In picture above: A view shows the wreckage of an unidentified aircraft in a residential area in Kyiv, Ukraine, in this handout picture released February 25, 2022. Press service of the Ukrainian State Emergency Service/Handout via REUTERS Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy pleaded with the international community to do more, saying sanctions announced so far were Read More…
A London high court began to hear a lawsuit on Wednesday launched by Nigeria against U.S. bank JP Morgan Chase, claiming more than $1.7 billion for its role in a disputed 2011 oilfield deal. The civil suit filed in the English courts relates to the purchase by energy majors Shell and Eni of the offshore Read More…
No fewer than 124 athletes are taking part at the ongoing National Open Judo Commonwealth trials which opened on Wednesday at the Teslim Balogun Stadium Surulere, Lagos. The 124 athletes at the two-day trials are from 19 organisations including universities, states and clubs nationwide. Oshodi Musa, President, Nigeria Judo Federation, said at the venue that Read More…
Ikorodu is now 12 boreholes richer by the courtesy of the lawmaker representing Ikorodu Constituency II in Lagos State House of Assembly, Saka Solaja. The boreholes inaugurated on Wednesday were sunk in strategic areas in Ikorodu to cushion the effects of water scarcity in the area. Among the benefiting communities are Igbogbo, Imota, Ibeshe, Igbopa, Read More…
Over 40 teachers in Lagos have received training from the Nigerian Conservation Foundation (NCF) on plastic waste management to ensure environmental sustainability . The training, which is part of the ‘Clean Our World’ project, is an initiative of Oando Foundation and funded by Sumitomo Chemicals, Japan. NCF Head of Environmental Education, Mrs Abidemi Balogun, said Read More…
Three Hundred and Fifty Two inmates are on death row at the Kirikiri Maximum Correctional Centre, according to the Controller of the Nigeria Correctional Service (NCoS), Lagos State, Mr Adewale Adebisi. Adebisi made the disclosure on Wednesday while delivering his address of welcome at the 2022 Correctional Centres Decongestion Exercise. The decongestion exercise is in Read More…
It is cheery news in Lagos as the Lagos State Commissioner for Health, Prof. Akin Abayomi, has reported that bed capacity utilisation in the state’s public and private COVID-19 care centres have dropped to zero per cent. Abayomi made this disclosure this through his Instagram account @profakinabayomi on Wednesday, while giving the state’s COVID-19 update Read More…
In picture above: Military vehicles are seen on a street on the outskirts of the separatist-controlled city of Donetsk, Ukraine February 23, 2022. REUTERS/Alexander Ermochenko Russia has finally launched a major assault on Ukraine with strikes on major cities including the capital, Kyiv. “Putin has just launched a full-scale invasion of Ukraine. Peaceful Ukrainian cities Read More…
In picture above: Mr Tunde Ogungbade , Deputy President , NCRIB ,Mr Rotimi Edu , President NCRIB, Mrs Joyce Ojemudia , MD /CEO African Alliance at the NCRIB ‘s Member Evening in Lagos. NAN Photos African Alliance Insurance paid claims of more than N7.59 billion to its customers in 2021.This figure, according to the firm Read More…
In picture above: A woman holds a placard during a protest outside Russian embassy after Moscow’s decision to formally recognise two Russian-backed regions of eastern Ukraine as independent in central Kyiv, Ukraine, February 22, 2022. REUTERS/Umit Bektas Russia has been punished with fresh sanctions from Western nations and Japan for ordering troops into separatist regions Read More…