The Afghan Taliban on Sunday said the insurgent group would set free 20 Afghan soldiers later in the day, a Taliban spokesman confirmed. Zabiullah Mujahid, a purported Taliban spokesman, tweeted that the 20 will be handed over to International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) in southern Kandahar province. Earlier on Sunday, the Afghan government […]
I find the press release by the Attorney-General of the Federation, Mr. Abubakar Malami, SAN, of January 14 on the Security outfit of South Western states very interesting. The Minister could not find it dignifying to personally sign the press release on a weighty issue like that. He merely asked his media aide, Dr. Umar […]
Moses Oyediran, Enugu National Emergency Management Agency, NEMA, has donated 26 assorted relief materials worth millions of Naira to Enugu state government for onward distribution to the 2017 flood victims in the state. The materials of varying quantities include different quantities of building materials , pieces of blankets, foam mattresses, clothes, mosquito nets and bags […]
The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) ministers in charge of Telecommunications and Information Communications Technology (ICT) have approved free regional roaming regulation for member states. A statement by the ECOWAS Commission in Abuja and made available to The Daily Times shows that the endorsement of the regional roaming regulation was made during the […]
A non-government organisation, the Muslim Rights Concern (MURIC), on Thursday tasked the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) on the need for neutrality before, during and after the saturday’sgovernorship election.Such, the NGO reasoned, was very crucial to the attainment of a peaceful, free and fair election.In a statement by its Director, Prof Ishaq Akintola, MURIC stressed […]