Russia said on Wednesday that a division of its Bastion coastal defence missile systems had been deployed to Paramushir, one of the Kuril islands in the north Pacific, some of which Japan claims as its territory. The move is part Read more…
Month: March 2023
By Ekuson Nw’Ogbunka The former minister of health, Dr. Timothy Menakaya, has said that the Labour Party (LP) would move Nigeria to the expected level, just as he disclosed his dissatisfaction with the outcome of the state assembly election within Read more…
The conflict between Russia and Ukraine is approaching a decisive period, with Kiev aiming to re-take Moscow’s new territories this spring, Germany’s Bild newspaper has reported. The tabloid cited an anonymous NATO source who claimed the bloc is providing Ukraine with everything Read more…
Two Russian strategic bomber planes flew over the Sea of Japan for more than seven hours, the Russian defence ministry said on Tuesday in a statement released as Japan’s prime minister was beginning a visit to Ukraine. The Tupolev Tu-95MS Read more…
President Muhammadu Buhari has refused assent to Constitution amendment bills on the power to summon Presidents and Governors. Refusal of presidential assent on the Constitution alteration bill and 18 others by President Buhari was lamented on the floor of the Read more…
The presidential candidate of the Labour Party in the February 25 election, Peter Obi, has replied a former governor of Enugu State, Chimaroke Nnamani, who recently lost his seat in the Red Chamber to the Labour Party’s candidate, Kelvin Chukwu. Read more…
The leadership of the Labour Party and its presidential candidate, Peter Obi, have been given a window period of 21 days for the elections petition tribunal to fix a date for the hearing of his case. This was disclosed by Read more…
Tanzania on Tuesday confirmed its first-ever cases of Marburg Virus Disease after laboratory tests were carried out following reports of cases and deaths in the country’s north-west Kagera region. This is coming five weeks after Equatorial Guinea confirmed its first-ever Read more…
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), says the Nigerian economy has maintained a positive growth trajectory for nine consecutive quarters, since exiting the recession in 2020. The CBN Governor, Mr Godwin Emefiele, said this on Tuesday in Abuja, when he Read more…
A group, Coalition of Abia Patriots and Youth Leaders (CAPYL) have urged the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to save Abia State from crises by rejecting alleged fake votes from Obingwa LGA. Addressing the press in Umuahia on Tuesday, leader Read more…
The Ohaneze Ndigbo Worldwide has warned that it will no longer condole the increasing attacks, intimidation, suppression and killings of Igbos in Lagos State. The Vice President of Ohanaeze Ndigbo Worldwide, Chief Damian Okeke-Ogene in a statement said enough is Read more…
The Labour Party governorship candidate in Abia State, Alex Otti, says his party has received the decision of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to scrutinize the result of Obingwa Local Government Area in Saturday’s governorship election in the state Read more…