The Vanguard for Transparent Leadership and Democracy (VATLAD), an NGO, has called for thorough investigations into recent explosions in Rivers. The National President, Mr Igbini Emmanuel, said at a news conference in Port Harcourt that the police should unmask those behind the explosions. Emmanuel said the organisation was sure that the explosions in the state…

  U.S. special envoy Amos Hochstein is scheduled to arrive in Beirut on Wednesday, on a crucial visit to de-escalate tensions between Israel and Lebanon’s Hezbollah movement. READ ALSO:Taming the brewing tension in the Middle East  The visits according to Lebanese Government sources was to calm the nerves after pro-Iranian Hezbollah organization has sworn revenge…

US-sponsored talks on agreeing a ceasefire in the devastating conflict in Sudan kicked off in Switzerland on Wednesday, despite the Sudanese government staying away. War has raged since April 2023 between the Sudanese army under the country's de facto ruler Abdel Fattah al-Burhan and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF), led by his former deputy,…

The Edo State government said it would unveil the new development plan ahead of the next administration to mark the its 33rd anniversary. In a joint press conference, the Commissioners for Physical Planning, Housing and Urban Development, Isoken Omo, her Education Counterpart, Dr Joan Oviawe, and that of Arts, Culture and Tourism Dr. Uyi Oduwa-Malaka…

A major incident has been declared following a toxic chemical spillage in a canal in the West Midlands. Walsall Council said the Environment Agency was testing the canal water for sodium cyanide and other chemicals in the affected area. The council warned that there would be a potential health risk to anyone who has had…