The mother of Bolanle Raheem, a Lagos-based lawyer who was fatally shot by a police officer, said her daughter was expecting twins. The victim’s mother made this known when the Lagos State Commissioner of Police, Abiodun Alabi, visited the family Read more…
The Russian military reported Monday that it shot down a Ukrainian drone approaching an air base deep inside Russia, the second time the facility has been targeted this month — again revealing weaknesses in Russia’s air defenses. Russia’s Defense Ministry Read more…
Moscow’s proposals for settlement in Ukraine are well known to Kyiv and either Ukraine fulfils them for their own good or the Russian army will decide the issue, TASS agency quoted Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov as saying. “Our proposals Read more…
The Lagos State Police, Monday, arrested an Assistance Superintendent of Police attached to the Ajah Division for allegedly killing Mrs Bolanle Raheem, a lawyer, on Christmas Day in Ajah. The deceased alongside four children were said to be returning from Read more…
China’s military sent 71 planes and seven ships toward Taiwan in a 24-hour display of force directed at the self-ruled island, Taiwan’s Defense Ministry said Monday, after China expressed anger at Taiwan-related provisions i n a U.S. annual defense spending Read more…
Several Ukrainian saboteurs were intercepted on Sunday while trying to enter Russia, according to the FSB security service. Four members of the group were killed in a firefight, the agency said. The FSB claimed the saboteurs were armed with submachine guns Read more…
Pope Francis, in his traditional Christmas message, has appealed for an end to the “senseless” war in Ukraine and other conflicts, calling for an end to the use of food as a weapon of war. Delivering the 10th Christmas “Urbi Read more…
Relations between China and Russia are “rock-solid” and all external attempts to sow discord between the neighbors are going to be in vain, Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi said on Sunday. The strategic partnership between Beijing and Moscow has become Read more…
CHAIRMAN of the South-West Gov- ernors’ Forum and Ondo State gover- nor, Mr Rotimi Akeredolu, has warned those agitating for Oodua Nation to perish the thought, saying many lives have been laid down for the unity of the country. Akeredolu stated Read more…
Russian President Vladimir Putin met with top defense industry executives in Tula on Friday, laying out his expectations for supplying the military in 2023 amid the ongoing conflict in Ukraine. The president also reminded them of a practice successfully developed in Read more…
Al Qaeda has released a 35-minute recording the group claims was narrated by its leader Ayman al-Zawahiri, who was believed to have been killed in a U.S. raid in August 2022, SITE intelligence group said on Friday. The recording was Read more…
Imo State Police command has dismissed seven officers found guilty of extortion and other corrupt practices. In a statement signed by the command’s spokesperson, Michael Abattam in Owerri, the state capital, he said the officers were found guilty in an Read more…