President Tayyip Erdogan declared Istanbul’s Hagia Sophia a mosque on Friday with the first Muslim prayers to begin in two weeks, after a top court ruled the ancient building’s conversion to a museum by modern Turkey’s founding statesman was illegal. Read more…
The United Nations Population Fund says at least 1, 025, 000 Nigerian girls still face genital circumcision every year. The UNFPA Country Representative, Ulla Mueller, said this on Saturday during a virtual meeting with the National Population Commission. The meeting Read more…
The Presidency on Saturday said those who hold the belief that the ongoing investigation of the suspended acting chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, Ibrahim Magu, is an indication of the regime’s failing anti-corruption fight have missed the Read more…
The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) says 102 Local Government Areas (LGAs) in 28 states in the country fall within highly probable flood risk areas this year. AVM Muhammadu Mohammed, the Director General of NEMA, raised the alert at a news Read more…
Chairman, Agbaedo Motor Spare Parts Dealers Association (AMSPDA), Dennis Ikegwuonu was last weekend appreciated by his members with a high model Jeep to use for his various trips and contacts to cement every issue that will boost the name AMSPDA Read more…
The newly-appointed Acting chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Mr. Mohammed Umar Abba has directed the Commission’s Secretary, all directors, zonal heads, heads of units and other sectional heads to immediately prepare their handover notes which must be Read more…
As domestic flight operation resumes in some of the airports in the country, the Federal Government has explained why one of the safety protocols to curb the spread of COVID-19 may not be observed in the aircrafts. According to the Read more…
Some northern elders have reacted to the probe of the suspended EFCC’s acting chairman. A Second Republic lawmaker, Dr Junaid Mohammed, said it is unfortunate that a retired judge of the Court of Appeal would be called upon to “do Read more…
Anambra State Covid-19 Fund Donors Anambra state government appreciates the following cash and material donors to the Covid-19 Fund. Cash Donations (1) UBA Plc – N28, 500,000(2) Professor Chukwuma Charles Soludo- N10M(3)Ibeto Petrochemical – N10M(4)J. I Ejison of Ejison International Read more…
Volunteers who received a Russian-made Covid-19 vaccine have developed immunity to the virus, according to the country’s Ministry of Defense. Clinical trials for the drug are now in their final stage. READ MORE: Anti-vaxxers rejoice! Any future coronavirus vaccine will Read more…
President Trump on Friday commuted the three-year prison sentence for Republican operative Roger Stone, who was to report to a federal prison on Tuesday after being found guilty of obstruction, witness tampering and lying to Congress. By granting Stone clemency, Read more…
A French man could be executed by a firing squared in Indonesia after being accused of molesting more than 300 children and beating those who refused to have sex with him. Police said they arrested pensioner Francois Abello Camille, 65, Read more…