By Ayomide Otitoju At least 49 people have lost their lives, and thousands have been displaced due to severe flooding in Nigeria’s northeastern region, the National Emergency Management Authority (NEMA) reported on Monday. The floods, which have ravaged the states of Jigawa, Adamawa, and Taraba, have forced 41,344 people from their homes, according to NEMA…
In a pre-dawn operation on Sunday, operatives of the Department of State Services (DSS) arrested Adejuwon Soyinka, the Regional Editor of The Conversation Africa. Soyinka was apprehended around 5 a.m. upon his arrival at Murtala Muhammed International Airport in Lagos. Fellow journalist Dayo Aiyetan disclosed the incident in a post on X, stating that Soyinka,…
At the opening ceremony of the 2024 Annual General Conference of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) in Lagos, the Director General of the World Trade Organization (WTO), Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, called for consistent policies in Nigeria, urging continuity regardless of changes in administration. “Maintaining good economic and social policies, maintaining policy consistency, and adding more reforms…
Pope Francis used his weekly Angelus prayer on Sunday to draw attention to the victims of the Mpox virus and urged governments and the pharmaceutical industry to increase efforts to provide vaccines to the hardest-hit regions. “I pray for all those infected, particularly in the Democratic Republic of Congo, which has been severely affected. I…
China has expressed strong dissatisfaction and firm opposition to new U.S. sanctions targeting Chinese companies linked to Russia’s war in Ukraine, the Ministry of Commerce announced on Sunday. In a statement, a spokesperson for the ministry urged the United States to “immediately stop its wrong practices” and warned that China would take necessary measures to…
Ogun State Governor Dapo Abiodun on Friday inaugurated the construction of the 81-kilometre Abeokuta-Ifo-Ota-Lagos expressway, promising to complete the project within 18 months. The groundbreaking ceremony took place in Itori, Ewekoro Local Government Area, with the governor highlighting the road’s significance to both Ogun and Lagos States and its importance as a route for travelers…
The National Agency for the Control of AIDS (NACA) has issued a public advisory urging Nigerians to take preventive measures against the increasing threat of Mpox, particularly emphasizing the heightened risk for those living with HIV. This call is part of NACA’s ongoing commitment to safeguarding the health and safety of all Nigerians. Dr. Temitope…
The Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPC) has firmly denied claims that President Bola Tinubu or Wale Tinubu, CEO of Oando Plc, has any stake in the acquisition of OVH Energy by the NNPC. This clarification was made in response to accusations from former Vice President Atiku Abubakar, as relayed by his media adviser, Paul…
Dino Melaye, the 2023 Kogi State governorship candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), has declared that the party’s influence in the political landscape has come to an end, accusing its leadership of commercialization and privatization. In a post on his X handle on Saturday, the former Kogi West Senator lashed out at the PDP’s…
