Wednesday, 18 December, 2024

Month: September 2022


A coalition of over 70 civil society organisations working in support of credible and transparent elections in Nigeria on Friday raised concern over the face-off between the Federal Government band Academic Staff Union of Universities which had led to about Read more…


The wife of the President, Mrs. Aisha Muhammadu Buhari, has apologized to Nigerians for the country’s insecurity over the last seven years, as well as the harsh economy that has made life difficult for Nigerians. She gave the apology on Read more…


Former Imo State Governor, Rt. Hon. Emeka Ihedioha, Con, has tendered an apology to his supporters, lovers and fans who may have been offended over the use of the word ‘saboteur’ while addressing a gathering of his kinsmen, who were Read more…


Angela Merkel’s attitude towards Russia is “borderline obsession” and looks “almost perverse,” Andrey Melnik, Kiev’s outgoing ambassador to Berlin said. He criticized the former chancellor for saying that Russia has a role to play in European security. Melnik, a Ukrainian diplomat Read more…


President Vladimir Putin has signed treaties on the inclusion of four former Ukrainian regions, into the Russian Federation. Friday’s ceremony marked the start of the formal process of their accession.  Heads of the Donetsk and Lugansk People’s Republics, Denis Pushilin Read more…


Moscow and Washington are “engaged in a dialogue” with a view to reviving the New START agreement, Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova told a briefing on Thursday. New START is a key nuclear arms reduction treaty that puts a Read more…


NATO conducted exercises using deep-sea equipment in the area where gas leaks in the Nord Stream 1 and 2 pipelines were detected this week, Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman, Maria Zakharova said on Thursday. She added that the entire Baltic Sea is Read more…


The 2023 presidential candidate of the Labour Party (LP), Mr Peter Obi, has assured Nigerians that he will remove existing structures that have been inimical to the progress of the country if he is elected president of Nigeria. He gave Read more…


The Supreme Court has affirmed the Governor-elect of Osun state, Senator Ademola Adeleke as the valid candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, for the gubernatorial election that held in the state on July 16. In a unanimous judgement, a Read more…


There was tension in Umunze community, Orumba South Local Government Area of Anambra State, Thursday morning, following the invasion of the town by well armed soldiers. The military men, upon arrival, shot in the air at the Nkwo Market area Read more…


The Anambra State Government has announced the ban on tricycle and shuttle bus unions in the state. It also sacked touts from motor parks in the state. It said only government-accredited agents are entitled to now collect tolls at the Read more…


The Bayelsa State Government has urged the Igbo community in the state to remain peaceful and united as they join their kith and kin at home and abroad to celebrate the 2022 World Igbo Day on Thursday. The state Deputy Read more…