An agreement on creating a grain corridor to export agricultural produce from Ukraine via the Black Sea was signed by representatives of Turkey, Ukraine, Russia and the UN in Istanbul on Friday. Russian Defense Minister Sergey Shoigu signed the agreement Read more…
Japan sees an increasing amount of global and regional security risks tied to the ongoing conflict between Russia and Ukraine, as well as the tension around Taiwan, according to the country’s new defense white paper. Tokyo is also concerned about Read more…
The Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) has described as laughable, disgraceful and unguarded statements credited to Mr Simon Ekpa, a splitter leader of the body that there will be sit-at-home on Friday. It described Ekpa as a “Refugees interpreter” based Read more…
Benue State governor, Samuel Ortom, has dismissed insinuations that his trip to the United States and United Kingdom was to report President Muhammadu Buhari to the international community. The governor, who debunked the rumour when he featured on Arise News Read more…
The Anambra State chapter of the Nigeria Labour Congress has declared support for the presidential candidate of the Labour Party, Peter Obi. As a result, the workers have constituted a political mobilisation committee headed by a former NLC Chairman in Read more…
From Ifeoma Ejiofor The Minister of Aviation in the first republic, Chief Mbazulike Amechi says the Peoples Democratic Party, (PDP) and the ruling All Progressive Congress(APC) have sunk Nigeria into a stinking catacomb of corruption, looting and religious cum tribal Read more…
From Ifeoma Ejiofor The Anambra State deputy Chairman of All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA) Chief Anthony Omeligwe Elee says the exit of the former national chairman of the party, Sen Victor Umeh cannot affect the party negatively. Chief Elee stated Read more…
From Ifeoma Ejiofor The Anambra State governor, Professor Charles Soludo has tasked the National Population Commission on providing accurate data as a panacea for effective planning. Gov Soludo was speaking when he received a delegation from the Commission who paid Read more…
The Presidential candidate of the Labour Party, Peter Obi, has asked a Federal High Court in Abuja to dismiss a suit seeking his disqualification for nominating his campaign manager, Doyin Okupe, as his placeholder. The PUNCH had reported last week Read more…
The governments of Spain, Greece and Portugal have all stated that they oppose an EU scheme that would see them slash their natural gas consumption by 15% over the winter. Announced by the European Commission on Wednesday, the ‘Save Gas Read more…
Russian shelling pounded a densely populated area in Ukraine’s second-largest city Thursday, killing at least three people and injuring at least 23 others with a barrage that struck a mosque, a medical facility and a shopping area, according to officials Read more…
The wide variety of weapons systems supplied to Ukraine by the West is proving a “serious challenge” for Kiev, the Wall Street Journal reported on Tuesday, citing US and UK think tanks. While insisting that the weapons are “effective” in Read more…