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Minister of Interior, Dr Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo, has ordered the immediate suspension of the Niger State Commandant of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), Suberu Siyaka Aniviye, following the alleged deaths of suspected illegal miners in the M.I. Wushishi/Lukoto axi...
First Lady, Oluremi Tinubu. Photo: Presidency
The governorship candidate of the Nigeria Democratic Congress in Zamfara State, Kabiru Marafa, has promised to tackle insecurity and end banditry in the state within his first tenure in office if elected in 2027. He said banditry activities could be addressed within the shortest ...
Niger State Governor Mohammed Bago. Photo: State Govt
Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi addresses a press conference in Islamabad on January 18, 2026. — YouTube/Geo News/screengrab Naqvi says violators to face contempt of court proceedings.Directs provinces to prevent protesters from entering ICT.“They should think like...
MANILA, Philippines — The Philippines' fertility rate has fallen to 1.7 children per woman, sharpening concerns that a smaller future workforce will have to support a rapidly aging population.
MANILA, Philippines—The Parish Pastoral Council for Responsible Voting (PPCRV) officially began its audit of the first Bangsamoro Parliamentary Elections Friday, at AMA Makati.
2027 budget: Congress’ spending plan should be scrutinized – watchdog Inquirer.net
SEOUL, Sept. 4 (Yonhap) -- The presidential office said Friday no final decision has been reached on sending military forces to the Strait of Hormuz, saying a review is still under way.
SEOUL, Sept. 18 (Yonhap) -- President Lee Jae Myung on Friday highlighted the need for the country to protect its citizens and national interests in the Strait of Hormuz but said there will be no troop dispatch that might lead to the country's involvement in an overseas conflict.
A feeling of despair swept over the media room after only half an hour of the much-anticipated evidence of the Everywhere Man of the current inquiry, Sharangan Maheswaran.
Prime Minister Mark Carney participates in a joint news conference with President of the European Parliament Roberta Metsola, not shown, at the European Parliament in Strasbourg, France, on Thursday, Sept. 17, 2026.
In the last Quebec general election, in 2022, voter turnout in the Ungava riding was 30.21 per cent — far below the provincial average of 66.15 per cent.
David Eby will speak to local politicians at their annual convention Friday just as he contemplates disrupting their upcoming municipal elections with his own provincial vote.
Hundreds of Iranian families have received a letter from the federal immigration department, declaring them inadmissible to Canada. As frustrations grow, time is running out for them to prove they are not members of a terrorist organization.
Russians on Friday began three days of voting in the country’s first wartime parliamentary election, which features virtually no opposition and is all but certain to secure the Kremlin’s political dominance. France 24's Douglas Herbert takes a closer look.
President Emmanuel Macron on Friday said he had ordered measures to shield France's key infrastructure and defence industry sites from increasing Russian hybrid attacks. The announcement came as Macron spoke to the press after meeting in Paris with political party leaders to disc...
Russia and Ukraine traded strikes overnight as Russians prepared to vote in parliamentary elections in which the Kremlin's main party, United Russia, is poised to keep its grip on power, with the only party that criticised the war was removed from the ballot.