By Cecilia Ologunagba New York, Jan. 14, 2026 (NAN) The World Health Organisation (WHO) has called on governments to significantly increase taxes on sugary drinks and alcohol to save lives. WHO warns that beverages like sugary drinks and alcohol were too accessible and cost too little in most of theContinue Reading
Kampala, Jan. 13, 2026 (Reuters/NAN) When Yoweri Museveni seized power in Uganda in 1986, he said “the problem of Africa in general and Uganda in particular is not the people but leaders who want to overstay in power.” The 81-year-old president and former rebel is seeking a seventh term inContinue Reading
By Cecilia Ologunagba New York, Jan. 12, 2026 (NAN) UN independent investigators on Monday called for immediate release of all political prisoners in Venezuela, stating that more than 100 political prisoners had been released in the country. The independent UN human rights investigators,, in a statement said, the governmentContinue Reading
By Mark Longyen Abuja, Jan. 12, 2026(NAN)The U.S. Government says it has revoked more than 100,000 visas within the past one year of President Donald Trump’s second term in office. This is contained in a statement posted by the U.S. State Department on its official X handle on Monday. ItContinue Reading
By Mark Longyen, News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) The United States’ military incursion into Venezuela on Jan. 3, involving elite Delta Force operatives, has sent shockwaves through the international community, triggering far-reaching diplomatic and legal repercussions. More controversially, the seizure and subsequent extradition of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro and hisContinue Reading
Washington, Jan. 12, 2026 (dpa/NAN) Amid ongoing mass protests across Iran in which hundreds of people have been killed, the country has asked the United States to open new negotiations, U.S. President Donald Trump has said. Speaking aboard Air Force One on Sunday, Trump told reporters the Iranian leadership had calledContinue Reading
By Aderogba George A civil society group, Vanguard for Democracy and Peace, has described the ongoing impeachment move against Rivers Governor, Siminalayi Fubara, as constitutional. The group said the action by the Rivers State House of Assembly was a lawful response to alleged breaches of the 1999 Constitution. Comrade JacksonContinue Reading
By Mark Longyen Abuja, Jan. 9, 2026 (NAN) The United Kingdom has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to facilitate the return of more than 9.5 million dollars in looted funds to the Federal Government of Nigeria. A statement by the British High Commission on Friday in Abuja said theContinue Reading
Washington, Jan. 9, 2026 (dpa/NAN) U.S. President Donald Trump said he supports a new package of sanctions against Russia over its war in Ukraine, but hopes the measures will not have to be used. “I support it,” Trump told U.S. broadcaster Fox News in an interview published on Thursday, adding:Continue Reading
By Tiamiyu Prudence Arobani New York, Jan. 8, 2026 (NAN) UN Secretary-General António Guterres has expressed regrets over the decision of the White House to withdraw the United States from 35 international organisations and 31 UN entities. Guterres, in a statement by the UN Spokesperson, Stéphane Dujarric on Thursday inContinue Reading
