Russia says repelled Ukrainian attacks in Kursk region

Tunisia's parliament approved a law on Friday that strips a top court of its power to rule on election-related disputes, a move decried by protesters as anti-democratic just days before a presidential ballot. The judicial shift comes after Tunisia's administrative court in August overturned decisions barring three presidential hopefuls from running in the October 6…

The Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS) cleared over 204,332 backlogs of passports in 10 months. The Minister of Interior, Dr. Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo, made this known while outlining his ministry’s achievements in the last year at a media event organised by the ministry on Friday in Abuja. He assured Nigerians that never again will there be backlogs…

Ahead of Nigeria’s 64th Independence Day anniversary, a group of youths under the umbrella name of Arewa Youth for Peaceful Coexistence has called for caution against planned protests by some youths. Speaking Friday in Abuja, the group said that as advocates for peace, progress and stability in Nigeria, it was in their interest to address…

The Senate on Friday commenced the journey for another review and amendment of Nigeria's Constitution in Kano State, aiming to address critical national issues. At the opening of a retreat for the Senate Committee on the Review of the Constitution in Kano, Senators discussed areas in the amended Constitution that require further review. Declaring the…

The Managing Director of the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), Malam Ali M. Ali, says a former Military Head of State, Gen. Abdulsalami Abubakar, will chair the international lecture on insecurity and the fight against corruption, organised by the agency. Ali said this when he led the management team of the agency to pay a…

The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) Commission has donated the sum of N640 million to Nigeria in support of victims of flood disasters that recently ravaged Borno and Bauchi States, North-East Nigeria. The donation, which was announced by the Commission Friday, comprised the sum of N320 million each to Borno and Bauchi states,…

As part of Nigeria’s 64th Independence Anniversary celebrations, the Ministry of Youth Development, in collaboration with the Presidential Initiative on Compressed Natural Gas (CNG), has disclosed plans to distribute 2,000 CNG-powered tricycles to Nigerian youth. Speaking at a press conference in Abuja, the Minister of State for Youth Development, Comrade Ayodele Olawande, urged Nigerians to…

Minister of Solid Minerals Development, Dr. Dele Alake, on Friday pledged Nigeria's support for the global campaign against lead poisoning to save the lives of vulnerable citizens. Dr. Alake disclosed this at the exhibition on the lead campaign during the Lead-Free Future event organized by the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) and the United States…

Chief Justice of Nigeria, Justice Kudirat Kekere-Ekun, is set to swear in 87 new Senior Advocates of Nigeria (SANs) on Monday at the main courtroom of the Supreme Court, marking the formal commencement of the 2024/2025 legal year. According to a statement from the Director of Information and Public Relations, Festus Akande, the CJN will…

The Presidential Candidate of the Labour Party in the 2023 election, Peter Obi, has described Bishop David O. Oyedepo, General Overseer of the Living Faith Church, as an exceptional servant in God's vineyard on the occasion of his 70th birthday. In a congratulatory message shared on his X handle, Obi, the former Governor of Anambra…