Russian President Vladimir Putin on Wednesday monitored drills of the country’s strategic nuclear forces involving multiple practice launches of ballistic and cruise missiles in a show of force amid the heightened tensions with the West over the conflict in Ukraine. Read more…
As President Joe Biden was planning a politically risky trip to Saudi Arabia this summer, his top aides thought they had struck a secret deal to boost oil production through the end of the year — an arrangement that could Read more…
Ukrainian forces are piling pressure on Russian troops in the southern region of Kherson that Moscow occupied at the start of its invasion of Ukraine on Feb. 24. Losing control of the region would be another big setback for President Read more…
Anambra State Governor Chukwuma Soludo has cancelled the recruitment of teachers for the second time, over alleged irregularities. Our correspondent gathered yesterday that the directive for the cancellation was with immediate effect. The development has made applicants to panic, as Read more…
The Federal High Court sitting in Port Harcourt, Rivers State has nullified all the primaries conducted by All Progressive Congress (APC) in the state. The court gave the verdict on Tuesday while delivering judgement in a suit filed by some Read more…
The presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, Atiku Abubakar, and his running mate, Ifeanyi Okowa, were on Tuesday absent at the sixth edition of Voice of Women 2022 Conference and Awards in Abuja on Tuesday. The event, organised by Read more…
Ukrainians who have fled the country amid Russia’s military offensive should not return home before spring, Deputy Prime Minister Irina Vereshchuk said on Tuesday. Staying away would protect them from unnecessary risk and help the country “survive” its deepening energy Read more…
The U.S. State Department on Tuesday authorised the departure of non-emergency U.S. government employees and their families from Nigeria due to a heightened risk of terrorist attacks in the country. The latest travel update comes after the United States and Read more…
Ukraine is facing its harshest ever winter, which will be marked by ongoing blackouts, Yuri Vitrenko, the head of the state-owned energy giant Naftogaz, has said In an interview with German outlet Handelsblatt, published on Monday, Vitrenko claimed that “about Read more…
A Nigerian court has ordered a final seizure of two properties and cars owned by former oil minister Diezani Alison-Madueke, the country’s economic crimes commission said on Monday, in the latest ruling related to graft allegations against her. Alison-Madueke was Read more…
Rishi Sunak has issued a plea for unity in the face of a “profound economic challenge” after winning the race to be the next prime minister. He won the Tory leadership contest after rival Penny Mordaunt failed to secure enough Read more…
Governor Chukwuma Soludo of Anambra state has warned communities in the state against embarking on any form of violence capable of leading to bloodshed in the quest for selecting new town union leaders or traditional rulers. He said every community Read more…