Women in Jigawa have appealed for increased availability of commodities by the government, to enable women access quality and free family planning services. Some of the women, who spoke with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) to commemorate the 2025 Safe motherhood day, explained their predicament in accessing free family planning services in the state….
This article was originally published by Radio Free Asia and is reprinted with permission. Japan said it will extend its ban on trade with North Korea for two more years as part of sanctions over Pyongyang’s nuclear weapons program and the unresolved abductions of Japanese nationals. Under the current sanctions, Japan bans port entry by…
Paramilitaries killed 57 civilians Friday in an attack on North Darfur’s besieged capital El-Fasher and a nearby famine-hit camp, activists said, as the battle to control Sudan’s west intensifies. The Rapid Support Forces (RSF), at war with the army since April 2023, launched a major assault on El-Fasher using heavy artillery, sniper fire and suicide…
Amid rising tensions within the ruling party and growing dissatisfaction across regions, Senator Ali Ndume, representing Borno South Senatorial District, has urged President Bola Ahmed Tinubu to urgently address what he described as lopsided appointments in his administration. Speaking during an interview on Politics Today, a Channels Television programme aired Friday night, the veteran lawmaker…
Her comments, made in the context of growing fear and frustration among residents, were deemed inappropriate by authorities, leading to her arrest and subsequent prosecution. In a ruling that has raised concerns over freedom of expression, a Sokoto Chief Magistrates’ Court, presided over by Chief Magistrate Faruk Umar, has sentenced 18-year-old social media activist, Hamdiyya…
The federal government has announced a new policy targeting visa overstayers, introducing strict penalties including daily fines and re-entry bans as part of sweeping immigration reforms.  Minister of Interior Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo unveiled the measures during a stakeholders’ meeting on Friday, April 11, at NECA House in Lagos, focusing on updates to the Nigeria Visa…
