General Nikolay Oleshchuk has been dismissed as the head of the Ukrainian Air Force, after he publicly clashed with a lawmaker from Vladimir Zelensky’s ruling party about the loss of the first Western-provided F-16 fighter jet. The plane reportedly crashed Read more…
Sources within the Presidency told Saturday PUNCH that President Bola Tinubu and the National Security Adviser, Nuhu Ribadu, questioned the intelligence gathering mechanisms of the two agencies following the violent nature of the #EndBadGovernance protests in some northern states and the seizure of Read more…
Rep Ogene revealed that various groups, including traditional rulers, have submitted memos to Governor Prof. Charles Soludo, requesting increased security presence in the LGA, but their pleas have been ignored. He disclosed that he had personally alerted the Governor about Read more…
Legendary singer Onyeka Onwenu will be laid to rest today, Friday, August 30, 2024, in Lagos State. The music icon breathed her last on July 30, 2024, after collapsing at an event honouring Dr Stella Okoli, the Managing Director of Read more…
The Nigeria Police Force has called the President of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), Joe Ajaero, and the General Secretary, Emma Ugboaja, to appear at their headquarters on September 5, 2024. This new summons comes just a day after Ajaero Read more…
The Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL) has announced plans to hand over the operations and maintenance of the Warri Refining and Petrochemical Company and the Kaduna Refining and Petrochemical Company to private operators. This move aims to engage reputable Read more…
The Minister of Women Affairs, Uju Kennedy-Ohanenye, has once again disrupted another public event in Abuja, this time claiming it was organised without her permission. The incident occurred just 22 days after a similar disruption on August 8, 2024, where Read more…
Moscow has the names of thousands of foreign nationals employed to fight for Ukraine, a senior Russian diplomat has said. Russian troops have been tasked with “meticulously gathering information” about such people, Rodion Miroshnik, who is leading a special mission to investigate Read more…
Senior Advocate of Nigeria, Afam Osigwe, has officially taken his oath of office and has been inaugurated as the 32nd President of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA). Osigwe will serve alongside other newly sworn-in national officers for the next two Read more…
Cristiano Ronaldo, the all-time leading goalscorer in the UEFA Champions League, has been honoured with a special award from UEFA president Aleksander Čeferin in recognition of his remarkable legacy in the world’s most prestigious competition. Ronaldo’s achievements in Europe’s premier Read more…
Confusion has erupted at the Senator Stella Oduah’s Estate, Akili-Ozizor community in Ogbaru Local Government Area of Anambra State, following the controversial circumstances that led to the shooting and killing of a final year Fine and Applied Arts student of Read more…
The Federal Government has approved a 50 percent subsidy for electricity tariff in public hospitals across the country. This was announced by Minister of State for Health and Social Welfare, Tunji Alausa, while commissioning some projects at the Federal Neuro-psychiatric Hospital Read more…