Day: August 30, 2023

Wike, 2face, others make list of 100 peace icons in Africa

FCT Minister Nyesom Wike and renowned singer, Innocent Idibia, popularly known as 2Face, have been listed among the ‘100 Most Notable Peace Icons in Africa’.The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that they were named among other Africans in the list…

Nigeria, UN strengthen collaboration on counter terrorism

The Federal Government, through the Office of the National Security Adviser (ONSA) and the United Nations Office of Counter Terrorism (UNOCT) have signed Memoranda of Understandings (MoUs) to further strengthen counter terrorism efforts in the country…

2024 Hajj: Shettima urges NAHCON to come up with acceptable fare

The Vice President, Kashim Shettima, has urged the National Hajj Commission of Nigeria (NAHCON) to rigorously review its exchange rate to come up with more acceptable fare for future Hajj exercises.Shettima made the call when he received briefing from…

Insurgency: 23,000 people missing in Nigeria in 10 years

Dr Betta Edu, Minister of Humanitarian Affairs and Poverty Alleviation, said on Wednesday that 23,000 people have been reported missing in less than a decade due to the insurgency in some parts of the country.Edu said this in Abuja at a stakeholders e…

FECAVOLLEY: leadership battle takes new twist

The Cameroon Volleyball Federation (FECAVOLLEY) has entered another phase of its leadership struggle between Bello Bourdane and Julien Serge Abouem just days after the 2023 Africa Nations Championship which took place in Yaounde.Serge Abouem, one of th…