Russia- Ukraine: Separatist Forces Claim ‘large-scale’ Shelling In Donbas
The United States continues to warn that Russia could invade Ukraine “any day” amid escalating tensions in the region, with Secretary of State Antony Blinken telling ABC News on Wednesday that the U.S. has seen “no meaningful pullback” of Russian forces. More than 150,000 Russian troops are estimated to be massed near Ukraine’s borders, U.S. […]
Mali Conflict: Macron Announces Troops To Leave After Nine Years
France and its allies in a European force will withdraw their troops from Mali after almost a decade, President Emmanuel Macron has announced. The troops have been involved in the fight against Islamist militants in the country since 2013. Mr Macron said the decision to leave followed a breakdown in diplomatic relations, amid growing hostility […]
House Moves To End The Imprisonment Of Attempted Suicides
The House of Representatives has passed for second reading a bill to remove imprisonment as the penalty for attempted suicide. The bill, sponsored by Francis Waive (PDP, Delta), was debated and passed for second reading on Tuesday. Mr. Waive’s bill seeks to amend section 327 of the Criminal Code Act. The principal act provides one-year […]
PMB Approves Dam In Imo River For Power Generation
Imo State government, yesterday, announced that President Muhammadu Buhari has given anticipatory approval for the construction of a dam in Nworie River to generate electricity in Owerri metropolis. Governor Hope Uzodimma made this known after a meeting with the president at the Presidential Villa, Abuja. The statement issued by the Special Adviser to the Governor […]
INEC Urges Public Scrutiny Of Candidates Ahead Of Ekiti Guber
Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has published the personal particulars of candidates for the Ekiti State governorship election scheduled for June 18. INEC enjoined members of the public to engage the electoral process by scrutinizing the credentials of the candidates contesting the election. In a statement made available to newsmen yesterday in Abuja, signed by […]
Governor Zulum Promised Doctors With Improved Welfare, Salary Packages
The Borno State Governor, Babagana Zulum, has promised medical doctors and other health workers that his administration would review and endorse improved welfare and salary packages befitting of their services. He made this commitment during his visit, alongside Senator Kashim Shettima, to the border town of Gamboru in Ngala Local Government Area, where they undertook […]
DG Gives The Reason Why Tamabuwal Was Absent From PDP Governors’ Meeting
Director general of the Peoples Democratic Party Governors Forum, PDP-GF, Hon CID Maduabum yesterday clarified the absence of the forum’s chairman and Sokoto State governor, Hon Aminu Waziri Tambuwal, at the meeting of the governor’s in Yenagoa, Bayelsa State last Monday. Maduabum said the death of Alhaji Hassan Danbaba, the Magajin Garin Sokoto and grandson […]
Abba Kyari Risk Facing Life In Prison For Drug Trafficking As More Revelations Unfold
As a result of the revelations he made, DCP Abba Kyari, the suspended Commander of the Intelligence Response Team (IRT), may spend extra days in the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency’s (NDLEA) custody. According to reports, the anti-narcotics agency has applied to a Federal High Court in Abuja for permission to detain Abba Kyari and […]
Kremlin Criticizes ‘Western hysteria’ Around Possible Invasion
Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said Wednesday that while he expects the “hysteria” in Western media outlets about the threat of a Russian invasion to continue, he hopes foreign journalists will ultimately admit that they were wrong. During a daily call with reporters, Peskov was asked whether Western media reports that Russia would attack Ukraine on […]
Biden Says Russian Troops Remain In ‘Threatening Position’
The United States continues to warn that Russia could invade Ukraine “any day” amid escalating tensions in the region. More than 150,000 Russian troops are estimated to be massed near Ukraine’s borders, U.S. President Joe Biden said Tuesday, as U.S. officials have urged all Americans to immediately leave Ukraine. Biden said Tuesday that the U.S. has […]
