By Mohammed Baba Busu, News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) On September 10, 2024, a unique and gracious celebration package commenced earnestly for the Etsu Nupe and Chairman, Niger State Council of Traditional Rulers. The event was designed to celebrate Alhaji Yahaya Abubakar’s 72nd birthday and 21 years on the throneContinue Reading
By Kayode Adebiyi, News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) This round of a potential all-out war between Israel and the Arab World was triggered on October. 7, 2023, when Hamas militants from Gaza fired thousands of rockets into towns and cities in southern Israel. As reported, the militants broke through theContinue Reading
By Rotimi Ijikanmi, News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) Charles Darwin, English naturalist and biologist said, “it is not the strongest of the species that survive, nor the most intelligent, but the most responsive to change”. Although Darwin’s insight relates to his popular theory on evolution by natural selection, however, inContinue Reading
By Mark Longyen, News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) The Secretary-General of the United Nations, António Guterres, once warned that: “If nothing is done, the effects of terrorism and organised crime in the Sahel region will be felt far beyond the region and the entire African continent.” For almost two decadesContinue Reading
By Chijioke Okoronkwo, News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) On Oct. 3, the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) debuted an annual international lecture in Abuja with national and Sahel security in focus. The Inaugural lecture was novel, a departure from the agency’s timely delivery of factual and objective news, to ignitingContinue Reading
By Sumaila Ogbaje, News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) It has been established that the protracted insecurity ravaging parts of Africa, especially the Sahel region, has spiral effects on Nigeria and other West African neighbours and beyond. It is also a fact that some of the security challenges such as insurgency,Continue Reading
By Polycarp Auta, News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) With the recent verdict of the Supreme Court granting financial autonomy to the 774 Local Government Areas (LGAs), Nigerians, particularly rural dwellers, have developed deep interest in who takes charge of the affairs of their councils. Plateau has slated Saturday, Oct. 9,Continue Reading
By Vivian Ihechu According to the Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), there is over 194 per cent increase this 2024 in Mpox outbreak compared to the same time in 2023. Since January 2024 till September, a total of 32,407 cases of Mpox , of which 6,441Continue Reading
By Abujah Racheal, News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) In the quiet corners of African villages, women carry a hidden pain. While many are celebrated for bringing life into the world, those who are unable to conceive are often left in the shadows. For women like Mrs Chollom Pam, infertility isContinue Reading
The reported killing of terrorist kingpin, Halilu Sububu, known in the crime world as Kachalla, and the claims of invincibility surrounding Bello Turji has dominated the security discourse in different platforms.Continue Reading
