US Urges Canada To Use Federal Powers To End Bridge Blockade
The Biden administration urged Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s government Thursday to use its federal powers to end the truck blockade by Canadians protesting the country’s COVID-19 restrictions, as the bumper-to-bumper demonstration forced auto plants on both sides of the border to shut down or scale back production. For the fourth straight day, scores of truckers […]
UK’s Prince Charles Tests Positive For COVID, Had Met Queen Elizabeth Recently
Prince Charles, who has tested positive for COVID-19 for a second time, recently met his mother Queen Elizabeth, but the 95-year-old British monarch is not displaying any symptoms, a palace source said on Thursday. Charles, 73, the heir to the throne, pulled out of an event in the southwestern English town of Winchester that was […]
Ukraine Tensions: Joe Biden Says US Citizens Should Leave Ukraine Now
US President Joe Biden has called on all American citizens remaining in Ukraine to leave the country immediately, citing increased threats of Russian military action. Mr Biden said he would not send troops to rescue Americans if Moscow invades Ukraine. He warned that “things could go crazy quickly” in the region. Russia has repeatedly denied […]
Armed Robbers Attack A Bullion Van In Oyo, Killing Two Police Officers, Motorcyclist
Armed robbers attacked a bullion van transporting money from a bank on Iwo Road to the Idi-Ape area of Ibadan, Oyo State, and two police officers and a civilian were confirmed dead. During a shootout with the police, one of the hoodlums was also killed, according to reports. The robbery occurred about 1:35 p.m. on […]
PMS Transporters Gradually Suspends Operation Over FG Refusal To Raise Freight Cost Rates
Transporters of Premium Motor Spirit, also known as petrol, stated on Thursday that the statewide scarcity of PMS was caused in part by truck owners’ gradual suspension in operations. Many PMS transporters have stopped shipping the product, according to them, and more will soon park their trucks if the government continues to refuse to raise […]
NYSC Issues Severe Penalties On Institutions Involve In Fraudulent Corps Member Mobilization
The National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) has issued severe penalties against schools or officials found assisting or abetting the fraudulent mobilization of corps members for national service. Major-General Shuaibu Ibrahim, the director-general of NYSC, issued the warning yesterday at the opening ceremony of the 2022 Batch ‘A’ Pre-Mobilisation Workshop in Abuja, with the theme: “Enhancing […]
Solar Storm Knocks Out 40 Newly Launched SpaceX Satellites
A geomagnetic storm triggered by a large burst of radiation from the sun has disabled least 40 of the 49 satellites newly launched by SpaceX as part of its Starlink internet communications network, the company said. The incident was believed to mark the largest collective loss of satellites stemming from a single geomagnetic event, and […]
Ukraine Tensions: Russia Begins Military Drills With Belarus
Russia and Belarus have started 10 days of joint military drills amid ongoing fears of a Russian invasion of Ukraine. Belarus is a close ally of Russia and has a long border with Ukraine. France called the drills – believed to be Russia’s biggest deployment to Belarus since the Cold War – a “violent gesture”. […]
Telcos Yield To Pressure, Begin Server Setup To vNIN Platform Via NIMC Site
Telecommunications operators have begun making plans to migrate to the Virtual NIN platform in an effort to tackle technical issues that have stymied their operations due to a problem in the National Identity Management Commission portal. This comes only nine days after a lengthy disagreement with NIMC over the vNIN platform’s installation. The PUNCH reported […]
Reps Call On Buhari To Declare A National Emergency In Response To Ritual Killings
President Muhammadu Buhari has been petitioned to declare a national emergency in response to the country’s ritual killings. The decision was adopted by the House of Representatives at its plenary session on Wednesday. The development was part of the Lawmakers’ resolutions on a motion of urgent public significance headed ‘Need to Curb the Rising Trend […]
