group Want Papers Cancelled Over WAEC Massive Failure
Strong reactions against the mass failure of candidates in this year’s Senior Secondary School Certificate Examinations, continued yesterday, with parents and some groups calling for the cancellation of some of the papers, especially English Language. This is even as the National Association of Proprietors of Private Schools, NAPPS, in criticising the conduct of the examination during nighttime hours, described it...
