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Famine is taking place in Gaza – just a short drive away from hundreds of trucks of aid sitting idly outside its borders. Reuters How did we get here? The Integrated Food Security Phase Classification (IPC), backed by the United Nations, is the world’s leading hunger monitor. Its assessment that half a million people – a quarter of Palestinians in …

The Japanese government has designated Kisarazu City in Chiba Prefecture as the official hometown for Nigerians. Kisarazu City, Japan The announcement, made during the ninth Tokyo International Conference on African Development (TICAD), comes with a special visa scheme to attract skilled workers, students, and professionals from Nigeria. For those curious about this unique city, here are 10 quick facts about Kisarazu: 1. A …

Former Nigerian Chief of Army Staff (COAS), Lt. General Tukur Buratai, has noted that the ongoing security challenges in the country have dragged for so long, and therefore needed to be brought to an end without further delay. “It is really unfortunate that security challenges continue to drag for so long, it has really prolonged for too long. Insurgency has …

The late Ooni of Ife, Oba Okunade Sijuwade, had before now asserted that his stool was superior to that of the Alaafin of Oyo. File photo of the late Ooni of Ife, Oba Okunade Sijuwade. The late monarch also said that even the Oba of Benin is greater than the prominent Oyo monarch in a viral old video that reminisces …

Management of Dangote Cement Plc has reaffirmed its commitment to training and retraining truck drivers to enhance operational efficiency and ensure safer driving across Nigeria. Speaking during the 2025 Annual Drivers’ Retreat, themed *Absolute Safer Road Policy*, Dangote Cement’s Group Managing Director, Arvind Pathak, stressed that as a leading cement manufacturer with thousands of trucks in its fleet, road safety …

The governor of Edo State, Senator Monday Okpebholo, has issued a stern ultimatum to cultists, kidnappers, and criminal elements to vacate the state immediately or face the full weight of the law. This declaration followed the demolition of a building in Egbaen Community along Upper Siluko Road in Egor Local Government Area of the state which was allegedly used as …

The Federation Account Allocation Committee (FAAC) has shared a total sum of ₦2.001 trillion as July 2025 revenue among the Federal Government, State Governments, and Local Government Councils at its August 2025 meeting held in Abuja. The ₦2.001 trillion distributable revenue comprised ₦1.282 trillion from statutory revenue, ₦640.610 billion from Value Added Tax (VAT), ₦37.601 billion from the Electronic Money …

ECOWAS faces many challenges, and three of its members have already abandoned the bloc. With seven heads of state in attendance, the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) on Sunday, 22 June, held its 67th summit of the Authority of the Heads of State and Government, ushering in a new leadership. After serving two tenures as leader of the …

BY MIKE OSAROGIAGBON A medical doctor has been arrested following the death of a woman during surgical procedure at a private hospital in Uromi, the administrative headquarters of Esan North-East Local Government Area of Edo State, Nigeria. Police identified the doctor as Festus Ogheghele of Dickson Medical Centre, Uromi. He allegedly performed a Caesarean section on the victim, Mrs. Susan …

The Alaafin of Oyo, Oba Akeem Owoade, has explained why he does not need to engage in any supremacy battle with other monarchs, whether in Yorubaland or beyond. In a statement issued on Thursday, the spokesperson for the Alaafin of Oyo, Bode Durojaiye, said the Alaafin remains a true custodian of Yoruba culture and tradition, whose rule is anchored in the safety …