‘Mariupol Is A Graveyard’: Evacuees Recount Terror Of Russian Assault
Mariupol has been under Russian siege for five weeks, but many residents have managed to flee to other towns in Ukraine. They tell the BBC about the conditions in the besieged city – and the loved ones they left behind. People arriving in the town of Zaporizhzhia, which is acting as a hub for refugees, […]
Nnamdi Kanu’s US Attorney Takes Buhari, Malami, Justice Nyako To Court
Bruce Fein, the US attorney for pro-Biafra agitator Nnamdi Kanu, has filed a criminal lawsuit with the International Court of Justice against Abubakar Malami, Justice Binta Nyako of an Abuja Federal High Court, and President Muhammadu Buhari. He charges Malami and Nyako of plotting crimes against humanity with Buhari and Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta. In […]
Anambra Assembly Validates 20 Commissioners-Nominees
The Anambra State House of Assembly on Thursday confirmed all the 20 commissioner-nominees presented by Governor Chukwuma Soludo. The confirmation followed the adoption of the report of the assembly screening committee at the plenary on Thursday in Awka. Relating the report, the Chairman of the Screening and Election Committee Matters, Pascal Agbodike, said that the […]
NDLEA Apprehends Taraba Drug Cartel Queen
Lami Mai Rigima, a notorious queen of a drug cartel supplying psychoactive substances to traffickers in Taraba state, was apprehended by the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) months after being on its wanted list. The anti-narcotics agency focused on the 40-year-old queen of the drug world after a number of traffickers caught in the […]
Gov. Oyetola: My Confidence Is In God’s Electorate
Gov. Gboyega Oyetola of Osun says he has absolute trust in God and the good people of the state to win the July 16 governorship election in the state. Oyetola declared this during a meeting with the members of the Plant Caterpillar Operators Association of Nigeria, Osun Chapter, organized by the State’s Civic Engagement Office […]
Senate Confirms Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson To Supreme Court In Historic Vote
The Senate on Thursday confirmed Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson to the Supreme Court, paving the way for her to become the first Black woman to sit on the nation’s highest court. Just before the 53-47 bipartisan vote, during a rare occasion when senators announce their votes standing at their desks, Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer called it “an even […]
Turkey Suspends Trial Of Saudi Suspects In Khashoggi Killing
A Turkish court ruled Thursday to suspend the trial in absentia of 26 Saudis accused in the gruesome killing of Washington Post columnist Jamal Khashoggi and for the case to be transferred to Saudi Arabia. Kaghoggi, a United States resident who wrote critically about Saudi Crown Prince Prince Mohammed bin Salman, was killed on Oct. […]
Ukraine Seeks Arms From NATO As Fight Looms On Eastern Front
Ukraine told residents of its industrial heartland to leave while they still can and urged Western nations to send “weapons, weapons, weapons” Thursday after Russian forces withdrew from the shattered outskirts of Kyiv to regroup for an offensive in the country’s east. Russia’s six-week-old invasion failed to take Ukraine’s capital quickly and achieve what Western […]
US Targets Putin’s Adult Daughters In New Round Of Russia Sanctions
Russian President Vladimir Putin’s two adult daughters — Katerina Vladimirovna Tikhonova and Maria Vladimirovna Vorontsova — are included in the latest round of sanctions on Russia the U.S. announced on Wednesday. Before delivering unrelated remarks to the North America’s Building Trades Unions Legislative Conference, President Joe Biden took to the bully pulpit to announce the […]
Ukraine War: Veterans Prepare For Battle In Occupied Luhansk
The sound of Russian artillery grew louder as we drove to a Ukrainian frontline position in Luhansk. The rumble of shelling interspersed with the occasional burst of small arms fire. We were within 500 metres of the Russian positions. This may be a conflict in the 21st century but, at times, with its maze of […]
