It is the first time American military personnel have been killed by hostile fire in the Middle East since the start of the Israel-Hamas war, and the incident will further raise tensions in the region and fuel fears of a broader conflict directly involving Iran. Hamas said the death of the soldiers shows Washington’s backing…
The leaders of the three Sahel nations issued a statement saying it was a “sovereign decision” to leave the Economic Community of West African States “without delay”. Struggling with jihadist violence and poverty, the regimes have had tense ties with ECOWAS since coups took place in Niger last July, Burkina Faso in 2022 and Mali…
The Chief Executive Officer of Cooperative Mortgage Bank Ltd., Femi Adewole, has disclosed that of the about 340,000 policemen in the country, only about 30,000 are housed. He stated this at the maiden edition of the Nigeria Police Housing Summit with the theme “Renewed Hope for Police Housing in Nigeria”, held recently in Abuja. called…
The Confederation of African Football has revealed why Nigerian referees are not selected to officiate at the Africa Cup of Nations and other football tournaments on the continent. Head of Refereeing at the CAF, Noumandiez Doue, while speaking on Thursday during a CAF referees training session at Sol Beni (ASEC Mimosas Training Centre) in Abidjan,…
The rebels shelled the town of Mweso, where they “indiscriminately dropped mortar bombs,” which also injured 27 other civilians, army spokesman Lt. Col. Guillaume N’djike Kaïko said in a statement read on state television. The town’s streets were empty Thursday evening, after most of its residents took refuge in the Mweso General Hospital, Kaïko added….
The Federal Inland Revenue Service surpassed its 2023 revenue target by N816bn, a 107 per cent performance over the set goal and has set a target to collect N19.4 turn in tax this year. The Coordinating Director of Special Tax Operations Group, Amina Ado, disclosed this at the 2024 management retreat on Wednesday. The Federal…
Figures from the Office for National Statistics, published on Thursday, estimate that in 2022 only 49.4 percent of the adult population were in a legal union. The figure for 2021, also just published, was 49.7 percent. Despite the downward trend, however, rising numbers are opting for civil partnerships or same-sex marriages. The number of same-sex…
Moscow and Kyiv traded fresh accusations over the crash of the transporter that Russia says was shot down near the rivals’ border, killing 65 Ukrainian prisoners of war. While Kyiv has not outright denied the claims, officials have appeared to question whether its POWs were on board. The latest repatriation of bodies appeared unrelated to…
Far from hiding his multiple legal problems, Trump has turned courtroom sessions into quasi-campaign events, claiming each trial is part of a Democratic establishment attempt to prevent his return to the White House for a second term. Writer E. Jean Carroll is seeking more than $10 million in damages for defamation by Trump in a…
