Ukraine War: Russian Attacks Force Evacuations Of Children
It is still dark when an early train pulls into the station in central Ukraine and aid workers crowd expectantly around one of the carriages. The doors then open and a small child steps into the platform light. Hands stretch out to help her down as her mother follows, carefully passing her baby in a […]
Gaza’s Communications Cut Again For Hours, As Dozens Of Foreigners And Wounded Prepare To Exit
Gaza was plunged into another communications blackout Wednesday, with internet and phone service cut for several hours as Israeli troops battled Hamas militants. Meanwhile, dozens of foreign passport holders crowded into a border crossing ahead of what could be the first such departure from the besieged Palestinian enclave. Communications began to be restored later in the […]
Tinubu Writes Reps, Requests Approval Of N2.1Trillion As 2023 Supplementary Budget
In a letter to the House of Representatives, President Bola Tinubu requested approval for the sum of N2.1 trillion as the 2023 supplementary budget. The President reportedly forwarded the House of Representatives the 2024–2026 Medium Term Expenditure Framework & Fiscal Strategy Paper for approval, according to Channels Television. On Monday, the N2.1 trillion 2023 supplementary […]
Tinubu Warns Son, Seyi, Others Against Interrupting FEC Meeting
President Bola Tinubu has issued a warning to Seyi, his son, and others not to interrupt Federal Executive Council (FEC) meetings. The president said he has observed Seyi and other unauthorised persons breezing in and out of the federal cabinet meeting convened every week to discuss the most crucial issues of national importance. He made […]
Brownhill Investments Company Limited Owned By Former NFF Boss Drags Davido To Court, Demands N2.3b
David Adeleke, popularly known by his stage name Davido, has been taken to court by Amaju Pinnick, the former President of the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) who is also the owner of Brownhill Investments Company Limited, the organisers of the annual “Warri Again Concert,” for allegedly breaking a contract that was made between them. The […]
Former CBN Deputy Governor Moghalu Slams DSS for Arresting, Detaining, Former EFCC Boss Bawa Without Charging Him To Court
Kingsley Moghalu, a former deputy governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), has criticized the Department of State Services (DSS) for detaining and arresting Abdulrasheed Bawa, the former chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), without charging him to court. Former presidential candidate Moghalu criticized the DSS for holding Bawa without charging […]
34 Companies Shut Down By Lagos Govt Over Failure To Pay Tax Remittance
The Lagos State Government has shut down thirty-four companies that were allegedly not paying their employees’ personal income taxes and other taxes totaling N356.12 million. During a state-wide tax law enforcement exercise on Monday, Seyi Alade, the Director of Legal Services at the Lagos State Internal Revenue Service (LIRS), confirmed this. He said that some […]
US Rejects Putin Claim That West Organised Anti-Jewish Airport Mob
The US has dismissed as “absurd” claims by Russia that an anti-Israel riot at a Dagestan airport on Sunday was organised by Ukraine and the West. In a televised meeting on Monday, Russian President Vladimir Putin said the incident had been part of an attempt to spread “chaos” in Russia. Hundreds stormed the Makhachkala airport […]
Israeli Forces Battle Hamas Around Gaza City, As Military Says 800,000 Have Fled South
Israeli ground forces attacked Hamas militants and infrastructure on Tuesday in northern Gaza, which the military said some 800,000 people have fled since the war began more than three weeks ago, even as warplanes continued to strike from end to end of the sealed-off territory. Buoyed by the first successful rescue of a captive held by Hamas, Prime […]
Netanyahu Rejects Calls For Ceasefire As Israel Deepens Attack On Gaza City
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says he has no plans to resign, despite a public uproar over the deadly Oct. 7 Hamas raid that killed over 1,400 Israelis and sparked the current Israel-Hamas war. Netanyahu was asked at a news conference on Monday if he has considered stepping down. “The only thing that I intend […]
