President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Friday said Turkey has held its first talks with the Taliban in Kabul, adding that Ankara was still assessing the Islamist group’s offer to run the Afghan capital’s airport. The Turkish leader said the talks were held at a military section of the Kabul airport where the Turkish embassy is…
Governor Yahaya Bello of Kogi State says the state is fast becoming a pacesetter of a true democracy prioritising inclusive leadership, people-based governance, peace and security for its people. Bello said this in his statewide broadcast commemorating the 30th anniversary of the state’s creation. He said that the state under the ‘New Direction Blueprint’ had…
The Speaker, Delta House of Assembly, Chief Sheriff Oborevwori, has congratulated people of the state on the 30th anniversary of its creation. The speaker also called for more support to the Delta Governor, Sen. Ifeanyi Okowa. Gen. Ibrahim Babangida, former Nigerian military head of state, created the present Delta on Aug. 27, 1991, alongside other…
•We’re Grateful to Governor for Rescuing Us From ‘War Zone,’ Say UNIJOS Students Trust Africa News, Ayomide Otitoju In line with his administration’s commitment to safety and security of Lagosians, Lagos State Governor, Mr. Babajide Sanwo-Olu, has successfully evacuated a three-week-old baby, the mother and undergraduate students of Lagos extraction at the University of Jos…
The Inspector-General of Police, Usman Baba, has received the report of the Special Investigation Panel on the alleged indictment of the erstwhile Head of the Police Intelligence Response Team, Abba Kyari, a deputy commissioner of police, by the Federal Bureau of Investigation. The report was submitted by the chairman of the SIP, DIG Joseph Egbunike,…
President Joe Biden is being briefed on the bloody attack against Kabul’s airport, the White House said Thursday, delaying a planned meeting with Israel’s visiting prime minister and cancelling another event. “The president has been briefed and he is in the Situation Room,” an official told AFP on condition of anonymity. “The president met with…
Britain will continue the operation to evacuate nationals and Afghans from Kabul despite Thursday’s “barbaric” bomb attack, Prime Minister Boris Johnson said. “We’ve been ready for it,” he said of the attack. “We’re going to continue with that operation, we’re now coming towards the very end of it in any event. “We’re going to work…
Cristiano Ronaldo, through his agent Jorge Mendes, has told Juventus he no longer wants to play for the club, according to Sky in Italy. Sky in Italy are reporting City have been offered the chance to sign Ronaldo and are willing to offer him a two-year contract, with a salary of £12.8m-per-season (€15m). Premier League…
Only joint operations among the states affected by banditry will bring an end to the nefarious activities of bandits and kidnappers. Gov. Abubakar Sani-Bello of Niger disclosed this when he visited Ma’undu in Mariga local government Area of the State. The area was deserted by members of the community for about one year now due…
