Thursday, 19 December, 2024

Month: February 2024


Nestled in a dense forest, the Ukrainian military base appears abandoned and destroyed, its command center a burned-out husk, a casualty of a Russian missile barrage early in the war. But that is above ground. Not far away, a discreet Read more…


The standoff between Moscow and Kiev has turned into a major confrontation involving the West, Valentina Matvienko has said. The outcome of the conflict between Moscow and Kiev will be felt in every corner of the globe, the top Russian Read more…


The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has directed the Nigerian Customs Service (NCS) to adopt the same forex rate for the importation of goods to its clearance in the country. Hassan Mahmud, the apex bank’s Director of Trade and Exchange Read more…


Pope Francis has reminded  Spanish Catholic educators that the Church is called to promote an inclusive education, where all students can unleash their potential regardless of their background, recalling that this has always been an essential part of its educational Read more…


Barely 24 hours after Senator Monday Okpebholo was declared winner of the All Progressives Congress governorship primary in Edo State, one of the 11 aspirants that lost out, Dennis Idahosa, on Saturday, stormed the national headquarters of the party to Read more…


The Presidency has dismissed the insinuation that President Bola Tinubu’s request for an investment forum meeting during his upcoming trip to Qatar has been turned down by the Middle Eastern country. A statement issued on Saturday by Bayo Onanuga, Special Read more…


Presidential Candidate of Labour Party in the 2023 elections, Peter Obi, has accused the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) of deceiving Nigerians with report of the poll released earlier on Friday. In the 526-page report of the 2023 elections, formally released Read more…


The candidate of the Labour Party (LP), in the 2023 general elections, Mr. Peter Obi, has joined the fray in the dispute between Senate President, Godswill Akpabio and Oyo State Governor, Seyi Makinde over a N30bn largesse allegedly given to Read more…


Kiev reserves the right to retaliate against Poland if it does not convince protesting farmers to stop blocking the border crossings, Ukrainian Prime Minister Denis Shmigal said on Friday. The Polish farmers are accusing both Kiev and Warsaw of threatening Read more…


The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration Control has said that the ban on sachet alcohol is to safeguard the health of Nigerians. The Deputy Director of public affairs of, Christy Obiazikwor, told Saturday PUNCH that NAFDAC signed an Read more…


Residents’ discontent with the devastating effect of the government’s economic policies was first expressed in Lagos last month when Lagos traders screamed at the convoy of President Bola Tinubu, saying, “Ebi n pa wa o” (we are hungry), which went Read more…


The Independent National Electoral Commission has acknowledged that a glitch affected the seamless operation of the INEC Result Viewing Portal (IReV) during the 2023 presidential election. The electoral body primarily attributed the glitch to the intricate, sensitive, and critical nature Read more…