Wednesday, 18 December, 2024

Month: February 2024


President Vladimir Putin said on Tuesday Russian troops would push further into Ukraine to build on their success on the battlefield after the fall of the town of Avdiivka where he said Ukrainian troops had been forced to flee in Read more…


Scores of angry youths, yesterday, hit the streets of Ibadan, Oyo State capital, in protests, especially to demand urgent action from the President Bola Tinubu’s administration, to cushion the effect of the unbearable living conditions caused by the rising cost Read more…


Cement manufacturers have agreed to ensure that prices of 50kg bags of cement does not exceed N8000 across the nation. It said that prices could be N7,000 in some parts of the country owing to closeness to the supply of Read more…


Former Minister Solomon Dalung has criticised the Tinubu-led government for consistently attributing Nigeria’s economic challenges to ex-President, Muhammad Buhari. In a series of posts on his X account on Monday, Dalung argued that if Tinubu’s administration devoted the same resources Read more…


A 9-year-old lion has killed the Veterinary Technologist in charge of the Zoological Garden of Obafemi Awolowo University (OAU), Ile-Ife, Osun state, Olabode Olawuyi. The Public Relations Officer (PRO) of the University, Abiodun Olarewaju, confirmed that the incident happened when Read more…


Minister of the Federal Capital Territory FCT, Nyesom Wike, has asked settlers on the Abuja Science and Technology Village in Chika-Aleita along the airport road to immediately vacate the area or face demolition. The minister gave the order on Monday Read more…


The eldest son of President Bola Tinubu, Mr Seyi Tinubu, on Monday, pleaded with Nigerians to exercise patience with his father’s administration as they weather the challenging economic times. This followed protests in Ibadan, the Oyo state capital, where angry youths Read more…


Russia is entering its third year of war in Ukraine with an unprecedented amount of cash in government coffers, bolstered by a record $37 billion of crude oil sales to India last year, according to new analysis, which concludes that Read more…


Sensitive defense information could have been leaked to Russia during the construction of the Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline, with Germany’s prosecutor general now on the case, Bild has reported. The alleged disclosure presumably happened in 2018, with classified data Read more…


From Ifeoma Ejiofor Chief Rommy Ezeonwuka(Ogilisi Igbo) on Sunday said that the Anambra State governor, Prof Charles Soludo is carrying out a silent revolution in the state. Ogilisi Igbo who is a member of the Board of Trustees (BoT) of Read more…


From Ifeoma Ejiofor Hon Mrs Ifeoma Dike on Sunday emerged the new National Woman Leader for Soludo Solution Movement. The new National Woman Leader for SSM during her inauguration rolled out her track record when it comes to empowerment of Read more…


Unless Ukraine obtains a full NATO membership, it will have no other choice but to develop or somehow else obtain an arsenal of atomic weapons, according to MP Alexey Goncharenko. The Ukrainian lawmaker pressed US Secretary of State Antony Blinken Read more…