Friday, 17 May, 2024

Month: May 2023


Ukrainian forces are “ready” to launch their much-touted counteroffensive, the head of the National Security and Defense Council told the BBC in an interview on Saturday. Aleksey Danilov said the military top brass are now waiting for the right moment Read more…


The Ukraine conflict could be settled if Kiev were to re-commit to its neutral status, recognize “new territorial realities,” and declare Russian as a state language, Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Mikhail Galuzin said in an interview released on Saturday. Speaking Read more…


he House of Representatives, on Thursday, grilled the Minister of Justice and Attorney-General of the Federation, Abubakar Malami (SAN), for the second time over the alleged illegal sale of 48 million barrels of crude oil in China valued at over Read more…


The notice of suspension issued by some party members at the ward level against the embattled National Chairman of the Labour Party (LP), Julius Abure, was dismissed by a State High Court sitting in Edo on Friday. According to a Read more…


The Boeing 737-800 series aircraft which the Federal Government flew into Abuja for the unveiling of Nigeria Air belongs to Ethiopia Airlines. Shortly after the aircraft landed, Hadi Sirika, Minister of Aviation, expressed delight that after “a very long, tedious, Read more…


The candidate of the PDP in the February 25 Presidential election, Atiku Abubakar, Friday, said the dismissal of the suit against the vice president-elect, will in no way affect his petition in the Presidential Election Tribunal. He said his legal Read more…


The Federal Government has declared Monday, 29th May 2023 as work-free for all workers in the country. According to the federal government, the decision is to allow Nigerians to commemorate the inauguration of the nation’s 16th democratically elected President. Permanent Read more…


Special representative of the Chinese government, Li Hui, allegedly tried to convince the European vis-a-vis that they should call for a ceasefire in Ukraine, recognising the occupied Ukrainian territories as those belonging to Russia. Source: The Wall Street Journal with Read more…


Ukraine has no future in its current form, former Russian president Dmitry Medvedev claimed on Thursday, while outlining three possible scenarios for the collapse of its statehood and assessing the risks of renewed conflict in Europe and a global war. The Read more…


Less than 48 hours after he was released from police custody over alleged assault, afrobeat singer Seun Kuti has left for Switzerland to kick off his Europe tour. The singer shared his picture in a plane with the caption: “Euro Read more…


The Court of Appeal, Abuja Division, has slammed a fine of N40m on a former presidential candidate, Chief Ambrose Owuru, for filing a frivolous suit to stop the inauguration of the President-elect, Bola Ahmed Tinubu, slated for Monday, May 29, Read more…


The President-elect, Bola Tinubu on Thursday pledged to address the security and power crises, among other challenges confronting the country. Tinubu who was handed the transition report by the President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), promised not to disappoint Nigerians. Read more…