Headline
Nigeria Ranks 109 In World Hungry Nations – Peter Obi Laments
Published
1 year agoon
By
Editor
Presidential candidate of the Labour Party in the 2023 elections, Peter Obi says that currently Nigeria ranks 109 in the global index of hungry nations in the world.
He gave the revelation in Kebbi state on a private Ramadan visit as part of a northern tour to support and see things the way they are in northern part of the country.
Obi was received at government house by secretary to the state government, Alhaji Yakubu Bala Tafida,
He insisted that Nigeria is poor and hungry because the federal government refused to holistically invest in agriculture, saying such investments must be directed to the north who possesses vast arable land for peasant and mechanised farming.
READ ALSO: Nigeria Ranks World’s 102nd Happiest Nation, US, Germany Not Among 20 Top Counties
He noted that with agriculture Nigeria will say bye to forex crisis, insecurity, poor education and unaffordable healthcare delivery because our exports would bring forex hence the importance of production economy.
Speaking further, the LP candidate lamented that Nigeria has the highest number of uncultivated land in the world, accompanying mass able bodied unemployed youth that could have been used to drive the mass agricultural investment to produce millions of direct and indirect jobs in the country.
At the palace of the Emir of Gwandu, received by royal father, his royal Highness, the Emir of Gwandu, Muhammadu Illiyasu Bashar, Obi announced direct Ramadan feeding of 100 indigents persons as well the commissioning of borehole at Kahuta village behind Dukku army barracks Birnin Kebbi.
“We are here to support with water and some little financial assistance because this is a private visit not political,” he said.
READ ALSO: How Fake News Threatened My 40-year-old Marriage – Lai Mohammed
He stated that he is not desperate to become Nigeria’s president but desperate to see the country working and desperate to see the poor man children become somebody without anybody.
Responding, the Emir of Gwandu, Muhammadu Illiyasu Bashar thanked him for the visit while describing him as a long-term friend.
He called on Nigerian leaders to note Obi’s advice of investing in the northern agricultural sector to drive away poverty in the region and country.
You may like
Okpebholo Must Apologise For Threatening Peter Obi – Rights Group
Falana, Others Slam Okpebholo As Edo Movement Ban On Obi Sparks Reactions, Controversy
I’m Burdened By Suffering, Deprivation In Nigeria — Peter Obi
‘His Security Is Not Guaranteed,’ Okpehbolo Warns Obi Not To Come To Edo Without Informing Him
Anambra Revenue Service Faults Obi’s Claim On Brewery’s Tax Ranking
What Buhari Told Me During My Campaign — Peter Obi
Headline
19 Dead As Bangladesh Fighter Jet Crashes Into School
Published
10 hours agoon
July 21, 2025By
Editor
A Bangladeshi training fighter jet crashed into a school in the capital Dhaka on Monday, killing at least 19 people and injuring dozens more in the country’s deadliest aviation accident in decades.
An AFP photographer at the scene saw fire and rescue officials taking away the injured students on stretchers, while military personnel helped clear the wreckage.
A military statement said 19 people were killed, including the pilot, and 20 others were critically wounded.
At least 51 people, mostly students, were undergoing treatment at Dhaka’s National Burn and Plastic Surgery Institute, its director Mohammad Nasir Uddin told AFP.
READ ALSO:US Embassy Warns Americans In Nigeria Of Looming Visa Overstay Penalties
The Chinese-made F-7 BJI aircraft crashed moments after students were let out of class at 1:00 pm (0700 GMT) at the Milestone School and College.
A witness said he heard a huge blast that felt like an earthquake.
“We have two playgrounds, one for the senior students and one for the juniors,” said Shafiur Rahman Shafi, 18, who is enrolled at the school.
“We were on the playground for the seniors. There were two fighter planes… Suddenly one of the two planes crashed here (in the junior playground),” he told AFP.
“It created a boom, and it felt like a quake. Then it caught fire, and the army reached the spot later.”
