The Iranian Red Crescent said on Monday that the death toll from U.S. and Israeli airstrikes on Iran since Saturday has risen to 555. The joint attacks targeted 131 residential areas across Iran, it added in a statement cited by the Fars News Agency. The statement confirmed that the attacksContinue Reading
By Perpetua Onuegbu Mr Auwal Rafsanjani, the Executive Director of Civil Society Legislative Advocacy Centre (CISLAC) and Head, Transparency International Nigeria, has described Nigeria’s democracy as work in progress. Rafsanjani stated this at a News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) Personality Interview Series on Sunday in Abuja. According to Rafsanjani, achievingContinue Reading
By Perpetua Onuegbu A civil society organisation, Civil Society Legislative Advocacy Centre (CISLAC), has expressed worries over the preparedness of Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) for the 2027 general elections. The Executive Director of CISLAC and Head, Transparency International Nigeria, Auwal Rafsanjani, expressed the worries while featuring in the NewsContinue Reading
By Perpetua Onuegbu The Executive Director of Civil Society Legislative Advocacy Centre (CISLAC), a CSO, Auwal Rafsanjani, says without EFCC and ICPC in the fight against corruption, impunity would have reigned supreme in Nigeria. Rafsanjani told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Sunday in Abuja that the fight againstContinue Reading
By Perpetua Onuegbu Auwal Rafsanjani, the Executive Director of CISLAC and Head, Transparency International, Nigeria, has cautioned Nigerians against the demarketing of the country abroad. Rafsanjani, while featuring on the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) Personality Interview Series in Abuja on Sunday, urged Nigerians to distinguish between criticism ofContinue Reading
By Martha Agas The Federal Government and Africa Finance Corporation (AFC) have signed an investment partnership to jointly fund three projects, including a 1.3 billion dollar alumina refinery. The Minister of Solid Minerals Development, Dele Alake, described the agreement as a landmark deal to transform mining and boost itsContinue Reading
By Ehigimetor Igbaugba Some youths in Cross River have urged the Federal and state governments to urgently intervene on the collapsed portions of the Ikom-Boki-Obudu Highway. Some of the youths who spoke to newsmen in Calabar on Sunday, said that no fewer than 80 communities in five local government areasContinue Reading
By Muhyideen Jimoh President Bola Tinubu and First Lady Sen. Oluremi Tinubu have congratulated Pastor Enoch Adeboye, General Overseer of the Redeemed Christian Church of God (RCCG), on his 84th birthday. The president and his wife described Adeboye as one of Nigeria’s greatest gifts and a spiritual pillar who continuallyContinue Reading
By Philomina Attah Dr Paul Enenche, Senior Pastor, Dunamis International Gospel Centre (DIGC), has donated a patrol vehicle to the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) to enhance road safety enforcement in Abuja. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the donation took place on Sunday at the church premisesContinue Reading
By EricJames Ochigbo Wife of the President, Oluremi Tinubu, on Sunday in Abuja, inaugurated the National Assembly Christian Fellowship Chapel, a 750-capacity edifice within the parliamentary complex. Speaking at the ceremony, Mrs Tinubu said the chapel symbolised accountability, reminding legislators that while they make laws, a time will come toContinue Reading
