The Bauchi state Police Command has killed three and arrested 12 suspected kidnappers and cattle rustlers terrorizing the Burra Community in Ningi local government area of the state.
Author: Abdallah el-Kurebe
A Professor of Political Science, Prof. Adelaja Odukoya, has advised the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) and law enforcement agencies to treat electoral infractions with seriousness for the nation’s democracy to thrive.
The UNICEF has revealed that diphtheria has claimed the lives of 122 children in Nigeria as at July 2023.
ASHENEWS reports that the former Vice President and Presidential Candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the last general elections, Atiku Abubakar, has cautioned the leadership of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) against the engagement of military to military to restore democratic order in Niger Republic.
Senegal clinched the last ticket to the 2023 FIBA Women’s AfroBasket finals after a hard-fought 75-65 win over Mali on Thursday in Kigali.
ASHENEWS reports that the Arewa Consultative Forum (ACF) has advised the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) against the use of force to oust the military junta which overthrew President Mohamed Bazoum of Republic of Niger.
The Wole Soyinka Centre for Investigative Journalism, WSCIJ has expressed delight over the performance of PRNigeria and Economic Confidential in the former’s Collaborative Media Engagement for Development, Inclusion and Accountability Project.
Deforestation in Brazil’s Amazon fell in July to its lowest level for the month since 2017, preliminary government figures showed on Thursday, boosting President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva’s stature on environmental policy ahead of a summit of rainforest nations.
The ISIS group has confirmed the death of its leader, Abu Hussein al-Husseini al-Qurashi, and named Abu Hafs al-Hashimi al-Qurashi as his replacement.
“We need to rule out any Western military initiative because it would be perceived as a new colonisation,” he told RAI public television on Wednesday.