The Labour Party’s governorship candidate in Anambra State, George Moghalu, has named Ifeoma Okaro as his running mate for the upcoming November 8 election. Moghalu expressed strong confidence in the party’s readiness for the race, unveiling Okaro during a meeting with ward chairmen, councillors, and women leaders in Awka on Friday. Okaro, a retired educationist…
The All Progressives Congress in Lagos State has expressed sadness over passing of the Executive Chairman of Oto Awori Local Council Development Area, Musbau Ashafa. The News Agency of Nigeria reports that Ashafa passed away on Friday after a prolonged illness. The State APC Chairman, Pastor Cornelius Ojelabi, in a statement on Saturday, described Ashafa’s…
Rescue teams on Saturday recovered more victims of heavy flooding that struck South Africa’s Eastern Cape province earlier in the week, with the death toll rising to at least 86. President Cyril Ramaphosa visited the poverty-stricken province on Friday and said the “catastrophic disaster” was due to climate change. Police minister Senzo Mchunu said on…
Ukraine and Russia carried out another prisoner-of-war (POW) exchange on Saturday — the fourth in a week — under agreements brokered earlier this month in Istanbul, both sides confirmed. “We continue to bring our people home from Russian captivity. This marks the fourth exchange in a week,” Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky announced on social media….
The Nigerian Army is set to induct 6,195 newly trained regular combatants into its ranks as part of ongoing efforts to boost manpower and enhance operational effectiveness across various theatres of operation nationwide. The recruits, who make up the 88 Regular Recruit Intake (88RRI), began their training on January 13 at the Depot Nigerian Army…
The Nigerian Meteorological Agency, in its weather outlook released on Friday in Abuja, has predicted early morning thunderstorms accompanied by rain starting from Saturday to Monday across Nigeria. Early morning thunderstorms are expected over parts of Taraba, Kebbi, Zamfara, Kaduna, and Adamawa States. As the day progresses, thunderstorms accompanied by rain are likely over Borno,…
The Executive Chairman of Oto-Awori Local Council Development Area, Musibau Asafa, is dead. Asafa was said to have died during a prolonged illness. His death, which has thrown the LCDA into mourning, was formally announced in a statement shared via Facebook on Saturday by his Chief Press Secretary, Bodunrin Ayodele. Ayodele, however, did not disclose…
The Federal Republic of Nigeria has called for an immediate cessation of hostilities between the Islamic Republic of Iran and the State of Israel, urging both sides to show maximum restraint in the interest of regional stability and global peace. In an official statement, Minister of Foreign Affairs Yusuf Tuggar expressed deep concern over the…
