Sunday, September 4, 2022 A flooded environment used to illustrate the story Zakaria Nyampa (PDP-Adamawa) has called on the federal government to provide relief materials to over 200 households displaced recently by flood in Adamawa. Mr Nyampa, representing Michika/Madagali Federal Constituency, said this while speaking with journalists in Abuja on Saturday. He expressed concern over

Sunday, September 4, 2022 Nigerian Bureau of Statistics (NBS) office used to illustrate the story The National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) says the aggregate Value Added Tax (VAT) was reported at N600.15 billion for Q2 2022. This is according to the VAT Q2 2022 Report released in Abuja on Saturday, showing a growth rate of

Sunday, September 4, 2022 Bayelsa Queens Bayelsa Queens emerged champions of WAFU Zone B CAF Women Champions League qualifying tournament following a 3-0 victory over Ghana’s Ampem in the final on Saturday. The two sides reached the final on an unbeaten record but the Nigerian champions were superior considering the number of wins and goals

Sunday, September 4, 2022 Dumebi Kachikwu Dumebi Kachikwu says he remains the African Democratic Congress (ADC) presidential candidate, in spite of his suspension by the opposition party. Recall that the National Working Committee (NWC), headed by Mr Nwosu, had last Friday suspended Mr Kachikwu from the party for alleged anti-party activities. In a statement on

Sunday, September 4, 2022 Bola Tinubu, PDP, LP and APC Bola Tinubu has vowed the end of the Peoples Democratic Party (APC) and other opposition parties at next year’s general election. “If for calculation, we have the calculator, if for measurement, we have a Shettima. If for strategy and thinking, there is a governor here

In a call that can at once significantly advance the course of global net-zero emissions targets, facilitate energy access and the development of African countries, Vice President Yemi Osinbajo has proposed a Debt-For-Climate (DFC) swap deal. Explaining the concept yesterday at a lecture on a just and equitable energy transition for Africa at the Center

Al-Shabaab carried out an attack early on Saturday morning in the Hiran region in central Somalia, which caused heavy losses. The ambush targeted trucks carrying food aid and civilians heading to drought-hit areas in the region, according to the local officials. The attacks resulted in the loss of 17 people who were traveling in the

Nairobi — Police Headquarters has ordered security be intensified in hotspots as the Supreme Court preopares to issue a verdict on the presidential verdict on Monday. Deputy Inspector General of Police Edward Mbugua has already directed all County Commanders to increase deployments in specific areas where protests or celebrations are likely to take place once

South African leader Cyril Ramaphosa condemned anti-immigrant protests in the capital, Pretoria, after demonstrators barred non-nationals from accessing a hospital. The trouble was sparked by a video on social media showing a regional health minister berating a Zimbabwean patient at a South African hospital a week ago. "Acts of lawlessness, intimidation and humiliation directed at

Addis Abeba — The U.S. said it "condemn[s] Eritrea's reentry" into Ethiopia's renewed militarized hostilities between the federal defense forces and Tigrayan forces which started on 24 April and has now extended to Ethiopia's border areas with Sudan. According to a press briefing by Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre on 02 September, "President Biden's Special Envoy

The Kaduna State governorship candidate of the New Nigeria People’s Party,  Sen. Suleiman Hunkuyi, has unveiled Mr Sani Mazawaje as his running mate in the 2023 elections. Unveiling his running mate on Friday at the Ahmadu Bello Stadium in Kaduna, Hunkuyi  assured of the readiness of the party to strictly govern by justice, fair play

Serena Williams went from learning tennis on public courts in a notorious American gangland neighborhood to becoming a superstar for a generation and perhaps the greatest player in history. Now, the 40-year-old legend is heading for retirement after almost certainly playing her last match, a three-set defeat to Ajla Tomljanovic at the US Open on