Kidnapped Ukrainian Mayor Freed In ‘special operation,’ Officials Say
The mayor of an occupied Ukrainian city allegedly kidnapped by Russian forces last week has been freed, Ukrainian officials said Wednesday. Melitopol Mayor Ivan Fedorov was freed from captivity in a “special operation,” according to Kirilo Timoshenko, an advisor to Ukraine’s presidential office. Timoshenko did not provide any further details. Melitopol has been occupied since […]
Ukraine Conflict: Biden Brands Putin A ‘war criminal’
US President Joe Biden has labelled Russian leader Vladimir Putin a “war criminal” in a move likely to escalate diplomatic tensions even further. Mr Biden delivered the remark off-the-cuff in response to a reporter’s question at the White House. It is the first time he has used such language to condemn President Putin, and the […]
Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe And Anoosheh Ashoori Reunited With Their Families After Years In Iran
Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe and Anoosheh Ashoori have been reunited with their families in the UK after years of detention in Iran. The British-Iranian nationals were met by their loved ones at RAF Brize Norton in the early hours of Thursday. Mrs Zaghari-Ratcliffe’s seven-year-old daughter Gabriella rushed to hug her mother, who she had not seen in […]
Malami Gives Reason For Rejecting Buhari’s Request To Amend The Electoral Act
President Muhammadu Buhari’s request to amend the newly enacted Electoral Act, 2022 was denied, by the Attorney-General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami (SAN). Recall that when the President signed the amended Electoral Act on February 25, he requested that Section 84(12) be removed since it disenfranchises political appointees. He said that […]
Lagos Police Command Appointes Hundeyin As New PPRO
SP Benjamin Hundeyin has been appointed the state’s new Police Public Relations Officer by the Lagos State Police Command. DSP Stephen Kuti, the Command’s Administration Officer, disclosed this in a statement on Wednesday. CSP Adekunle Ajisebutu, who served as the Lagos PPRO for seven months, is replaced by Hundeyin. Hundeyin was the Force Public […]
NERC Confirms Power Tariff Hike As FG Stops Electricity Subsidy Totaling N600b
The Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission said on Wednesday that the Federal Government had stopped electricity subsidy totaling around N600 billion over a period of time. It also stated that electricity tariffs were hiked in February of this year, but was quick to point out that the tariff paid by some consumers in one of the […]
Unknown Military Man Beats 69-year-old Ondo Electrician To Death Over N7000
Mr. Philip Ajayi, commonly known as Odua, 69, was reportedly killed by an unidentified military man over a N7,000 argument in Akure, the capital of Ondo State. The deceased, an electrician, was allegedly beaten by his customer (a military man) for not refunding his N7,000 after he failed to fix his radio on time in […]
Ukraine’s President To Appeal To US Congress For More Help Amid Russian bombing
Ukraine’s president was preparing to make a direct appeal for more help in a rare speech by a foreign leader to the U.S. Congress, even as Russia continued its bombardment of the Ukrainian capital Wednesday. Three weeks into the war, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy suggested there was reason for optimism that negotiations with the Russian […]
Nigeria To Use Eurobond, Borrow More To Fund Petrol Subsidy
The federal government says it will use $2.2 billion of the fund raised via eurobond to cater for petrol under-recovery costs. The government said it would also target more local borrowing in 2022 to fund subsidy payments. In September 2021, Nigeria raised $4 billion through eurobond issuance. Subsidy or under-recovery is the underpriced sales of […]
Russia Sanctions Joe Biden, Hillary Clinton, Other Top US Officials
Russia’s foreign ministry says Joe Biden, Antony Blinken, Jen Psaki, Hillary Clinton, and other officials are barred from entering the country. As the war in Ukraine continues, Russia says it has sanctioned a number of currents and former American officials. The list includes President Joe Biden, Secretary of State Antony Blinken, White House press secretary […]
