The National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS), Comrade Umar Faruk, has vowed that there will be no going back on the plan to shut down Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja and Murtala Mohammed International Airport, Lagos beginning from tomorrow, Monday, Read more…
The spokesperson of the Nigeria Police Force, Olumuyiwa Adejobi, has said that if a policeman should slap a ‘civilian’, the person has no right to retaliate. AdejobI, who took to his Twitter account, advised any such victim to file a Read more…
US House Speaker Nanacy Pelosi blamed Azerbaijan for the current flareup with Armenia and offered security assistance to Yerevan, as she arrived at the Armenian capital on Sunday. Pelosi said her trip was of prime importance in view of the Read more…
An advisor to South Africa’s Zulu king, who was crowned as monarch last month despite a challenge from within the royal family, was killed late Saturday on the sidelines of a traditional ceremony, according to a local official. Dumisani Blasius Read more…
Moscow has reiterated that its nuclear doctrine is self-explanatory, with top Russian officials repeatedly stating that the conflict in Ukraine does not meet any of its criteria. The statement followed US President Joe Biden’s threat of a harsh, “consequential” response Read more…
Governor Dave Umahi of Ebonyi State on Saturday said he never ordered the disruption of a solidarity rally by supporters of Labour Party’s Presidential Candidate, Peter Obi, in Abakaliki, the state capital, in South-East Nigeria. Umahi’s Special Assistant on Media Read more…
Kashim Shettima, vice-presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), says he was misquoted on a recent comment he made which cited a reference to the late Sani Abacha. Speaking on Thursday at the 96th anniversary celebration of the Yoruba Read more…
Nigerian-born American professor, Uju Anya, has refuted claims that she belongs to, or is affiliated with any Nigerian political party. She wrote on her official Twitter page on Friday, that anyone claiming she is in any way involved in Nigerian Read more…
The Russian military has tested anti-ship weapon systems in extreme Arctic conditions, the Defense Ministry reported on Friday. Live-fire exercises with Granit and Oniks anti-ship missiles were conducted in the area around the Chukotka Peninsula, Russia’s northeasternmost part. The exercise Read more…
Russia’s plan for its military operation in Ukraine has not changed, and the main objective remains to liberate the entire territory of the two Donbass republics, Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Friday. The statement comes amid an ongoing counter-offensive Read more…
Pope Francis on Thursday said it was morally legitimate for nations to supply weapons to Ukraine to help the country defend itself from Russian aggression. Speaking to reporters aboard a plane returning from a three-day trip to Kazakhstan, Francis also Read more…
Rivers State governor, Nyesom Ezenwo Wike signing into law, the Rivers State Prohibition of the Curtailment of Women’s Right to Share in Family Property Law No. 2 of 2022; Rivers State Compulsory Treatment and Care of Victims of Gunshots Law Read more…