In picture above: Servicemen of the Ukrainian National Guard take positions in central Kyiv, Ukraine February 25, 2022. REUTERS/Gleb Garanich Russia is ready to send a delegation to the Belarusian capital Minsk for talks with Ukraine, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said on Friday, a day after Moscow launched a massive invasion of its southern neighbour. Read More…
THE eight-year war in Ukraine took a dramatic turn yesterday when Russian troops officially rolled into the country on the side of the separatist rebels in Eastern Ukraine. It was also to insist on its position that Ukraine’s decision to join the North Atlantic Treaty Organisation, NATO, threatens Russia’s security. Ukraine which since 2014 had Read More…
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Traffic will be diverted on Eko Bridge for six months starting from March 5, for the commencement of comprehensive repair works at the Alaka-Apongbon stretch. The Commissioner for Transportation, Dr Frederic Oladeinde, said in a statement on Thursday that the diversion point was on the Apongbon bound lane of the bridge. He said that the Read More…
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…