At least 17,000 children in the Gaza Strip have been left unaccompanied or separated from their families nearly four months into Israel’s assault on the enclave, the United Nations children’s agency estimates. Nearly all children in the strip also require mental health support, UNICEF said on Friday. “Each [child] has a heartbreaking story of loss…
Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar has condemned the directive by President Bola Tinubu to the Central Bank of Nigeria to take over the responsibility for crude oil sales proceeds from the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL). In a statement he signed on Thursday, Atiku described the directive as illegal and that it undermines the…
The United Nations independent human rights experts have warned that the ongoing military operations by Israel in Gaza have made it the deadliest and most dangerous war for journalists covering it “in recent history”. They gave the warning in a statement on Thursday. Expressing deep concerns, the Human Rights Council-appointed experts highlighted the alarming toll…
Fuji maestro, Wasiu Ayinde Marshal, popularly known by his stage name, K1 De Ultimate, has told President Bola Tinubu that Nigerians are suffering and angry with his government due to the current poor state of the economy. K1 said this in a video recording that surfaced on Thursday during one of his recent stage performances….
Former President of the Senate, Bukola Saraki, on Friday in Abuja called on Kwara Government to tighten security in the state, to address cases of insecurity. Dr Saraki, President of the 8th Senate, made the call in a statement while reacting to Thursday’s killing of the traditional ruler (Olukoro) of Koro, Ekiti Local Government Area…
When artists step onto the stage for the Grammy Awards in Los Angeles on Sunday, all except one of the nominees for the newly created Best African Music category will be Nigerians. For the country’s creative industry leaders, the dominance of Afrobeats stars like Burna Boy and Ayra Starr at music’s biggest accolade is recognition…
Armed assailants have shot a traditional ruler and abducted his wife along with another individual in the southwestern region of Nigeria, authorities say. The victim was Segun Aremu, a retired army general and monarch holding the esteemed title of Olukoro of Koro. The attack unfolded on Thursday night when the assailants forcefully entered the palace….
Ukraine expects to receive the first payment from the EU in the amount of 4.5 billion euros ($4.8bn) in March, according to Yuliya Svyridenko, Ukraine’s deputy prime minister and economy minister. She wrote on Facebook that Ukraine “have come one step closer to economic stability for the next four years”. Ukraine expects to receive 18…
He gave the warning in continuation of an upscaled clampdown on all forms of criminalities around waterways, creeks and rivulets in the NDR. The GOC who led an onslaught against vandals and economic sabatuers, that saw several illegal oil bunkering sites raided at Obama and Uzoma in Kom-Kom Community at Oyingbo Local Government Area (LGA)…
