China has executed a couple who fatally threw two children out of the window of an apartment building. Zhang Bo - the father of the children - and Ye Chengchen were previously found guilty of killing the two-year-old girl and one-year-old boy in 2020. Zhang had began an affair with Ye and later divorced his wife and began conspiring to kill his children. China's Supreme Court had called the couples' […]
A huge gas blast in the Kenyan capital, Nairobi, has killed at least three people and injured nearly 300. A lorry carrying gas exploded in Embakasi district at about 23:30 (20:30 GMT), "igniting a huge ball of fire", a government spokesperson said. Housing, businesses and cars were damaged, with video showing a huge blaze raging close to blocks of flats. Earlier, the government had said the blast happened at a […]
The Labour Party aspirant for the Edo State governorship election, Prof. Sunday Eromosele Eboh, has promised to entrench good governance at the grassroots if elected. Professor Eboh gave the assurance at the headquarters of the Labour Party in Abuja after picking his nomination form. He pledged to uplift the standard of living of the people of the state and ensure the security of lives and property. “I'm bringing on board […]
FCT Minister, Mr Nyesom Wike has flagged off the commencement of a 9km road construction in the Paikon-kore community in Gwagwalada Area Council. On the occasion in Abuja, Mr Wike also promised to construct 18 rural roads across the six Area Councils to bring development closer to the people. Wike explained that his administration would develop three rural roads each for the six area councils, as a way of […]
In a concerted effort to ensure smooth conduct of the upcoming run-off and bye-elections in 26 states on Saturday, the Inspector General of Police, IGP, Kayode Egbetokun has mandated the imposition of vehicular movement restrictions from 12 am to 6 pm on the election day. A statement from the Force Public Relations Officer, Olumuyiwa Adejobi in Abuja explained that the IGP has also issued directives for a substantial deployment […]
To improve funding for Sustainable Urban and Rural Hygiene Programme, there should be effective collaboration among State and Federal Governments. Minister of Water Resources and Sanitation, Professor Joseph Utsev stated this at the third Federal Steering Committee Meeting of the Nigeria- Sustainable Urban and Rural Hygiene, (SURWASH) programme in Abuja. Professor Utsev stressed that inadequate funding would affect the level of achievement of goals set in the work plan by […]
The Federal Capital Territory Internal Revenue Service, FCT-IRS, has extended the deadline of filing the Annual Tax Returns from January 31 to February 29, 2024 for Organisations and Employers of Labour in the FCT. The Management of FCT-IRS out of its magnanimity, heeded to the taxpayers' request for extension. In view of this, the deadline has been extended by one month to enable the organisations and employers of labour as […]
All 27 European leaders have agreed to a €50bn ($55bn; £43bn) aid package for Ukraine, European Council President Charles Michel said. "We have a deal," Mr Michel wrote on X, formerly Twitter. He said that the agreement "locks in steadfast, long-term, predictable funding for Ukraine". There had been fears that Hungary's Prime Minister Viktor Orban would block the aid package as he had done already at a European summit last […]
The United States Agency for International Development, USAID with the support of the Nigerian Red Cross Society, NRCS, has launched a Locally- Led Climate Adaptation Project to address the evolving impact of the changing climate. At the launch in Abuja, the Minister of Environment, Mr Balarabe Lawal underscored the Federal Government's commitment to providing an enabling environment for full implementation of the program in Nigeria. Nigeria, much like many other […]
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