Bejing — Question and Answer from Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Hua Chunying’s Regular Press Conference Hubei Media Group: The US Ambassador to the United Nations Linda Thomas-Greenfield began her visit to Africa on August 3, which she said was going to focus on how the US can help Uganda, Ghana and Cape Verde deal with the

By HABIBU HARISU SOKOTO – The Federal Government says it’s spending about N24 billion on different empowerment and poverty reduction schemes on its National Social Investment Programmes (NSIP) in Sokoto state. Minister of Humanitarian Affairs, Disaster Management and Social Development, Hajiya Sadiya Farouk, disclosed this while inaugurating the disbursement of Cash Grant to Vulnerable Groups

If I showed you these three products and asked you to name something that they all had in common, what would you say? One of the most obvious things that you’d probably say is that each of these products is made directly from animals, or maybe that each of them is sold in stores, or

ABUJA- Newly promoted Superintendents of Police in zone 5, comprising Edo and Delta have been charged to be considerate while discharging their duties.AIG Lawan Jimeta, Assistant Inspector General of Police (AIG) in charge of the zone, gave the charge on Tuesday in Benin, while decorating the promoted officers.This is contained in a statement on Tuesday

By EMMANUEL MOGBEDE Mr Peter Obi, Senator Bola Tinubu ABUJA- The forum of Kogi former political office holders says Peter Obi, presidential candidate of Labour Party is not a threat to the victory of Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, the All Progressives Congress (APC) candidate in the 2023 poll.Alhaji Abdulmumin Sadik, the chairman of the forum said

ABUJA- Lagos State is ahead of other states of the federation in the latest COVID-19 cases,  the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) says.This is as the centre reported 144 additional infections from  Aug. 14 to  15.On its official website on Tuesday, the NCDC stated that out of the 144 new infections, Lagos state  reported

Good Afternoon, Today I want to address my fellow Kenyans and the international community about the 2022 Kenya elections and the role of the Independent Election and Boundaries Commission (IEBC), the body mandated by the Constitution and the law to conduct and manage elections. On August 9, 2022, millions of Kenyans turned out in large

Monrovia — Less than 24 hours after the United States Treasury Department slapped sanctions on three senior members of the George Weah-led government, the Liberian President has suspended his most trusted ally and Minister of State Nathaniel McGill, Bill Twehway, head of the National Port Authority and Solicitor General Sayma Syrenius Cehpus. In a statement

A United Kingdom-based Nigerian singer, Marvelous Irorakpor, known better as Marvelux ID, has expressed optimism that the fusion of Afro and Reggae music can revive music consciousness. He noted that with both music genres co-existing, it would bring back consciousness to the music scene again. According to him, reggae music shares traits of African heritages

The Benue State Police Command has nabbed the kingpin of a kidnap syndicate, Achobo Samuel, that specialised in kidnapping women. Parading the suspect at the command headquarters in Makurdi, the command’s Spokesperson, Catherine Anene, said that the kingpin was smoked out of his hideouts. His arrest came barely five days after two members of his

The Senator representing Kaduna Central and All Progressives Congress governorship candidate in the state, Uba Sani, has debunked reports on social media that the state was named ‘Zazzau State’. Sani said the purported reports that he was sponsoring the bill to rename the state was a lie from the pit of hell. The governorship hopeful

“Where justice is denied, where poverty is enforced, where ignorance prevails, and where any one class is made to feel that society is an organized conspiracy to oppress, rob and degrade them, neither persons nor property will be safe “ —Frederick Douglas Times are dire for Africa’s biggest democracy, no doubt. In February 2023, the