The mayor of the Ukrainian city of Sloviansk, Vadym Liakh, has urged residents of the city to run for their lives. The mayor warned residents to vacate as Russian troops approach the city, according to CNN. Russian forces hit the city on Thursday, wounding six people with two of them in “serious condition.” “Today at…
Governor Adegboyega Oyetola of Osun State has revealed that the surveillance helicopter belonging to Osun State is currently grounded but undergoing mechanical repairs. Governor Oyetola made this disclosure as he featured in the BBC Yoruba gubernatorial debate in Osogbo on Thursday. The governor, who explained that the helicopter was undergoing technical overhaul, added that the…
Sweden said on Thursday that it will be donating anti-tank weapons and demining equipment to Ukraine to help wage war against Russia. Sweden, one of the two countries that have just joined NATO, will be sending weapons worth 500 million Swedish Krona ($49 million) to Ukraine. According to the country’s defense ministry spokesperson, Toni Eriksson,…
Residents of Ikorodu, Lagos State have appealed to the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to relocate its Ikorodu office for easy processing and collection of Permanent Voters Card (PVC). They made the appeal at a constituency stakeholders meeting on Thursday themed: “2023 General Election: The Imperative of Permanent Voters Cards” Speaking at the programme, Mr…
A man in India, Kanhaiya Lal, has been murdered for alleged blasphemy. Lal, a tailor was hacked to death inside his shop in Udaipur, a city in the western Indian State of Rajasthan. The perpetrators posted the video online, claiming it was in retaliation of his “support” for a remark about Prophet Muhammad (SAW). Lal,…
The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), says it will embark on one-day nationwide protest to compel the Federal Government to find immediate resolutions to contending issues with education sector unions. The NLC President, Mr Ayuba Wabba, who stated this during the opening of the Congress’ Central Working Committee (CWC) meeting on Thursday in Abuja, said the…
Troops of Operation Hadin Kai on Thursday said they rescued another Chibok girl from the captivity of terrorists. The victim was rescued around the Bama axis of Borno State. Confirming the incident, Theatre Commander Joint Task Force Operation Hadin Kai, Major General Christopher Musa, said profiling of the rescued girl is ongoing. Recall that the…
Nigeria and Portugal will soon sign ten Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) and agreements. President Muhammadu Buhari gave the hint on Thursday in Lisbon at a joint press conference with President Marcela Rebelo de Sousa. He expressed determination to take relations with Portugal to a new level with concrete deliverables. The President emphasized the need for…
Tension engulfed communities, towns and cities in Ondo State on Thursday following the rumour that bandits were preparing to attack Ilara-Mokin community in the Ifedore Local Government Area of the state. The apprehension among residents was hinged on a rumoured letter allegedly sent to Adaba FM, a popular radio station in the state over plans…
President Muhammadu Buhari on Thursday decried the rate of coup d’état in Africa. Since August 2020, Africa has recorded mutiny in four countries – Mali, Guinea, Sudan and Burkina Faso. In January 2022, Burkina Faso’s President Roch Marc Christian Kabore was arrested after soldiers accused his government of failing to support them during a deadly…
The Evangelical Church of Winning All (ECWA) on Thursday, refuted claims that it held hostage 21 Muslims/almajiris and forcefully converted them to Christianity. A statement signed by the church President, Rev (Dr) Stephen Baba Panya, described the allegation as false, misleading and a deliberate effort to discredit the church and cause a religious crisis. Reports…
The House of Representatives has passed for second reading a bill to establish the election offences tribunal. The bill, which is a consolidation of several bills including a Senate version, was debated on Thursday. The bill prescribes 20 years jail time for ballot box snatchers. It would be recalled that the Senate had last year…
Academic activities remained suspended at the Adeyemi College of Education, Ondo, ACE, following the four weeks warning strike action embarked upon by the National leadership of the College of Education Academic Staff Union, COEASU. Following the development, the college chapter of COEASU issued a threat to the government stating that another warning strike would be…
The administration of Governor Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi in Enugu State has expressed deep concern over the ordeal of the Senator representing Enugu West Senatorial District in the National Assembly, Senator Ike Ekweremadu and his wife, Mrs. Beatrice Nwanneka Ekweremadu, in the United Kingdom. A statement by the Enugu State Government described Senator Ekweremadu as an illustrious…
Chairman/CEO Nigerians in Diaspora Commission (NIDCOM), Hon. Abike Dabiri-Erewa, has described the death of 42-year-old Mr Lucky Ndubuisi Chikezie in Pretoria, South Africa as very worrisome and painful. In a statement by Gabriel Odu of the Media, Public Relations and Protocols Unit of NIDCOM, Dabiri-Erewa said the circumstances of Lucky’s arrest, detention and eventual death…
Defence Headquarters on Thursday said 4,770 terrorists comprising 864 adult males, 1,415 women and 2,490 children surrendered to the Nigerian troops between June 1 and June 15, in the North East. The Director, Defence Media Operations, Maj.-Gen. Bernard Onyeuko, made this know at the bi-weekly news conference on the operations of armed forces on Thursday,…
Justice Monisola Abodunde of an Ekiti State High Court, sitting in Ado Ekiti has sentenced 27-year-old Babalola Olatomide to life imprisonment for offences bordering on armed robbery and attempted murder. The charge read that Babalola Olatomide, on the 23rd of January, 2019 at Falegan Estate, Ado Ekiti in Ado Ekiti Judicial Division, robbed one Ajayi…
A Chieftain of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), in Kubau Local Government Area of Kaduna State, Dr. Musa Ali pepper, on Thursday, said the federal government must be held responsible if anything happens to the remaining 51 Kaduna-Abuja Kidnapped victims. Bandits had in March 2022, kidnapped 63 Kaduna-Abuja train passengers after killing eight and wounding…
Beatrice, wife of the former Deputy Senate President, Ike Ekweremadu was on Thursday denied access to him when the lawmaker appeared before the Uxbridge Magistrate Court in the United Kingdom over organ harvesting charges. Beatrice had during the hearing asked the court to allow her to appear by his side because they have not seen…
Nigerian lawmaker, Shina Abiola Peller has called for the implementation of 35% affirmative action for women’s inclusion in governance. Peller made the call shortly after he led a delegation of House of Representatives members to the Spanish Parliament in Madrid, Spain. Noting that women constitute at least 50 per cent of the Spanish parliament, Peller…