READ ALSO:Russia Strikes Ukraine After Kyiv Offers Fresh Talks
The interim government of Muhammad Yunus announced a day of national mourning on Tuesday.
Grieving parents and relatives of the victims thronged the National Burn and Plastic Surgery Institute.
Tofazzal Hossain, 30, broke down in tears on learning that his young cousin had been killed.
“We frantically searched for my cousin in different hospitals,” Hossain told AFP.
“He was an eighth grader at the school. Finally, we found his body.”
Yunus expressed “deep grief and sorrow” over the incident in a post on X.
READ ALSO:‘Where’s The 24/7 Electricity You Promised Nigerians,’ ADC Questioned Tinubu
“The loss suffered by the Air Force, the students, parents, teachers, and staff of Milestone School and College, as well as others affected by this accident, is irreparable,” he said.
“This is a moment of profound pain for the nation.”
The crash was the worst aviation accident in the country in several decades.
The deadliest ever disaster happened in 1984 when a plane flying from Chattogram to Dhaka crashed, killing all 49 on board.
Last month, a commercial aircraft crashed in neighbouring India, killing 260 people.
Headline
S’African President Sacks Education Minister Accused Of Lying To Parliament
Published
11 hours agoon
July 21, 2025By
Editor
South Africa’s President, Cyril Ramaphosa, on Monday dismissed his embattled higher education minister, weeks after a key party in his unity government filed criminal charges accusing her of lying to parliament.
Ramaphosa has faced mounting pressure in recent months as several ministers from his African National Congress (ANC) party have been accused of corruption, deepening tensions within the 10-party ruling coalition.
The second largest group in government, the Democratic Alliance (DA), earlier this month filed a complaint accusing Minister Nobuhle Nkabane of lying to parliament to cover up the “fraudulent” appointment of ANC-linked figures to education authority boards.
READ ALSO:Tinubu Flies Private Jet To S’Africa, Avoids Faulty Presidential Aircraft
“President Cyril Ramaphosa has removed Dr Nobuhle Nkabane from the role of Minister and (sic) Higher Education and Training,” the presidency announced in a statement Monday night, after Nkabane failed to attend key parliamentary meetings where she was meant to clarify the controversial appointments.
The DA — which joined government after the ANC lost its majority last year due to voter disillusionment with corruption and mismanagement — has said graft had become “standard practice” under Ramaphosa’s rule.
It has also laid corruption charges against Human Settlements Minister Thembi Simelane over allegations of fraudulent billing to the national electricity supplier Eskom.
Ramaphosa also had to suspend his police minister on July 13, after bombshell accusations by a provincial police chief who alleged he had received payments from a corruption suspect and colluded with organised crime.
South Africa ranks 82nd in the world according to the corruption perception index of the NGO Transparency International.
AFP
Headline
Russia Strikes Ukraine After Kyiv Offers Fresh Talks
Published
20 hours agoon
July 21, 2025By
Editor
Russia fired a volley of drones and missiles at Ukraine early on Monday, hitting apartment blocks and a nursery in Kyiv, days after Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky proposed holding a fresh round of peace talks.
Moscow has not responded to Zelensky’s call for new negotiations this week or an ultimatum by US President Donald Trump to make progress on a peace deal or face massive sanctions.
Two people were killed across the country, Zelensky said.
French Foreign Minister Jean-Noel Barrot arrived in the capital, Kyiv, while rescuers were still sifting through the rubble.
Zelensky condemned the strikes as an “assault on humanity” and said at least 15 other people had been wounded in the attacks, including a 12-year-old boy.
READ ALSO:Anxiety As Trump Gives Russia 50 Days To Make Ukraine Deal
Efforts to reach a diplomatic solution to the three-year war have stalled in recent weeks.
The two sides last met for direct negotiations more than a month ago in Istanbul.
They did not make any progress towards a ceasefire, instead agreeing to a series of prisoner exchanges.
