Igor Karnei, a Belarusian journalist working with the US state-funded Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty (RFE/RL) outlet, was arrested in the capital city of Minsk on Monday. The development was first announced by his daughter, Polina, on social media. “My father Read more…
An Australian sailor who had been adrift at sea with his dog for three months has been rescued by a Mexican tuna boat in international waters, the fishing vessel’s owner said Monday. Timothy Lyndsay Shaddock, 54, was aboard his incapacitated Read more…
The ruling All Progressives Congress APC has denied reports that President Bola Tinubu had engaged in a telephone conversation with the Chief Justice of Nigeria CJN, Justice Olukayode Ariwoola regarding the possible outcome of his case at the Presidential Election Read more…
The Nigerian National Petroleum Company Ltd., has attributed the increase in the price of Premium Motor Spirit (PMS) also known as petrol to the market realities. The company’s Group Chief Executive Officer, Malam Mele Kyari, stated this in an interview Read more…
Russia will no longer provide security guarantees for civilian vessels traversing the formerly exempted corridor in the Black Sea, the country’s foreign ministry has announced. Earlier on Monday, the Kremlin stated that it would not extend the Black Sea grain Read more…
The National Assembly (NASS) Clerk, Magaji Tambuwal, has told a Federal High Court, Abuja that Sen. Adamu Bulkachuwa enjoyed immunity from any form of proceedings in respect of words spoken or written at the plenary session. Tambuwal told Justice Inyang Read more…
The presidential candidate of the Labour Party, LP, Peter Obi said he will not celebrate his birthday anniversary with the current state of Nigeria. Obi stated this in a statement via his verified Twitter handle on Monday. The LP flagbearer Read more…
Labour Party (LP) has tackled President Bola Tinubu for allegedly warning the Presidential Election Petition Court (PEPEC) that interpreting the law as provided for in the constitution on the 25 per cent of lawful votes cast in the Federal Capital Read more…
The Nigerian Army said soldiers on internal security operations in Ogun State, have intercepted a truck load of smuggled ammunition being transported to Anambra State. Spokesman for the force, Brigadier General Onyema Nwachukwu, who made this known, said the soldiers Read more…
Rivers State Police Command said it has arrested five kidnap suspects and dismantled the camp of a notorious kidnap kingpin, Princewill Orlu, in Emohua Local Government Area of the state, on Monday. Briefing newsmen at the Command’s Headquarters, Moscow Road, Read more…
Former governor of Rivers state, Nyesom Wike, has described the Niger Delta Development Commission, NDDC, as a cash cow organisation that needs to be reviewed. Wike stated this while speaking at the groundbreaking ceremony of Governor Siminialayi Fubara’s N195.3bn Port Read more…
Security agents have arrested an undisclosed number of suspected bandits, their wives and informants immediately after they returned from the just-concluded 2023 pilgrimage in Saudi Arabia. The suspects hail from Tsafe, Zurmi, Bungudu and Shinkafi local government areas of Zamfara Read more…