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At the Home for the Needy (HfN) IDP Camp in Edo State, children who once fled gunfire are now graduating as doctors, lawyers, engineers, etc. When insurgency and herder-farmer violence swept through Borno and Adamawa States between 2010 and 2015, it left hunger, homelessness, and hopelessness in its wake. Boko Haram’s attacks on police stations, schools, and churches forced millions …

Former Petroleum Minister Mrs. Diezani Alison-Madueke has denied recent social media claims circulating about her, describing them as “false, malicious, and a calculated attempt to smear her name.” In a statement released Thursday by her family, legal representatives and the Bayelsa Youth Association, the former minister said she did not make the statements being attributed to her and has no …

Earlier this month, a Palestinian diplomat called Husam Zomlot was invited to a discussion at the Chatham House think tank in London. Belgium had just joined the UK, France and other countries in promising to recognise a Palestinian state at the United Nations in New York. And Dr Zomlot was clear that this was a significant moment. “What you will …

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Sunday said there would be no Palestinian state, in a message addressed to the leaders of Britain, Australia and Canada after they recognised Palestinian statehood. “I have a clear message for those leaders who recognise a Palestinian state after the horrific massacre on October 7: you are granting a huge reward to terror,” he …

Sir Keir Starmer has announced the UK’s recognition of a Palestinian state, in what represents a significant change in government policy. In a video statement on X, the prime minister said: “In the face of the growing horror in the Middle East we are acting to keep alive the possibility of peace and a two-state solution.” Australia and Canada also …

The 2023 Presidential Candidate of the New Nigeria People’s Party, NNPP, Sen Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso, has given terms and conditions to rejoin the All Progressives Congress, APC. Kwankwaso, while addressing a gathering at his Kano residence, said any political alliance must recognise and respect the interests of his party and political movement. The former two-term governor went down memory lane …

US President Donald Trump is raising dramatically to $100,000 the fee for the visa used extensively by high-tech workers, especially from India, a US official said. The new fee on H-1B visas marks part of a larger crackdown by Trump, who has unleashed a massive push against immigration since returning to the White House but had so far not targeted …

Three Russian warplanes that violated Estonian airspace have been intercepted by Nato, the military alliance has said. Estonia’s foreign ministry condemned the incursion as “brazen”. It said three Russian MiG-31 fighter jets enteredthe airspace of a Nato member “without permission and remained there for a total of 12 minutes” on Friday over the Gulf of Finland. A Russian MiG-31 fighter …

In the heart of Lagos Island’s bustling Broad Street, the Afriland Tower stands as a gleaming symbol of financial prowess. The eight-storey Afriland Towers before the fire incident….Photo Credit: Joshua Temidayo Makinde The glassy seven-storey building houses offices of the United Bank for Africa, Federal Inland Revenue Service, and United Capital Plc, among others. But on Tuesday afternoon, it transformed …

On 18 March, Mr Tinubu declared emergency rule in the South-south state in the wake of a prolonged political crisis caused by the rift between Mr Fubara and his predecessor, Nyesom Wike, who is the minister of the Federal Capital Territory. The president suspended Mr Fubara, his deputy, Ngozi Odu, and the state legislators for six months. Many Nigerians and groups, including …