Saturday, 16 March, 2024

Month: February 2022


During a conversation with his French counterpart Emmanuel Macron on Monday, Russian President Vladimir Putin named three conditions for a peace settlement in Ukraine, including the recognition of Russian sovereignty over Crimea. According to the Kremlin’s readout of the phone Read more…


A 17-mile-long convoy comprising hundreds of Russian military vehicles reached the outskirts of Kyiv on Monday, CNN reported. Per CNN, the convoy was originally identified on Sunday in satellite imagery provided by Maxar Technologies. At the time, it was approximately 40 Read more…


By Ifeoma Ejiofor The son of the first Senate President, Prince Ifeamuma Nwafor-Orizu has been elected chairman of Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Nnewi North Local Goverment Area of Anambra State. Prince Nwafor-Orizu emerged victorious in the local government Congress. Read more…


Seplat Energy will reward shareholders with a final dividend payout of $14 million translating to $0.025 per ordinary share, the oil and gas company said in a disclosure on Monday and seen by PREMIUM TIMES. Seplat Energy, who just acquired Read more…


Justice Taiwo Taiwo of the Federal High Court sitting in Abuja, on Monday, granted a garnishee order absolute, mandating the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) to release the sum of N81.9 billion standing to the credit of the Nigerian National Read more…


Ohanaeze Ndigbo worldwide has described former Vice President Atiku Abubakar’s stance of winning the 2023 PDP presidential ticket as a nostalgic belief, adding that Igbos will dump PDP in 2023 if Atiku wins the presidential ticket. According to Ohanaeze, Atiku’s Read more…


The National Coordinator, All Progressives Grand Alliance Media Warriors Forum, Evang Chinedu Obigwe, has given the assurance that the incoming administration of Chukwuma Soludo in Anambra state will on the assumption of office, take actions that will favour the masses Read more…


National Association of Nigeria Students (NANS), Ebonyi State chapter on Monday embarked on a peaceful protest to register their anger over the ongoing one-Month warning strike embarked upon by the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU). NANS Ebonyi State Chapter Read more…


The detained Deputy Commissioner of Police(DCP) Abba Kyari is to remain in the custody of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) till March 15 as his bail application was rejected by a Federal High Court (FHC) in Abuja. Justice Read more…


By Ifeoma Ejiofor Eight prisoners from Nnewi Correctional Center have every cause to give glory to God for regaining their freedom after being remanded for nearly two years because of their inability to pay their fines as ordered by the Read more…


The Russian military has suffered casualties, and some soldiers have ended up captured by the opposing forces during the ongoing military operation in Ukraine, Russian Defense Ministry spokesman Major General Igor Konashenkov acknowledged on Sunday during a press briefing, as Read more…


Russian forces entered Kharkiv, Ukraine’s second-largest city, before dawn on Sunday, engaging in urban combat and blowing up a gas pipeline in the city. While Ukrainian fighters were able to stave off a Russian tank assault in Kharkiv on Thursday and Read more…