The Federal High Court sitting in Abuja, on Tuesday, gave an accelerated hearing in a suit seeking to stop the planned May 28 Presidential Primary Election of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). A presidential aspirant and former Deputy Speaker of Read more…
Tokyo has put Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin and over 140 other people from Russia and the Donbass republics on its backlist FILE PHOTO. © Global Look Press / Jeremy Hoare The Japanese government has imposed a new round of sanctions on Russia Read more…
Law enforcement authorities are sharing more details about the 11-day manhunt that ended Monday with a capital murder suspect in custody and a former Alabama corrections officer dead. Officials say Vicky White, 56, died of a self-inflicted gunshot wound during a police Read more…
Russian gas conglomerate Gazprom has received no confirmation of force majeure or any obstacles to continued transit of gas through a junction in Lugansk Region, the company said on Tuesday, after Ukraine’s operator OGTSU announced it would halt further deliveries Read more…
Gunmen, wielding dangerous weapons such as AK-47 rifles, machetes, and cutlasses have set a shuttle bus ablaze. Tribune Online gathered that the incident happened at the Okpoko area of Ogbaru Local Government Area of Anambra State late on Monday. Although Read more…
The Federal High Court in Abuja, on Monday, refused to shield the Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Godwin Emiefele, from being disqualified to contest for the presidential ticket of any political party ahead of the 2023 general elections. Mr Read more…
Despite the threat by the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) to enforce the sit at home order in Asaba and other towns in Delta north, commercial activities went on in the area as usual. All the markets in the state Read more…
A prosecution witness in the rape and murder trial of a Bus Rapid Transit driver, Andrew Ominnikoron, on Monday, narrated how she was allegedly raped by Ominnikoron after boarding BRT. Ominnikoron is standing trial on a five-count charge bordering on Read more…
Former Nigerian President Goodluck Jonathan is seeking to return to office in next year’s election after switching political party, the BBC understands. Mr Jonathan has joined the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) that defeated him in 2015 after five years Read more…
The Naira on Monday depreciated at the Investors and Exporters window, exchanging at N419 to the dollar, a 0.48 per cent depreciation, weaker than N417 it traded on Friday. The open indicative rate closed at N419 to the dollar on Read more…
The chief executive of Volkswagen has called for a negotiated settlement between Russia and Ukraine so that sanctions can be lifted to avoid damaging the German economy. Herbert Diess said that Brussels should be pushing for a peace deal so that Read more…
Rising energy bills may result in a surge of domestic fires as more people are forced to turn to alternative ways to heat their homes, the London Fire Brigade (LFB) said on Monday. The stark warning was prompted by a Read more…