The Civil Society Legislative Advocacy Centre (CISLAC) has urged President Bola Ahmed Tinubu to intervene in the ongoing leadership crisis within the Nigeria Police Force (NPF) and ensure strict compliance with public service rules. In a statement released by CISLAC’s Executive Director, Auwal Ibrahim Musa (Rafsanjani) on Monday, CISLAC urges the National Assembly to review…
British Prime Minister, Keir Starmer, has made history as the first sitting UK leader and G7 head to publicly undergo an HIV test on camera, encouraging other world leaders to do the same in an effort to address the issue of undiagnosed HIV cases around the world. In a video published by his office on…
Hussaini Kafi in Kano Gombe State Governor, Muhammadu Inuwa Yahaya, has vowed to track down the killers of Reverend Bala Galadima, the presiding clergy of the Evangelical Church Winning All (ECWA) in Lubo community, Yamaltu/Deba Local Government Area. The governor made the vow expressing deep sorrow over the murder of the cleric. “We will not…
Finding and fighting the militants who have become the beating heart of the Islamic State (IS) group in Africa can be tough work as they hide deep in the mountains of north-eastern Somalia. Trump and New US Order But in typical Donald Trump style, after the new US president ordered an airstrike on the area…
Saudi Arabia has imposed new visa restrictions for citizens from 14 countries, effective immediately, limiting them to single-entry visas valid for only 30 days. This policy shift affects travellers from nations including Nigeria, Egypt, Bangladesh, India, Algeria, Ethiopia, Indonesia, Iraq, Jordan, Morocco, Pakistan, Sudan, Tunisia, and Yemen. The move stems from increasing concerns over the…
Korede Abdullah in Lagos The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC) has reported a decline in confirmed Lassa fever cases for the fourth epidemiological week of 2025. According to the NCDC’s latest situation report, 76 confirmed cases were recorded between January 20 and January 26, marking a slight decrease from the 71 cases…
Korede Abdullah in Lagos The Imo State Police Command has denied any knowledge of the whereabouts of Igboayaka O. Igboayaka, the missing president of the Ohanaeze Youth Council (OYC), who was reported missing on Saturday night at about 7 pm. According to a family source, unidentified gunmen dressed in black and numbering up to seven,…
Korede Abdullah in Lagos Former Vice President of Nigeria, Atiku Abubakar, has warned against the misappropriation of funds allocated to the health sector in the 2025 budget. Referencing past incidents where animals were blamed for missing public funds, Abubakar emphasized the need for transparency and accountability in the government’s $1.07 billion budgetary appropriation for the…
Korede Abdullah in Lagos A devastating incident has occurred in the Congolese city of Goma, where over 100 female inmates were brutally raped and burned alive during a jailbreak. The incident happened after M23 rebels captured the city and freed male prisoners, who then rampaged through the jail, attacking the women’s wing. “There was a…
Hussaini Kafi in Kano A raging fire outbreak, reportedly triggered by a gas explosion, has destroyed a filling station, a warehouse, and other buildings in Sabon Wuse, Tafa Local Government Area of Niger State. The inferno, which started around 11:00 PM on Saturday, consumed a warehouse owned by a well-known businessman, Alhaji Seven Seven, along…
