Indonesia Fire: Seventeen Dead And Hundreds Evacuated
At least 17 people have died in a huge fire at a state-run fuel depot in the Indonesian capital, Jakarta. Sixty people were injured, with many people severely burned. Hundreds living in residential areas near the fire had to be evacuated. Indonesian officials are calling for an audit of “all fuel facilities and infrastructures”. BBC
Bakhmut: Fighting In The Street But Russia Not In Control – Deputy Mayor
Russian and Ukrainian forces are fighting in the streets of Bakhmut – but Russia does not control the eastern city, its deputy mayor has said. Oleksandr Marchenko also told the BBC the remaining 4,000 civilians are living in shelters without access to gas, electricity or water. Mr Marchenko said “not a single building” had remained […]
Sport: Neymar Will PSG’s Battle Against Bayern Munich
Paris Saint-Germain’s head coach Christophe Galtier has confirmed that Neymar Jr will miss the club’s Champions League last-16 tie against Bayern Munich. “Neymar will not be available for the next two games he’s one of the top scorers and assist providers in Ligue 1, that’s a big loss”, Galtier added. Neymar was taken off on […]
Provide Us Guarantees of BVAS, Utomi Tells INEC
The chairman of Big Tent Coalition, a support group for Obi/Datti presidential bid, Professor Pat Utomi has called on the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to review the presidential election results held on February 25 in 12 states of the federation before conducting the governorship and House Assembly election slated for March 11,2023. […]
Supreme Court :Old N200, N500, And N1,000 Notes Should Remain In Circulation Till December 31, 2023
The apex court in Nigeria on Friday ordered that the old N200, N500 and N1000 note remains in circulation till December 31, 2023. Supreme court said the policy has led to some people engaging in trade by barter in this modern age in a bid to survive. The court further held that President Muhammadu Buhari […]
INEC Needs A Complete Overhaul – Moghalu
Former presidential candidate of the African Democratic Congress, ADC, Kingsley Moghalu, has condemned the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, over its conduct of the February 25 presidential election. Moghalu, a former Deputy Governor of the Central Bank, also insisted that INEC needs a complete overhaul. Moghalu stated this on his verified Twitter handle on yesterday […]
Adeleke Not Defecting To Any Other Party -Osun PDP
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Osun State has denied any plans by the state governor, Ademola Adeleke to defect to the All Progressives Congress (APC). This is as the Osun PDP also debunk all the rumors being spread on social media as fallacious and cheap lies. Unconfirmed reports on social media on Friday […]
Alex Murdaugh:Disgraced South Carolina Attorney Gets Life In Prison
Alex Murdaugh was sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole Friday for the murders of his wife and grown son — another chapter in the downfall of the disgraced attorney whose dynastic family had significant legal reach for decades in parts of South Carolina’s Lowcountry. “Amazingly to have you come and testify […]
Ales Bialiatski: Nobel Prize-winning Activist Sentenced To 10 Years In Jail
A court in Belarus has sentenced Nobel Peace Prize winner Ales Bialiatski to 10 years in prison. He was convicted of smuggling and financing “actions grossly violating public order”, the Viasna human rights group said. Supporters of Mr Bialiatski, 60, say the authoritarian regime of Belarusian leader Alexander Lukashenko is trying to silence him. Mr […]
Ukraine War: Kyiv Orders Partial Evacuation Of Liberated City
Ukraine has ordered some residents to leave Kupiansk, as Russia seeks to re-take the city it left last year. Kharkiv’s regional authorities said families with children and people “with limited mobility” must leave due to “constant” shelling by Russian forces. Russia seized the north-eastern city early in the full-scale invasion, with Ukraine recapturing it last […]
