Russia Pilots Reckless In Drone Collision – US
The US has accused Russia of reckless behaviour after an American drone crashed into the Black Sea following an encounter with Russian fighter jets. Before the collision, Russian jets are said to have dumped fuel into the path of the drone which the US says was in international airspace. The damaged MQ-9 Reaper drone was […]
GaaSyy: Japan YouTuber MP Expelled For Never Going To Work
A celebrity gossip YouTuber turned MP will become Japan’s first lawmaker to be kicked out of parliament without ever actually entering it. Yoshikazu Higashitani was expelled on Tuesday by his Senate colleagues for never coming to work. He has not attended a single day of parliament sessions since being elected to office seven months ago. […]
Biden To Sign Executive Order On Firearm Background Checks
US President Joe Biden is set to issue an executive order that aims to increase the number of background checks conducted before firearm sales. It aims to move the US “as close to universal background checks as possible without additional legislation”. The Democratic president will sign the measure during a visit Tuesday to Monterey Park, […]
Aukus Deal: US, UK And Australia Agree On Nuclear Submarine Project
The US, UK and Australia have unveiled details of their plan to create a new fleet of nuclear-powered submarines, aimed at countering China’s influence in the Indo-Pacific region. Under the Aukus pact Australia is to get its first nuclear-powered subs – at least three – from the US. The allies will also work to create […]
CBN: N200, N500, And N1000 Remain Legal Tender Until Dec. 31, 2023
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has finally heeded to the Supreme Court verdict on the validity of old N200, N500, and N1000 banknotes, saying the higher denominations remain legal tender until December 31, 2023. CBN’s acting director of Communication, Isa Abdulmumin, disclosed the development in a statement on Monday night. “In compliance with the […]
Godwin Emefiele “Will Be Remembered As A Sadistic, Wicked Boss” -Bayo Onanuga
One of the supporters of the president-elect, Bola Tinubu, Bayo Onanuga on Tuesday said the Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Godwin Emefiele “will be remembered as a sadistic, wicked boss of the bank who inflicted unprecedented hardship on our people, causing anger, pains, deaths”. Isa Abdulmumin, CBN spokesperson, announced on Monday in […]
APC Chairman: I Admit, February 25 Elections Weren’t Perfect
Sen. Abdullahi Adamu, the National Chairman of All Progressives Congress (APC), has admitted the Feb. 25 Presidential and National Assembly elections weren’t perfect. Adamu while delivering his speech at the parley of APC National Working Committee yesterday with Bola Tinubu, the President-elect, Kashim Shettima, the Vice President-elect, and members-elect of the National Assembly congratulated all […]
FG Committed To Infrastructure Development In Health Sector- Minister
Federal government has reinstated its commitment to the development and renewal of infrastructure in the health sector at all levels to enhance the healthcare service delivery in Nigeria. The minister of health, Dr. Osagie Ehanire, made the promise yesterday at the commissioning of facilities and equipment at the University Teaching Hospital (UCH), Ibadan, he […]
Israeli Teachers’ Racist WhatsApp Chat Caught By Pupils
Israel’s education minister has apologised to Ethiopian Israeli schoolgirls whose teachers mocked them in a WhatsApp group on a school trip. The girls spotted the teachers messaging each other in a chat group they created called Black School Trip. One of the girls filmed the chat over a teacher’s shoulder, then shared it on social […]
Ukraine War: Zelensky Honours Unarmed Soldier Filmed Being Shot
President Volodymyr Zelensky has honoured a captured Ukrainian soldier who was filmed apparently being killed by Russian troops last week. Oleksandr Matsievskiy was unarmed when he was videoed smoking a cigarette and shouting “Glory to Ukraine” before being gunned down. The footage has seen Moscow faced with fresh allegations of war crimes. On Sunday, President […]
