New satellite images from the Ministry of Defence (MoD), have emerged showing Russian ground forces stationed next to the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant. Russian forces took control of the nuclear plant the largest in Europe, in March and have since been accused of launching attacks from the site. The MoD’s latest update says: “On 21 August Read More…
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Police inspector killed in Lagos by gunmen
Lagos State police command, on Wednesday confirmed the killing of an Inspector by gunmen in the Coker Aguda area of Lagos. SP Benjamin Hundeyin, the spokesman for Lagos State Police Command, said the Inspector was inside a commercial tricycle when he was shot. He said that the command has launched investigations to track and arrest Read More…
Investigation report of Itunu Babalola’s death may surprise Nigerians – Abike Dabiri
Chairperson of the Nigerians in Diaspora Commission (NIDCOM), Abike Dabiri-Erewa, says the end result of the investigation into the death of Itunu Babalola, the Nigerian lady who was ‘wrongfully jailed’ in Cote D’Ivoire, will shock many. Dabiri-Erewa disclosed this while responding to questions at a media briefing at the state house in Abuja on Thursday. Read More…
Lagos commissions biggest food security systems and logistics hub in Sub-Suharan Africa
The Lagos State Government has commissioned the construction of what will be the largest Food Security Systems and Central Logistics Park in sub-Saharan Africa as it moves to reduce vulnerability to food shortages and guarantee uninterrupted food supplies. The groundbreaking ceremony was performed on Wednesday by Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu, at the site of the facility Read More…
I am supporting Tinubu – Buhari
Dousing insinuations from various quarters that he will support candidates of other parties, President Muhammadu Buhari has said he will support only All Progressives Congress (APC) candidates. By implication, the Nigerian president is throwing his full weight behind the APC presidential flagbearer, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu. Buhari said he remains a “disciplined soldier” of the Read More…
NFF explains overstay of Falconets at Istanbul
Following the Falconets’ exit from the Women’s World Cup in Costa Rica, the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) has explained why Nigeria’s U-20 Women’s team overstayed for 24 hours in Istanbul. The Falconets were en route to Abuja following a 0-2 loss to the Netherlands in the quarter-finals stage of the tournament. Fans began blaming the Federation Read More…
VP Osinbajo physically present at FEC meeting
Vice-President Yemi Osinbajo on Wednesday physically attended the Federal Executive Council (FEC) meeting presided over by President Muhammadu Buhari at the Presidential Villa, Abuja. Osinbajo had undergone a surgical operation on July 16, at the Duchess International Hospital, Ikeja, Lagos. The vice president was later discharged on July 25 after successful surgery and recovery. On Aug. Read More…
Buhari blames fake news for worsening insecurity
President Muhammadu Buhari has said that the heightened state of insecurity in the country is intensified by fake news and misinformation. The president who was represented by the Minister of Information and Culture, Ahlaji Lai Mohammed, at a summit organised by the Nigerian Institute of Public Relations (NIPR) titled “Summit for National Integration, Peace and Read More…
US to return $23 million Abacha loot
The United States is expected to return $23 million taken by former military ruler Sani Abacha to Nigeria, officials said at an event to sign the agreement on Tuesday. Nigeria has reached several agreements to return stolen cash in recent years. Abacha ruled Africa’s most populous nation and top oil exporter from 1993 until his Read More…
Ukraine’s capital stops Independence Day celebrations, fearing Russian attack
Kyiv, Ukraine’s capital has reacted to intelligence from a U.S. official by placing a ban on public festivities to mark its independence from Soviet rule this week, quoting heightened threats of attack of Russia to strike Ukrainian infrastructure in the coming days. Ukraine said Russia fired rockets into several towns north and west of Europe’s Read More…