Ukraine War: Russia Deploys Dozens Of Drones In Two Days – Zelensky
President Volodymyr Zelensky says Russia has launched more than 30 drone attacks on Ukraine in just two days. He added that in total, Moscow had also carried out some 4,500 missile strikes and over 8,000 air raids. Speaking from Kyiv and standing beside what appeared to be a downed Iranian Shahed drone, Mr Zelensky pledged […]
Elon Musk Completes $44bn Twitter Takeover
The world’s richest man, Elon Musk, has completed his $44bn (£38.1bn) takeover of Twitter, according to US media and an investor in the social media firm. Mr Musk tweeted “the bird is freed” in an apparent reference to the deal. A number of top executives, including the boss, Parag Agrawal, have reportedly been fired. Mr […]
INEC: Nobody Can Hack Our Devices
Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), has assured that it has perfected plans to make its electronic devices for the conduct of the 2023 general election impossible to be hacked. The administrative secretary of INEC in Anambra State, Mr Jude Okwuonu stated that the commission has put in place multiple plans to foil any plan hackers […]
Buhari Applauds Ayo Owodunni’s Election As City Councillor In Canada
Following the appointment of Ayo Owodunni as the first black person to become a city councillor in Kitchener, London, Ontario, Canada, President Muhammadu Buhari praised the contributions of the Nigerians in diaspora for promoting Nigeria’s image abroad and acting as brand ambassadors. Owodunni won the municipal elections for Ward 5 in a hotly contested race. […]
Kano Govt Re-arraigns Chinese National Over Murder Of His Nigerian Girlfriend
The Kano State government re-arraigns a Chinese national, Frank Geng-Quangrong, 47, before a Kano High Court yesterday for the alleged murder of his Nigerian girlfriend, Ummukulsum Sani, 22. Frank, a resident of Railway Quarters Kano, has been charged with culpable homicide. On October 4, 2022, the court ordered the state government to provide an interpreter […]
Minister of Women’s Affairs Honors AFFAN
The Minister of Women Affairs and Social Development, Dame Pauline Tallen, has presented the Association of Former Female Athletes of Nigeria with an award of excellence (AFFAN). The award was presented by the minister on Wednesday in Abuja at a stakeholders engagement and policy dialogue dinner organised in collaboration with the Research and Project Center. […]
US Economy Expected To Have Grown Significantly, Ending 6 Months Of Shrinking
The U.S. economy is expected to have expanded significantly when the government releases data on Thursday, marking a dramatic reversal from the contraction experienced over the first half of the year. The economic growth would defy Federal Reserve efforts to slow economic activity and slash consumer demand in its fight against inflation. The data arrives less than […]
2023: INEC Plan To Recruit 1.4m Ad-hoc Staff
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has announced plans to recruit 1.4 million ad hoc staff to assist with the conduct of the 2023 general election. According to the electoral body, it has launched the INEC press to handle the commission’s 1.4 million ad hoc staff recruitment. The commission stated that plans to hire ad […]
EFCC Re-arraign Suspended AGF, Three Others Over Alleged N109bn Fraud
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC on Wednesday re-arraign suspended Accountant-General of the Federation Ahmed Idris and three others in a Federal Capital Territory High Court in Maitama over an alleged N109.5bn fraud. Olusegun Akindele, Mohammed Usman, and Gezawa Commodity Market and Exchange Limited are also defendants. On July 22, they were arraigned before […]
Extradition: Abia Court Orders FG To Pay N500m To Kanu
A Federal High Court in Umuahia, Abia State’s capital, has ordered the Federal Government to pay N500 million in damages to the leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, Nnamdi Kanu, following his illegal abduction and human rights violations. The court also ordered that he be returned to Kenya, from which he was extradited to […]
