By Fatima Mohammed-Lawal The Sarkin Fulani of Kwara, Alhaji Abdullahi Mahmud, has appealed to the Kwara Government to formally engage local Fulani youths as vigilantes and forest guards to help combat insecurity in the state. Mahmud made the appeal on Monday in Ilorin during a news conference organised on theContinue Reading

By Fortune Abang, News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) At a time when Africa is confronting complex development, governance and security challenges, Ministers of Foreign Affairs from across the African Union (AU) have called for renewed commitment to strengthening the organisation’s institutional frameworks. They emphasised that a more sustainable, united andContinue Reading

  By Oladapo Udom Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, will on Thursday inaugurate 54 units of construction equipment to strengthen infrastructural development across the 18 local government areas of Edo. Dr Patrick Ebojele, Chief Press Secretary to Gov. Monday Okpebholo of Edo, stated this in a pressContinue Reading

Ambassador Bankole Adeoye, African Union Commissioner for Political Affairs, Peace and Security Commissioner for Political Affairs, Peace and Security Bankole Adeoye called for a permanent ceasefire in Sudan and eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). He made the call while briefing reporters on the sidelines of the 39th OrdinaryContinue Reading

    By Nefishetu Yakubu   Abuja. Feb. 16, 2026 (NAN) The National Assembly on Monday pledged to consider the Special Seats Bill currently before it, following sustained advocacy by Nigerian women groups.   Spokesman of the House of Representatives, Akin Rotimi Jr., who represents Ekiti North, gave the assuranceContinue Reading

The head of the United Nations (UN) nuclear watchdog on Monday concluded high-level talks in Geneva with Iran’s foreign minister, ahead of renewed negotiations between Tehran and Washington. International Atomic Energy Agency Director-General, Rafael Grossi, said he had “just completed in-depth technical discussions” with Iran’s Foreign Minister, Abbas Araghchi. GrossiContinue Reading