At least 12 people have been confirmed dead following an oil pipeline explosion from an illegal oil bunkering site in Rivers State, South-south Nigeria. The incident occurred in the early hours of Friday in the Rumuekpe community, in the Emohua Read more…
Ukrainian forces in the embattled city of Artyomovsk may be considering a retreat, an economic adviser to President Vladimir Zelensky claimed in an interview with CNN on Tuesday. Alexander Rodnyansky stated that Russia is attempting to encircle Artyomovsk (called Bakhmut in Read more…
For days, an Israeli documentary team slept, ate, and lived alongside Evgeniy “Dodge” Markarov, a Ukrainian drone operator, as he went about defending his country from Russian attacks. The footage of the 39-year-old formed a core part of a powerful Read more…
The federal government has urged former President Olusegun Obasanjo not to truncate the 2023 general election with his inciting, self-serving and provocative letter on the elections. The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, who issued the statement, said Read more…
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken has again warned China of “implications and consequences” should it contribute lethal aid to Russia in its conflict with Ukraine. The senior US diplomat made the comments in Kazakhstan on Tuesday as part of a tour Read more…
The Rivers State Collation Officer for the presidential election, Prof Teddy Adias, has suspended collation of results indefinitely. Prof Adias made the annoucement on Tuesday, saying the suspension followed growing threats to his life and family over his role in Read more…
A Ukrainian electronic intelligence center located in the settlement of Brovary in the Kiev region has reportedly been struck by Russian missiles, according to a Monday update on the Russian Defense Ministry’s official Telegram channel. The ministry also reported that Read more…
The Russian president said his country is opposed to the emergence of a unipolar world that revolves around Washington’s interests. Moscow is striving to create a multipolar world rather than one that is centered around the US, Russian President Vladimir Read more…
No fewer than 5,000 registered voters have been disenfranchised in Anambra State because the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) could not print their personal voter cards (PVCs). The state resident electoral commissioner (REC), Dr. Elizabeth Agwu, disclosed this to newsmen Read more…
Moscow suspending a nuclear arms treaty. The possibility of China arming the Russian military. Even as the U.S. and its allies celebrated this week that Russia has been thwarted thus far in its attempt to take over Ukraine, certain developments could have repercussions far beyond Read more…
Russian arms makers have carefully studied Western weapons captured during the fighting in Ukraine and used this experience for the benefit of the country’s military, former Russian President Dmitry Medvedev has said. “Our country’s defense industry is working in such Read more…
In a few hours from now, 87,209,007 Nigerians will troop to 176, 606 polling units across 36 states and the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja to elect a new President in a presidential election that marks 24 years of uninterrupted democratic Read more…