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For more than a year, six schools founded by United Nations Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA) is inaccessible, and six others have been closed, UN Spokesperson Stéphane Dujarric said the reporter in New York. Ten schools in Area C of the West Bank were recently abandoned due to settler attacks and access restrictions, he added. On Wednesday, Suzanna Tkalec, deputy …

Senior Lawyer of Nigeria, Mrs. Oyinkansola Badejo-Okusanya, has been elected as the 33rd President of the Nigerian Bar Association after achieving a decisive victory in the association’s national elections conducted electronically. Badejo-Okusanya polled 12,317 votes, accounting for 47.18% of the total votes cast, defeating his closest rival, Lateef Akangbe (SAN), who garnered 7,934 votes, while Olumuyiwa Akinboro (SAN) came third …

The Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has urged the President of the Senate, Senator Godswill Akpabio, and the Speaker of the House of Representatives, Tajudeen Abbas to “immediately reject and withdraw the Nigerian Data Protection (Amendment) Bill, 2026, as the bill is a backdoor attempt to regulate social media and expand government control over online expression, which is inconsistent …

Mallam Salihu Isa Nataro, a former Kebbi State governorship candidate and strong supporter of President Bola Tinubu’s administration, has appealed to elites and youths to enlighten the rest of the Nigerian populace on the achievements of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu in the last three years. According to Mallam Nataro, the current administration has achieved what the combination of Jonathan and …

The Kwara State Football Association (KWSFA) Congress passed a unanimous vote of confidence in the leadership of the association under its President, Mallam Idris Abdullahi Musa Thuraya, and approved on August 25, 2026 elections to the 16 Local Football Councils across the state. The resolutions were contained in a statement issued at the end of the KWSFA Congress held at …

Vice President Kashim Shettima on Sunday arrived in Lungi, Sierra Leone, to participate in the 69th Summit of Heads of State and Government of the Economic Community of West African States. Upon arrival at Sierra Leone International Airport, Lungi, Shettima was received by the Vice President of Sierra Leone, Dr Mohamed Jalloh; Nigerian Minister of Foreign Affairs, Amb. Bianca Odumegwu-Ojukwu; …

An attempted attack by Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP) terrorists on the Federal Polytechnic, Monguno, Borno State, has been foiled by troops of Operation HADIN KAI (OPHK) who stopped the mass abduction of 46 students. The attempted attack occurred at around 1:30 a.m. on Sunday, according to OPHK’s Acting Media Information Officer, Captain Mohammed Goni. He revealed that several …

President Bola Tinubu has been a pillar of support in the execution of all road and infrastructure development projects in Kaduna State in the last three and a half years. Governor Uba Sani gave his testimony at the unveiling of 11 road projects in Zaria and Sabon Gari local government areas (LGAs) in Fillin Mallawa on Saturday, The governor further …

“When I started as a boy, it was very, very dangerous,” he said. “People aren’t surprised if someone gets killed in a race car.” That world no longer exists. Decades of relentless engineering, regulatory and safety work have made 200mph scrap piles viable. “Everyone now would be surprised if anyone got hurt in a race car,” Mr. Todd. Now he …

Mrs Oyinkansola Badejo-Okusanya, SAN, has emerged as president following the completion of the 2026 Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) national officer elections. Chairman of the NBA Election Committee, Chairman Aham Ejelam, SAN, on Sunday declared him the winner of the presidency, despite internal disputes and initial technical errors, Ejelam, SAN, said Ms Badejo-Okusanya polled a total of 12,317 votes or representing …