The United States has approved the potential sale of howitzer artillery systems to Taiwan in a deal valued at up to $750m, the Pentagon has announced, prompting condemnation by China. The State Department approval announced on Wednesday followed arms sales to the island last year that included drones and coastal missile defences meant to upgrade…
Amnesty International has accused Nigerian security forces of using excessive force and killing at least 115 people during a “repressive campaign” earlier this year against separatist agitators in the country’s restive southeast. Violence has flared in the southeastern states this year, killing at least 127 police or members of the security services, according to the…
By Dr.Harris Chuma-Odili, FCMsp The ADC gubernatorial candidate Akachukwu Sullivan Nwankpo as a seasoned administrator, Philosopher, legal luminary, and technocrat has used his skills and positions in different capacities for the growth of Anambra State and Nigeria. Nwankpo raised the bar in corporate governance and administration while serving as Senior Special Assistant on Technical Matters…
By Emmanuel Udodinma The Association of Anambra State Registered Voters (ASARVOTE) has implored the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) not to enlist the candidates of the All Progressives Congress (APC), All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA), and Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the ballot box in the November 6, 2021 governorship election. In a statement by…
The former Commissioner for Youth and Sports in Ogun State and the Founder of Bukola Olawale Olopade Movement for Dapo for Second Term( BOOM4DA2) Hon. Bukola Olawale Olopade has sympatised with the Ogun State Governor, Prince Dapo Abiodun on the demise of his father Pa. Dr. Emmanuel Adesanya Abiodun who slept in the Lord bosom…
Gov. Bello Matawalle of Zamfara on Wednesday officially received his APC membership card at his polling unit 001 of Maradun South Ward, Maradun Local Government Area of the state. the governor’s registration mark the continuation of the APC membership registration/revalidation exercise in the state. He was registered by the Chairman of the Registration and Revalidation…
The National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) on Wednesday says there is no COVID-19 positive Corps member in any of its Orientation Camps nationwide. This is contained in a statement signed by the NYSC Director, Press and Public Relations, Mrs Adenike Adeyemi in Abuja. The NYSC explained that all prospective corps member must undergo COVID-19 test…
The National Agency for Food, Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) in Kaduna has advised nursing and lactating mothers to place their babies below age five months on exclusive breastfeeding. The Kaduna State Coordinator of the agency, Mr Nasiru Mato, Kaduna, that exclusive breastfeeding would prepare such children for a healthy living. Mato also urged nursing…
Heavy rain, which started on Tuesday evening and lasted till Wednesday afternoon, has wrecked havoc in Osogbo, the Osun capital. the rain, which started at 7 pm. on Tuesday, destroyed a section of the perimeter fence of Osun Government House in Oke-fia. NAN also reports that buildings as well as property worth millions of naira…
