EU Leaders To Assess Putin’s Position In Talks With NATO And Ukraine Chiefs At Summit
All eyes will be on NATO chief Jens Stoltenberg and Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenskyy at Thursday’s European Union summit because their presence will underscore the importance the 27 EU leaders attach to protecting their eastern flank from Russian aggression and beefing up Ukraine’s defense capabilities. Zelenskyy is set to address the gathering by video link […]
Sri Lanka: Five-day Bank Holiday For Domestic Debt Restructuring
Sri Lanka began a five-day bank holiday from Thursday to allow the crisis-hit nation to restructure $42bn (£33.2bn) in domestic debt. The country is facing its worst economic crisis since it won independence from the British in 1948. There are fears that the government’s restructuring plan could lead to volatility in financial markets. Debt restructuring […]
Presumed Human Remains Found In Titan Sub Debris
Presumed human remains have been found within the wreckage of the Titan submersible, the US Coast Guard says. Pieces from the sub, which imploded on a deep dive to the Titanic, were unloaded in St John’s, Canada, on Wednesday. Officials say the sub’s landing frame and a rear cover were found among the debris. US […]
Nigerians Celebrating Eid-el-Kabir In Frustration – PDP
The Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, has complained the astronomical increase in the cost of essential goods and services in the country, especially as Nigerians mark the 2023 Eid-el-Kabir. The party’s National Publicity Secretary, Debo Ologunagba on Tuesday in a statement ascribed the current economic crisis to policies of the ruling All Progressives Congress, APC. The […]
Osun Speaker, PDP Condemn Attack On Gov Adeleke, Demand Arrest Of Perpetrators
The Speaker of the Osun State House of Assembly, Adewale Egbedun, responded to the alleged attack on Governor Ademola Adeleke at the Osogbo Eid praying ground and described the incident as barbaric and despicable. The Speaker, while condemning the attack on the governor by suspected political thugs, also appealed to security agencies to go after […]
Kwankwaso Yet To Inform Us He is Defecting To APC – NNPP Chieftain
A chieftain of the New Nigeria Peoples Party, NNPP, Buba Galadima, has dismissed claims that the party’s presidential candidate in the last election, Rabiu Kwankwaso, is defecting to the All Progressives Congress, APC. Galadima declared that Kwankwaso was yet to inform his party, the NNPP, that he would be joining the APC. The NNPP chieftain, […]
Police In Enugu Arrest 15 Suspects, Rescue 7 Kidnap Victims
The Enugu State police command paraded 15 criminal suspects on Tuesday who were arrested in various parts of the state between May and June 2023 for a number of criminal offenses including conspiracy, murder, kidnapping, armed robbery, rape, unlawful possession of guns, and fraud. The command’s spokesperson, DSP Daniel Ndukwe, spoke at the parade and […]
Ondo Police Apprehend Three Suspects In Connection To Killing A Navy Officer
On Wednesday, the Ondo State Police Command confirmed the arrests of three individuals in connection with the suspected murder of a naval officer known only as Akingbohunmi in the Idoani community of the state’s Ose Local Government Area. Akingbohunmi was attacked by some thugs on Monday after a dispute with a commercial motorcyclist in the […]
9 Killed, Including 3 Children, As Russian Missile Slams Into Pizza Restaurant In East Ukraine City
A Russian missile attack that hit a crowded pizza restaurant in an eastern Ukrainian city killed at least nine people, including three children, authorities said Wednesday, as rescue workers continued searching in the destroyed building’s rubble. The Tuesday evening attack on Kramatorsk wounded another 56 people, the Ukrainian Ministry of Internal Affairs said, in the […]
CBN Sets Daily Transaction Limit For Contactless Payments
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has imposed a maximum daily transaction limit of N50,000 for contactless payments. A circular released on Tuesday and signed by Musa Jimoh, the director of CBN’s payments system management department, the apex bank emphasized the need for verification and authorization for transactions that surpass the specified limits due to […]
