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A court in Seoul has ordered North Korea to pay about 44.6 billion won, equivalent to roughly 32.5 million dollars, to the South Korean government over the destruction of an inter-Korean liaison office in 2020. The Inter-Korean Liaison Office in Kaesong was built to improve relations between the two Koreas. […]

Vice President Kashim Shettima will inaugurate two major projects in Ilorin today as Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq is turbaned as the Sardauna of the Ilorin Emirate. The projects are the Kwara Garment Factory, which is expected to employ at least 4,000 people at full capacity, and the 11-storey Kwara Revenue Service […]

Chinese Defence Minister Dong Jun has warned countries against provocative actions, calling for greater cooperation to manage international tensions. Dong made the remarks while opening the 13th Beijing Xiangshan Forum, where he also spoke against militarism, hegemony and attempts to rewrite history. His comments come as tensions remain high over […]

Former Kosovo President Hashim Thaci has been convicted of four counts of war crimes committed during the Kosovo conflict with Serbia in the 1990s. Thaci, who was a senior commander of the Kosovo Liberation Army, was sentenced to 25 years in prison by the Kosovo war crimes tribunal. The charges […]

Human rights lawyer Deji Adeyanju has asked President Bola Ahmed Tinubu to declare a state of emergency on fake and substandard drugs in Nigeria. Adeyanju also wants the Director-General of the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control, Mojisola Adeyeye, and heads of other regulatory agencies, including the […]

A faction of the Peoples Democratic Party backed by FCT Minister Nyesom Wike has responded to the All Progressives Congress Governors’ Forum over its position on political alliances ahead of the 2027 elections. The faction said APC governors should focus on governance and their performance in office rather than Wike’s […]

The First Lady, Senator Oluremi Tinubu, has inaugurated a TETFund-Renewed Hope Initiative ICT Experience Centre at Kwara State University, Malete. The centre is part of efforts to equip Nigerian youths with digital skills and expand access to technology-driven learning in tertiary institutions. Represented at the inauguration by the wife of […]

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has congratulated Kwara State Governor, AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq, on his conferment of the Sardauna of Ilorin title. Tinubu, in a statement by his Special Adviser on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga, said the title recognises AbdulRazaq’s leadership, public service and contributions to the development of Kwara State. […]