Afghanistan’s former finance minister has claimed that “ghost soldiers” and corrupt government officials were responsible for the Taliban’s ability to quickly seize control of the country, as NATO forces withdrew their personnel. Speaking on Wednesday, Khalid Payenda, who served as Read more…
More than three dozen soldiers stationed in Russia’s Far East are reportedly facing criminal charges for handing over cash to be included in a planned ‘business trip’ to visit Moscow’s military installations in war-torn Syria. On Wednesday, business daily Kommersant Read more…
Justice Binta Nyako of the Federal High Court sitting in Abuja, has further adjourned trial of detained leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu, to January 19. The court adjourned the case just as Kanu’s team of Read more…
There was a fierce exchange of gunfire between the security operatives and gunmen at Orsumoghu – Mbosi boundary area in Ihiala Local Government Area of Anambra State on Tuesday. The gun battle, Daily Sun gathered, lasted for about three hours Read more…
The independent investigative panel on violations of human rights by the defunct Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS) and other police units set up by the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC), on Tuesday, insisted that the former Commander of the Inspector General Read more…
The FCT Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) has emphasised the need for sellers of flammable materials to be segmented outside the markets to prevent fire outbreaks. The Director-General (D-G) of FEMA, Alhaji Idriss Abbas, made the suggestion in a statement on Read more…
In August, Russia officially marked the beginning of construction on two additional Borei-A-class submarines, with President Vladimir Putin attending their keel-laying ceremony via video. The boats, Knyaz Potemkin and Dmitry Donskoy, bring the total number of Borei-class nuclear-powered ballistic-missile submarines, designated SSBNs, Read more…
Nigeria’s electoral commission on Monday said security threats had delayed voting in a key district during a state election seen as a major test for the presidential ballot in 2023. More than 30,000 police and soldiers were dispatched to the Read more…
Two operatives of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), attached to the Koko, the operational base of Warri North Local Government Area, Delta State, were shot dead at a close range by some unknown gunmen, suspected to be Read more…
Officials of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission and that of the Nigerian Correctional Services clashed at the Federal High Court, Abuja on Monday, over who should take custody of the former chairman of the now-defunct Pension Reforms Task Team, Read more…
Reaching Europe has never been easy for those fleeing the war-ravaged Middle East, amid constant risk of drowning when attempting to cross the Mediterranean. But a stand-off in Eastern Europe has opened a safer route for migrants. The situation began Read more…
Mr Echeng Echeng, the Anambra Commissioner of Police has commended residents of the state for the peaceful conduct of Saturday’s governorship election. Echeng said this when he spoke with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Awka on Sunday. “It Read more…