Security

Governors, FG Unite to Tackle Food Price Inflation

On Thursday, June 19, 2025, Nigeria’s 36 state governors, under the Nigeria Governors’ Forum (NGF) ...

Police

Eid el-Kabir 2025: Lagos, Oyo Unveil Security and Traffic Plans

As Muslims across Nigeria prepare for the Eid el-Kabir celebration, the Lagos and Oyo State ...

Defense Minister

Nigeria’s Defence Chief Proposes Border Fencing:Insecurity

The Nigeria Chief of Defence Staff, General Christopher Musa, has called for the complete fencing ...

UN

UN Elects 5 New Non-Permanent Security Council Members

In a single round of balloting on Tuesday, 188 United Nations Member States voted to ...

20 Killed in Benue Attacks- Nigeria

At least 20 people were killed in coordinated attacks by unidentified gunmen in multiple communities ...

IAEA

Iran Nuclear Tensions Rise as Leaders Meet in Cairo

In a high-stakes meeting on Monday, Iranian, Egyptian, and United Nations officials convened in Cairo ...

Mali

Malian Army Foils Jihadist Attack in Timbuktu

The Malian Armed Forces successfully thwarted an attempted assault on a military facility in the ...

Sudan

Sudanese PM Urges End to Foreign Support for RSF

In his first major address since taking office, Sudan’s new Prime Minister Kamil Idris delivered ...

Boakai

Liberia’s President Safe After Jet’s Rough Landing Disrupts Airport

A private jet carrying Liberian President Joseph Boakai experienced a near-crash incident on Thursday night, ...

ECOWAS

ECOWAS Celebrates 50th Anniversary Amid Sahel States Tensions

On May 28, 1975, fifteen West African nations signed the Lagos Treaty, establishing the Economic ...

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The average lead pencil will draw a line 35 miles long or write approximately 50,000 English words.  More than 2 billion pencils are manufactured each year in the United States. If these were laid end to end they would circle the world nine times.

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