The military junta in Niger Republic, on Sunday, indefinitely closed its airspace, citing the threat of military intervention from the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), after the coup leaders refused to the the bloc’s deadline to reinstate the country’s ousted president Mohamed Bazoum.
Author: Abdallah el-Kurebe
The Kaduna state chapter of the Nigeria Network of Peace Journalists (NNPJ), has appealed to President Bola Tinubu and Heads of State and Government of ECOWAS, not to deploy force in Niger Republic.
ASHENEWS reports that the National Union of Zamfara State Students (NUZAMS) has commended President Bola Ahmed Tinubu for appointing former state governor Bello Muhammad as Minister.
The sustained aerial bombardments by the Nigeria Airforce (NAF) on bandits locations and hideouts in the Nortbwestwern states of Katsina, and Zamfara, have forced notorious bandit kingpins, to request for dialogue and amnesty from the government, PRNigeria has reported.
A nutritionist, Ms. Uju Onuorah, has called on stakeholders to support breastfeeding mothers who experienced certain challenges that made breastfeeding an onerous task for some of them.
The Federal Government has applauded the D’Tigress of Nigeria for emerging African Champions for the fourth consecutive time at the 2023 AfroBasket championship in Kigali, Rwanda.
The Federal High Court (FHC) has refuted a report that the Asset Management Corporation of Nigeria (AMCON) and Nigerian Financial Intelligence Unit (NFIU) funded the training of its judges in London.
The Nigeria Volleyball Federation (NVBF) has invited 19 players to camp in preparation for the 2023 African Women’s Senior Volleyball Championship, billed for Cameroon from Aug. 14 to Aug. 29.
Rep. Tunji Olawuyi has trained women and youths in his constituency on the use of water-pumping machines for irrigation purposes.
Two years after finishing second, Mali eased past Rwanda to clinch the Third-Place at the 2023 FIBA Women’s AfroBasket on Saturday.