Six districts of Kyiv came under attack on Monday, sparking fires at a supermarket, multiple residential buildings and a nursery, authorities said.
An AFP reporter saw damage to multiple buildings, as well as debris and shattered glass on streets.
Russia launched 450 drones and missiles in total, according to Ukraine’s air force.
READ ALSO:Russian Strikes Kill Six In Ukraine
The strikes also caused damage in the western region of Ivano-Frankivsk and the eastern regions of Kharkiv and Sumy, according to Zelensky.
Meanwhile, travel chaos that began during the weekend continued in Russia, as Kyiv targeted Moscow with drones;
The attacks forced Vnukovo airport — a transport hub for the Russian government — to briefly suspend flights.
• Top French diplomat in Kyiv –
An entryway to the Lukyanivka metro station in Kyiv was also damaged by the overnight strikes.
French foreign minister Barrot condemned the attacks during a visit to the station.
READ ALSO:Ukraine Forces Capture Nigerian Fighting For Russia
“The shelters themselves are no longer entirely safe, as the metro station behind me, which is being used as a shelter for the people of Kyiv, has been targeted,” he said.
“This comes even as President Zelensky’s statement on Saturday morning, that showed Ukraine’s willingness to enter into new negotiations with Russia,” he added.
The European Union agreed on Friday an 18th package of sanctions on Moscow that targeted Russian banks and lowered a price cap on oil exports.
Barrot said the sanctions were aimed at increasing the cost of war for Russia to pressure President Vladimir Putin into negotiations.
READ ALSO:Ukraine Forces Capture Nigerian Fighting For Russia
The Kremlin said this month it was ready to continue talks with Ukraine after Trump gave Russia 50 days to strike a peace deal or face sanctions.
At talks last month, Russia outlined a list of demands, including calls for Ukraine to cede more territory and to reject all forms of Western military support.
Kyiv dismissed them as unacceptable and at the time questioned the point of further negotiations if Moscow was not willing to make concessions.
AFP
- OPINION: Toru-Ibe State, Aiyedatiwa’s “No Land Ceding” Remark, And The Ondo Ijaw
- “May May The South Of Former President Bola…,” Uzodinma Trends After Public Gaffe
- Nigeria’s Economy Grew By 3.13% In Q1 2025 — NBS
- Court Grants Two CBEX Promoters N10m Bail Each
- No Patriotic Nigerian Will Support Tinubu In 2027 – PDP
- Why Interest Rate Remains High – CBN
- Ex-Lagos Governor Fashola Gets International Appointment
- Man Stabbed To Death During Argument
- PDP Unveils Candidates For Edo N’Assembly Bye-elections
- Internet Fraud: Chinese Nationals Lose $222,729 In Digital Assets To FG
About Us
Trending
- Politics5 days ago
BREAKING: Edo 2024 PDP Campaign DG Resigns From Party, Gives Reason
- Politics5 days ago
What Buhari Told Me During My Campaign — Peter Obi
- News4 days ago
How RCCG Pastor Absconded With $8,000, Marry New Wife In US — Pastor Adeboye’s wife
- News4 days ago
‘His Security Is Not Guaranteed,’ Okpehbolo Warns Obi Not To Come To Edo Without Informing Him
- News5 days ago
JUST IN: FG Renames Nigerian University After Buhari
- Metro5 days ago
How AAUA Undergraduates Were Raped, Killed, Corpses Disposed Of By Killers – Police
- News5 days ago
FULL LIST: JAMB Uncovers 9,460 Illegal Admissions In 20 Tertiary Institutions
- Entertainment4 days ago
Gospel Singer, Eight Others Jailed For Internet Fraud In Kwara
- News5 days ago
Misconduct, Indiscipline: 151 Senior Police Officers Face Force Disciplinary C’ttee
- Politics4 days ago
Why G5 Betrayed Atiku, PDP In 2023 — Ortom