Tinubu Express Condolences Over Kaduna Train Attack, Donate N50 Million To Victims
Bola Ahmed Tinubu, the National Leader of the All Progressives Congress (APC) and a presidential candidate, has expressed his condolences to the Kaduna state administration following the recent train attack by terrorists known locally as bandits. Last Monday evening, bandit terrorists ambushed a Kaduna-bound train with explosives and gunfire, killing eight passengers, wounding many more, […]
Supreme Court: Senate Panel Deadlocks On Ketanji Brown Jackson
A US Senate panel has deadlocked in a vote to approve President Joe Biden’s nominee for the Supreme Court, but she is set to be confirmed anyway later this week. Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson would become the first black woman on the nation’s highest judicial body. The nine-member court is currently split between six Republican-appointed […]
Ukraine War: Zelensky Fears Worst Atrocities Still To Be Found
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has warned that the worst atrocities committed by Russian troops departing from the north of the country are yet to be discovered. He said the town of Borodyanka may have suffered more than others. Horrific images of bodies in streets in towns like Bucha have generated shock and condemnation worldwide. Russia […]
Kremlin Reacts To Images Of Dead Bodies In Bucha
Russian forces are continuing to have a tough time pushing through Ukraine due to Ukrainians, led by President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and backed by weapons and military equipment from the United States and many European countries, putting up “stiff resistance,” according to U.S. officials. The attack began Feb. 24, when Russian President Vladimir Putin announced a […]
Wike Meets With IBB, Abdulsalami Over 2023 Presidential Ambition
Nyesom Wike, the Governor of Rivers State, paid a visit to General Ibrahim Babangida, a former military president, and General Abdulsalami Abubakar, a former head of state, on Monday. Seyi Makinde, Okezie Ikpeazu, Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi, and former Governor Gabriel Suswam of Benue State were among the governors that accompanied the presidential aspirant. Recall that during […]
Abuja Imam Gets New Appointment After Being Dismissed
Sheikh Nuru Khalid, who was dismissed by the National Assembly Legislative Quarters Mosque’s steering committee, has described his dismissal as a price paid for the voiceless in Nigeria. Khalid was dismissed by the committee on Monday for expressing no contrition and claiming that he was justified to criticize the federal government. In response to his […]
Court Orders DSS To Pay ₦5m To Nnamdi Kanu’s Lawyer
The Federal High Court in Abuja has ordered the Department of State Service (DSS) to pay ₦5 million to Maxwell Opara, a lawyer for the Indigenous People of Biafra. In her judgment, Justice Zainab Abubakar ordered the security agency to write Opara a letter of apology and publish it in a national daily. This follows […]
Ondo DSS Arrest Nursing Mother, Others In Connection With Kidnapping
A nursing mother who was caught with other criminal suspects admitted to being in charge of the gang’s arsenal. At the DSS headquarters in Akure, Ondo, the suspects were paraded. The suspects were found with computers, cash, locally manufactured pistols, and other lethal weaponry. Mr Jonathan Kure, the state’s Director of DSS, said that the […]
Ukraine War: Ukraine Investigates Alleged Execution Of Civilians By Russians
Ukraine has started a war crimes investigation after bodies of civilians were found strewn on the streets as Russian troops pulled out of areas around the capital Kyiv. Bucha and Irpin were symbols of resistance to the Russian invasion, but they are now becoming synonymous with the war’s most serious abuses. Ukrainian authorities say the […]
NDLEA Seizes Tramadol Worth N5 Billion
At the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, MMIA, Ikeja Lagos, the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja, and Edo State, NDLEA agents confiscated 9.5 million tablets of pharmaceutical opioids: Tramadol and Exol 5 valued at over N5 billion. The Nigerian Customs Service, or NCS, is collaborating on this. NDLEA spokesperson, Femi Babafemi said of the figure, 214 cartons […]
