Documents available to the Russian Ministry of Defense indicate that the United States is significantly increasing its biological warfare activities on the African continent, Deputy Chief of Russias Radiation, Chemical, and Biological Protection Troops, Major General Aleksey Rtishchev, revealed yesterday. “The documents at our disposal confirm that the US biological warfare presence on the African continent is growing at a rapid pace. Research institutes of the US Department of Defense actively work in the region,” Rtishchev indicated during a briefing. He highlighted that branches of the US National Naval Medical…
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Climate change: EU raises $300bn annual cash offer Nigeria, other poor nations
The European Union (EU), yesterday raised an offer by rich nations to help poor countries worst hit by climate change to $300 billion a year in a bid to salvage talks that the developing world warned were on the brink of collapse. Negotiators worked through the night in a windowless sports stadium in the Caspian Sea city of Baku in a search for compromise as the two-week UN climate talks dragged into an extra day. In a year set to be the hottest ever recorded, developing nations bearing the brunt…
Read More‘Nigeria among worst governed countries in Africa’ – Mo Ibrahim Report
Nigeria has been ranked among worst-governed countries in Africa, coming 33rd among 54 countries in Africa, according to a report published by the Mo Ibrahim Foundation. The rankings cited bad and deteriorating governance in the last 10 years as reasons for ranking Nigeria among 11 other countries in this category. In the report: 2024 Ibrahim Index of African Governance (IIAG), published by the foundation, it saw Nigeria slump three places from 30th on the continent to 33rd, making it one of the worst-ruled states since 2014. Established in 2006, the…
Read MoreLabour Party raises alarm over arrest of S/East Zonal Vice Chairman Igala, accusses Abia Gov. Otti of being responsible
The leadership of the Labour Party has decried the arrest of the National Vice Chairman, South East, Comrade Ceekay Igara on Saturday 19th October, 2024 by the men of Nigerian Police allegedly on the orders of Abia State Governor, Dr. Alex Otti. Comrade Igara was arrested in Aba while holding a party meeting with some of the party leaders when they were surrounded by the Police and whisked away without any warrant. A statement by the National Publicity Secretary of Labour Party Obiora Ifoh said the leadership of the party is…
Read MoreChina: Xi Jinping pledges $50bn for Nigeria, Ghana, other African nations
China has committed over $50 billion over the next three years in financing to African nations, aiming to bolster infrastructure, agriculture, and trade, marking a significant step in Sino-African relations. The announcement came during the China-Africa Forum in Beijing, the largest summit held since the pandemic, with over 50 African leaders and UN Secretary-General, Antonio Guterres in attendance. At the Forum’s opening, Chinese President Xi Jinping declared, “China is ready to deepen cooperation with African countries in industry, agriculture, infrastructure, trade, and investment”. Xi’s pledge includes financial support amounting to…
Read MoreUS shuts direct flights from Lagos, as bi-lateral window closes
Nigeria has lost the United States Category One status as the countrys airlines failed to operate directly to the country for two years. The new United States Federal Aviation Administration (USFAA) law says that the failure of any countrys airlines to operate directly to the US for two years or vice-versa would lead to the loss of the Category-One (CAT-1) Status. With this removal, Nigerian airlines, including those planning to commence direct flights from Lagos, cannot operate directly to any city or airport in the US until the country is…
Read MoreNigeria, Niger sign security deal, amidst tensions
Nigeria and the Republuc of Niger have signed a deal to boost their security cooperation, the Nigerian military said yesterday, despite tensions between the neighbours since a coup in Niger a year ago. Both parties reaffirmed their commitment to resuming and strengthening collaboration, to ensure regional stability and security, a Nigerian military statement said, after the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) by the nations Defence Chiefs in Niamey, Nigers capital, on Wednesday. Ties between the two countries soured after Nigers junta toppled the immediate-past President, Mohamed Bazoum, and…
Read MoreWoman sets self ablaze after divorce, depression
A 40-year-old woman,(name withheld) set herself on fire after her husband divorced her in Guri Local Government Area of Jigawa. DSP Lawan Shiisu, the Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO) in the state, confirmed the incident in a statement in Dutse, on Friday. Shiisu said the woman, who resides in Garin Mallam village, poured petrol to her body and set it on fire. On Thursday at about 0740hrs, the command, received heartbreaking and pitiful news of an incident from Guri which indicated that a 40-year-old woman at Garin Mallam village poured…
Read MoreTwo year old boy, father die in Jigawa building collapse
The Buji Local Government Council of Jigawa has confirmed the death of a 30-year-old man and his two-year-old son in a building collapse that occurred in Madabe village. The councils Information Officer, Alhaji Ali Safiyanu, who confirmed the information in Dutse on Monday, said the 25-year-old mother of the boy survived the incident. Safiyanu said that the surviving mother is responding to treatment at an undisclosed hospital. He explained that the incident which led to the collapse of the building occurred on Sunday night during a heavy downpour. Also speaking, Badaruddeen Tijjani, the spokesman…
Read MoreNasarawa Assembly raises alarm over high kidnapping rate in state
Nasarawa State House of Assembly has expressed worry of over the increasing rate of kidnapping in communities across the state. Muhammad Oyanki, Deputy Speaker of the Assembly, raised the alarm on the high rate of kidnapping under matter of public interest and was deliberated upon by members during plenary on Monday in Lafia. The Speaker, Danladi Jatau, while reading the assemblys resolution on the matter, directed local government council chairmen to organise security summits within two weeks in collaboration with traditional rulers and security agencies in order to tackle the…
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