China’s People’s Liberation Army has deployed its Navy and fighter jets to the Taiwan Strait as part of fresh drills near the island which Beijing claims as its own. The latest show of force is meant as a “stern deterrent Read more…
Month: August 2022
The Russian military has killed dozens of mercenaries in Ukraine in high-precision strikes, the Defense Ministry claimed on Monday. It said the Russian Air Force had hit a mercenary deployment point in Kharkov Region. “More than 100 militants from Poland Read more…
Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari’s flip-flop over the sale of Exxon Mobil Corp.’s assets could discourage investment in Africa’s largest oil producer in the wake of industry reform meant to grow the sector. A $1.28 billion bid by Lagos and London-listed Read more…
Russia’s space agency on Monday unveiled for the first time a physical model of what a planned new Russian-built space station will look like, suggesting Moscow is serious about abandoning the International Space Station (ISS) and going it alone. Russia, Read more…
When gunmen bombed their way into Kuje prison freeing hundreds of inmates just 25 miles from Nigeria’s capital, Assumpta Mgbe who lives nearby huddled her children around her. “The ground was shaking, and we could hear the sound of gunshots Read more…
From Ifeoma Ejiofor The All Progressive Grand Alliance (APGA) senatorial candidate for Anambra North zone, Mrs Ebelechukwu Obiano has inaugurated her campaign team for the 2023 general elections. The event which took place at her Aguleri residence over the weekend, Read more…
From Ifeoma Ejiofor The Chief Executive Officer (CEO) and Chief Medical Director (CMD) of Nnamdi Azikiwe University Teaching Hospital (NAUTH) Nnewi, Prof Joseph Ugboaja, on Saturday marked his birthday. Prof Ugboaja’s birthday coincided with his one year in office as Read more…
A former president of the Movement for the Survival of Ogoni People (MOSOP), Ledum Mitee, has called on President Muhammadu Buhari to restate his commitment to the clean-up of the polluted Ogoni environment in Rivers State. Mitee, in a statement Read more…
The Miyetti Allah Kautal Hore at the weekend disclosed that it had filed a suit against Benue State Governor, Mr. Samuel Ortom before the International Criminal Court of Justice (ICC), Hague for allegedly seizing 25,000 cows belonging to its members. Read more…
As Seplat Energy’s acquisition of Mobil Producing Nigeria Unlimited ran into a hitch last week, there are concerns that unless the issues are amicably and urgently resolved, Nigeria may be killing indigenous initiatives and sending wrong signals to the international Read more…
Rev. Fr. Godfrey Gopep, the Parish Priest of St Finberrs’ Catholic Church, Rayfield, Jos, has advised Nigerians to freely vote persons with credible credentials and impeccable character in 2023. Gopep gave the advice in his sermon on Sunday in Jos, Read more…
Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) confirmed, on Sunday, that no fewer than 60 new suspected cases of monkeypox were reported in epidemiology week 31, 2022, (1st to 7th August, 2022), from 19 states, with four deaths since the beginning Read more…