Sergey Shoigu has cautioned Finland and the Baltic states against allowing Kiev to use their airspace for attacks on Russia Russia would have the right to retaliate if Finland and the Baltic states are deliberately allowing Ukrainian drones to pass Read more…
The mouthpiece of the North, Arewa Consultative Forum (ACF), has said that Nigeria’s worsening security crisis has escalated to what could be described as a “state of war”. To this end, it urged the federal government to adopt extraordinary measures Read more…
Gunmen have abducted passengers, including candidates sitting for the ongoing Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination ((UTME) conducted by the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board ((JAMB), along the Makurdi-Otukpo road in Benue State. The victims were travelling in a Benue Links bus Read more…
From Ifeoma Ejiofor The Anambra State Commissioner of Police, Ikioye Orutugu(CP) has re-echoed the directives of the Inspector-General of Police, Olatunji Rilwan Disu(IGP) on zero tolerance for corruption and unprofessional conduct among officers and men of the Nigeria Police Force. Read more…
The pan-Yoruba socio-political organisation, Afenifere, has warned against violence ahead of the 2027 general elections. Rising from its meeting held at the residence of its leader, Chief Reuben Fasoranti, in Akure, the Ondo State capital, on Wednesday, the organisation called Read more…
No ships have made it past a U.S. naval blockade of Iran’s ports and coastal areas, and six merchant ships have followed orders to turn back, the U.S. military said on Tuesday, providing the first details on a day-old effort Read more…
The Federal Government has defended the April 11 airstrike by the Nigerian Air Force on the Jilli axis in Gubio Local Government Area of Borno State, describing it as a “precision, intelligence-led” operation aimed at dismantling a major terrorist stronghold. Read more…
Troops under Operation HADIN KAI have repelled an attempted insurgent attack in Monguno, but the operation ended in tragedy after an improvised explosive device killed a commanding officer and six soldiers. The incident, which happened late on April 12 at Read more…
The Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) has filed an amended nine-count charge against former Kaduna State governor, Nasir Ahmad El-Rufai, over alleged fraud, abuse of office and corruption. Ukpong Abang, Lead Counsel to the former governor, Read more…
President Donald Trump delivered an extraordinary broadside against Pope Leo XIV on Sunday night, saying he didn’t think the U.S.-born global leader of the Catholic Church is “doing a very good job” and that “he’s a very liberal person,” while also suggesting the pontiff Read more…
Scores of persons suspected to be members of the Boko Haram group and their sympathisers were feared dead yesterday, following an airstrike on a weekly market along the Borno–Yobe border market reportedly shut by Borno State government five years ago. Read more…
There is mounting tension at Igbariam Farm Settlement in Anambra East local government area of the state following attacks on the Anglican and Catholic churches in the area by youths of the community. Venerable Obiora Igbokwe of the Christ Anglican Read more…