On Saturday, the 9th of November, 2024 will always be a day to remember as the School for the blind, Afara Umuahia, Abia state honoured High Chief Boniface Ifeanyichukwu Ariekpere popularly called ONYEZE LA SPAIN and his Foundation, Oma Nma Life Saving and Health Foundation. The honour according to the school is to appreciate Chief Ariekpere and Oma Nma Life Saving and Health Foundation for ...

The governors of the 36 states of the federation have deliberated on constitution amendment and stamp duty. They met in Abuja on Wednesday to discuss the critical issues of national importance. The Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives, Benjamin Kalu, briefed the governors on how far the parliament has gone on the issue of constitutional amendment. According to him, the House received 40 ...

The federal government has allocated over N112 billion to ensure the safety and inclusivity of schools over the next three years. The Minister of Women Affairs, Hajiya Imaan Sulaiman-Ibrahim, stated this in a statement issued in Abuja to mark the 2024 World Children’s Day, themed “Advancing Children’s Rights for a Sustainable Future.”  The global day, celebrated annually on November 20, ...

Thousands of people demonstrated in Athens and other cities Wednesday as a 24-hour general strike against the rising cost of living shut down public services and part of the transport network. Some 15,000 people marched in the capital, while another 4,000 demonstrated in Greece’s second city Thessaloniki, police said. The Greek General Confederation of Labour (GSEE) said the strike was a ...

President Bola Tinubu has called on the military across Africa to unite in addressing insecurity and other threats to the continent’s unity and stability. Tinubu, represented by the Vice-President Kashim Shettima, made the call on Wednesday while declaring open the second edition of the Africa Military Games, AMGA, at the Moshood Abiola National Stadium, Abuja. The games with the theme, ...

The Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, in Osun State has strongly condemned the alleged assassination attempt on Wakeel Nurudeen Iyanda Alowonle, the Chairman of the Osun State Transport Management System, OSTMS. The party in a statement by Sunday Bisi, its chairman, also called for the immediate prosecution of Moses Lohor, the head of the Osun State Police Command Anti-Kidnapping Squad and members ...