Arbery’s Killers Guilty On All Federal Hate-Crime Charges
The three white men convicted of chasing down and murdering a young Black man, Ahmaud Arbery, as he was out jogging in their suburban Georgia community, were found guilty on Tuesday of committing federal hate crimes and other offenses in the 2020 killing. A predominantly white jury deliberated for about four hours over two days […]
Donald Trump’s DNA, Not Deposition Sought In Defamation Suit
A lawyer for a woman who accused former President Donald Trump of raping her in the mid-1990s and then filed a defamation lawsuit against him said Tuesday she will not seek to depose Trump prior to trial because it would cause unnecessary delay, but added that a DNA sample was still being sought. Attorney Roberta Kaplan first […]
Ukraine Conflict: Putin Tells Russians Security Is Non-negotiable
President Vladimir Putin has insisted that Russia’s interests and security are non-negotiable, amid reports of more Russian troops moving closer towards Ukraine’s borders. Mr Putin gave a video address, hours after US President Joe Biden warned of “the beginning of a Russian invasion”. Russia was always “open for direct and honest dialogue”, Mr Putin said, […]
FG, W/Bank Launch Additional $176m Recovery Project For North East
The federal government in partnership with World Bank has begun a Multi-sectoral Crisis Recovery Project Additional Financing (MCRP-AF) aimed at supporting the North East States to rehabilitate as well as improve critical service delivery and livelihood opportunities in the region. The additional financing of $176 million is targeted to lay the foundations for future regional […]
PMB: Federal Government To Focus More On Natural Gas Exploitation
The Federal Government has notified its intention to invest and focus attention on natural gas exploitation in the country. Addressing the 6th Gas Exporting Countries Forum (GECF) Summit in Doha, Qatar, on Tuesday, President Muhammadu Buhari said the enactment of the Petroleum Industry Act (PIA) was designed to enable Nigeria to develop more value from […]
Buhari Meets With Ghanaian President Akufo-Addo, Holds Meeting Behind Closed Doors
President Muhammadu Buhari met with Ghana’s President, Nana Addo-Akufo, on Tuesday. The meeting between the two African presidents took place behind closed doors in the Presidential Villa in Abuja. Although the meeting’s details were not released, it was reported that Buhari and Addo-Akufo addressed sub-regional problems such as security and socio-political developments in ECOWAS member […]
House Of Rep: Revenue-Generating MDAs Relinquishing Their Responsibilities
The House of Representatives has announced that revenue-generating Ministries, Departments, and Agencies (MDAs) are ceding their statutory responsibilities, forcing the federal government to take loans from foreign countries and creditors to finance projects and annual budgets. Chairman, House Committee on Public Accounts, Wole Oke, made this known at the hearing held by the committee with […]
Governor El-Rufai: We Won’t Let ‘peoples Destruction Party’ Return To Power
Kaduna State governor, Mallam Nasir el-Rufai has taken a swipe at the main opposition party in Nigeria, the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, saying the APC is committed, by reaching a zoning formula agreement, to ensure the “Peoples’ destruction party” does not return to power. Recall newsmen had recorded earlier that PDP had taken a swipe […]
Russia Faces New Sanctions After Putin Recognise Breakaway Ukraine Regions
The United States and its European allies are set to announce fresh sanctions against Russia on Tuesday after President Vladimir Putin recognised two breakaway regions in eastern Ukraine, deepening Western fears of a new war in Europe. The Ukrainian military said two soldiers were killed and 12 wounded in shelling by pro-Russian separatists in the […]
Hong Kong Orders Mandatory Covid Tests For All Residents
Hong Kong will test its entire population for COVID-19 in March, the city’s leader said Tuesday, as the city grapples with its worst outbreak driven by the omicron variant. Hong Kong has reported about 5,000 new daily infections since Feb. 15, with the number threatening to overwhelm its healthcare system. Since the surge began at […]
