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At least 62 people have died in Kenya over the past week after heavy rains caused widespread flooding, the authorities say. The previous death toll, released a week ago, was 42. Overnight, 11 people were rescued after a minibus taxi, known locally as a matatu, got stuck as water rose in the capital Nairobi, according to the Kenya Red Cross, while two children were saved from a flooded house. The […]
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has accused European allies of seeking to "blackmail" Kyiv into reopening a pipeline transporting Russian oil to Hungary and Slovakia. He said restoring the flow of Russian crude oil through Ukraine into the European Union (EU) would be like lifting economic sanctions on Moscow. Ukraine says the Soviet-era Druzhba oil pipeline was damaged by Russian air strikes in January and has yet to be repaired. Hungary […]
The Federal Government has dismissed plans by an embattled mining firm, Jupiter Ltd, to launch what it described as a smear campaign against Nigeria’s mining sector reforms during the visit of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu to the United Kingdom. A statement by the Minister’s Special Assistant on Media, Segun Tomori, in Abuja, says there is no legal or contractual relationship between the Nigerian government and any company known as Jupiter […]
President Donald Trump said Saturday that he’s not ready to make a deal to end the war with Iran despite the country’s willingness to do so “because the terms aren’t good enough yet,” but declined to say what those terms would be. In a wide-ranging, nearly 30-minutes telephone interview with NBC News, the president also said he is working with other countries on a plan to secure the Strait of […]
Over 150 journalists in the nation’s capital have been successfully enrolled under the FCT Health Insurance Scheme (FHIS), marking a significant step toward improved healthcare access for media professionals in the Federal Capital Territory. The initiative, championed by the Chairman of the FCT Council of the Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ), Comrade Grace Ike, is part of the fulfillment of her campaign promises to prioritize the welfare of journalists in […]
The House of Representatives ad-hoc committee investigating the benefits accruing to the federal government from the concessioning of the nation's ports and terminals has warned several government agencies and private firms to cooperate with its investigation into port concession agreements or face possible sanctions. The chairman of the ad hoc committee, Kolawole Akinlayo, said that some organisations had repeatedly ignored invitations to appear before lawmakers or failed to submit documents […]
Stakeholders have called for stronger efforts to improve women’s participation in politics and governance in Nigeria, noting that female representation in leadership positions remains below expectations despite their proven capacity across different sectors. The call was made during Politics Today, a current affairs programme on Kapital FM, where discussants examined the topic: “Women in Leadership: How Far Has Nigeria Gone in Promoting Women’s Participation in Politics and Public Life?” Participants […]
The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Dr Nyesom Wike, has ordered the demolition of illegal structures erected on land originally allocated to foreign embassies in Abuja. Wike gave the directive during an inspection around the Diplomatic zone of Katampe Extension where a private developer allegedly encroached on land designated for diplomatic use without approval from the Federal Capital Development Authority (FCDA). Wike who vowed to restore order […]
The National Chairman of the Labour Party, Nenadi Usman, has reaffirmed the party’s commitment to strengthening its grassroots structure ahead of key internal activities, including electronic membership registration and upcoming congresses. Usman stated this while hosting members of the party from Kagarko Local Government Area at her office in Abuja. She explained that the visit by party stakeholders from her local government was primarily to congratulate her and brief her […]
