Harris Says Her Trip To Poland Is A Sign Of US Commitment To NATO
Vice President Kamala Harris said in Warsaw Thursday that she was traveling to one of NATO’s easternmost allies to show the United States’ commitment to the region’s security, and announced the delivery of two new Patriot missile systems to Poland. “What is at stake, this very moment, are some of the guiding principles around the […]
‘They Could Be In Mass Graves’: Desperate Attempt To Reach Mariupol Trapped
People with loved ones trapped inside the besieged city of Mariupol were trying desperately on Thursday to connect to phones inside the city, which has been virtually cut off from the outside world by an escalating and indiscriminate bombing campaign by Russian forces. Dmytro Gurin, a Ukrainian MP who grew up in Mariupol and whose […]
IPAC Urges Sanwo-Olu To Prioritise Installation Of CCTV Cameras In Strategic Places
The Lagos State Inter-Party Advisory Council has asked Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu to install closed-circuit television cameras at important locations in the state to boost security. In an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria on Thursday, IPAC Chairman Olusegun Mobolaji made the call. Mobolaji spoke in the aftermath of the murder of Miss Oluwabamise Ayanwola, […]
Electoral Bill: Senate Rejects Buhari’s Request, Suspends Political Appointees From Primaries
Unless they resign, Abubakar Malami, the Attorney-General of the Federation, Rotimi Amaechi, the Minister of Transportation, Chris Ngige, the Minister of Labour and Employment, and other political appointees suspected of being interested in elective offices will be unable to participate in the All Progressives Congress primaries, which are set to begin in May. This is […]
Bandits Attack Kebbi Deputy Gov’s Convoy Kills 16 Security Agents And Other Civilian
Fifteen soldiers, one police officer, and an unknown number of civilians were alleged to have been killed after bandits ambushed the convoy of Kebbi State Deputy Governor, Colonel Samaila Yonbe (retd.). Musa Mohammed, a resident, said that the robbers also took the fallen soldiers’ uniforms and firearms. The bodies of the slain soldiers have been […]
IGP Baba Express Grief Over DIG Joseph Egbunike’s Death
Usman Alkali Baba, the Inspector-General of Police, has expressed grief over the death of Joseph Egbunike, the Deputy Inspector General of Police in charge of the Force Criminal Investigations Department (FCID). On Tuesday, Egbunike, the head of the Special Investigation Panel set up to investigate senior police officer Abba Kyari, slumped and died in his […]
Top Lawmakers Reach Deal On Ukraine Aid, $1.5T Spending
Congressional leaders reached a bipartisan deal early Wednesday providing $13.6 billion to help Ukraine and European allies plus billions more to battle the pandemic as part of an overdue $1.5 trillion measure financing federal agencies for the rest of this year. Though a tiny portion of the massive bill, the money responding to the Russian blitzkrieg that’s […]
Ukraine: First Lady Olena Zelenska Condemns Russian ‘mass murder’
Ukraine’s First Lady Olena Zelenska has issued an impassioned statement on the Russian invasion, condemning the “mass murder” of the country’s civilians. She focused on child casualties, mentioning the names of three children who had died in the bombardments. She said Ukraine wanted peace but would defend its borders and its identity. The whereabouts of […]
Russia-Ukraine:Poland ‘ready’ To Hand Over All MIG-29 Fighter Jets
Russian forces are continuing their attempted push through Ukraine from multiple directions, while Ukrainians, led by President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, are putting up “stiff resistance,” according to U.S. officials. The attack began Feb. 24, when Russian President Vladimir Putin announced a “special military operation.” Russian forces moving from neighboring Belarus toward Ukraine’s capital, Kyiv, don’t appear to have […]
Akpanudoedehe Dismisses Rumors On His Resignation As APC Secretary
Senator John Akpanudoedehe, the National Secretary of the All Progressives Congress (APC) Caretaker/Extraordinary Convention Planning Committee, dismissed reports that he had resigned as the party’s spokesperson on Tuesday. On Monday, there were rumors that Akpanudoedehe had resigned as secretary of the APC caretaker committee due to the uncertainties surrounding the chairman’s future, Mai Mala-Buni. The […]
