Recent developments in the Sudanese scene have witnessed a notable escalation on the regional and international levels, with the landing of Turkish Air Force military cargo planes at East Al-Oweinat Airport in Egypt, located near the Sudanese border, in a step carrying deep political and military implications that go beyond mere logistical transport. According…
[mc4wp_form id=33047] President Bola Tinubu has declined assent to two bills passed by the National Assembly, citing constitutional concerns, drafting errors and provisions he said exceeded statutory mandates. The Senate was formally notified of the President’s decision on Thursday through separate letters read during the plenary by the President of the Senate, Godswill Akpabio. The…
A federal appeals court recently ruled that Florida can crack down on “deception” surrounding the safety of “mutilating” procedures on children. Republican Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier successfully appealed a Chicago-based panel’s June 22 ruling that blocked Florida from pursuing a claim against the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) for allegedly misleading the public on…
The Zamfara State Government has approved six months maternity leave for female civil servants to encourage exclusive breastfeeding and improve the health of mothers and babies. The announcement was made on Thursday in Gusau by the State Head of Service, Yakubu Haidara, while receiving a delegation from the Civil Society–Scaling Up Nutrition in Nigeria (CS-SUNN)….
[mc4wp_form id=33047] On July 4, 2026, Mali woke to a wave of violence that swept across its northern towns. Jama’at Nusrat al‑Islam wal‑Muslimin, JNIM, and the Front de Libération de l’Azawad, FLA, launched a coordinated offensive that struck at the country’s defensive backbone. Ten attacks in a single day — from Anéfis and Aguelhok to…
The Trump administration announced Friday that it is moving to crack down on adult sexual predators in K-12 schools across the nation. The Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights (OCR) said it has issued new guidance aiming to remind “federally funded educational institutions of their legal obligations to safeguard children and appropriately respond to…
