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The UN Security Council said it will discuss the Israel-Hamas war Monday, as the crisis deepens with Israel gearing up for a ground offensive in Gaza. The council said it will start deliberations at 6:00 pm (2200 GMT). Diplomats say two competing draft resolutions are being discussed: one from Russia urging a ceasefire and delivery of humanitarian aid to Gaza, …

President Bola Tinubu swore in three additional ministers into his 48-person cabinet at noon on Monday. Jamila Bio Ibrahim, Ayodele Olawande and Balarabe Lawal took the oath of office at 12:15 pm at the Council Chamber of the State House before the start of the Federal Executive Council meeting which Tinubu is presiding. This comes nearly two weeks after the …

Apex Igbo socio-cultural organisation, Ohanaeze Ndigbo Worldwide, has disclosed its plan to meet with President Bola Tinubu to canvass for the release of the leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, Mazi Nnamdi Kanu. Ohanaeze President, Emmanuel Iwuanyanwu, said this on Saturday during a courtesy visit to the leadership of the Supreme Council of Nigeria Traditional Rulers, Southeast chapter …

…Urges Federal Government to halt brain drain in Nigerian Universities. By Igbotako Nowinta Vice Chancellors of the ivory towers in Nigeria have been advised to stop playing politics with their jobs and concentrate on the well beings of students and lecturers. This view was made over the weekend by a professor of ethics, social, cultural and political philosophy, Cyrille Ngamen …

…Says Nigeria is gateway to African market Dele Kelvin Oye Esq., the National President of the Nigerian Association of Chambers of Commerce, Industry, Mines and Agriculture (NACCIMA), took the stage at the 2023 Nigeria-Italy Business and Investment Forum to showcase investment opportunities in different sectors of Nigeria’s economy. The areas he touted included agriculture, manufacturing, technology and renewable energy, among …

…Shi’ites demand emancipation In a surprising turn of events, the Federal Government has reissued travel documents to Sheikh Ibraheem El-Zakzaky, the formerly detained leader of the Islamic Movement in Nigeria (IMN). Furthermore, during a convocation ceremony held on Saturday, October 14, 2023, at the University of Tehran in Iran, he was awarded an honorary doctorate degree. This development has sparked …

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has been called upon to ensure that the electorates exercise their franchise without any form of intimidation in the Imo, Bayelsa and Kogi states governorship polls holding on the 11th November this year. The National Chairman of the opposition Social Democratic Party (SDP), Alh Shehu Gabam made this known during the unveiling of the Muri- Sam …

Chairman of Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Mahmood Yakubu, has reassured that the commission would transmit real-time all results  of the November 11 off cycle governorship elections in Kogi, Bayelsa and Imo states through INEC Result Viewing Portal (IREV). Yakubu gave the assurance yesterday in Lokoja, Kogi State, while carrying out on-the-spot assessmentof the mock accreditation and facilities, as well …

KHAN YOUNIS, Gaza Strip — Water has run out at U.N. shelters across Gaza as thousands packed into the courtyard of the besieged territory’s largest hospital as a refuge of last resort from a looming Israeli ground offensive and overwhelmed doctors struggled to care for patients they fear will die once generators run out of fuel. Palestinian civilians across Gaza, …

Governor Godwin Obaseki of Edo State has called for the democratization of education in Nigeria to bridge the education gap and address the country’s dysfunctional education system. Obaseki made the call during a courtesy visit by members and executives of the Federal Government Girls College, Benin Alumni Association, at the Government House in Benin City. Obaseki congratulated the school on …