Vladimir Putin has signalled Russia will tolerate Finland and Sweden joining NATO, but warned the Kremlin would respond if the alliance installed military bases or equipment in either country. The Russian president said on Monday the proposed NATO enlargement posed “no direct threat for Russia”, adding he had “no problems” with either Finland […]
There is uncertainty over the delegates’ lists of political parties, including the All Progressives Congress and the People’s Democratic Party, following the delay by the President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), in signing the amendment version of the Electoral Act. Chieftains of the major political parties, who spoke on Thursday, said the President’s […]
Delta State Government on Thursday said it is investing N5.1 billion for the construction of an International Conference Centre in Asaba, the state capital. Briefing journalists at the end of the State Executive Council meeting presided over by Governor Ifeanyi Okowa, Commissioner for Information, Charles Aniagwu, said the construction of the International […]
Deadly shrine of Gunmen has been burst into by the Imo State Police Command, on Thursday. The police also arrested seven suspects and recovered a live python they used to fortify themselves before the attacks. The State Police Public Relations Officer, PPRO, Micheal Abattam, who confirmed this to newsmen in Owerri, said “the […]
An online petition started by one Ronke Onadeko to ban Okada in Lagos that preceded governor Sanwo-Olu’s directive on Wednesday banning the operations of commercial motorcycle riders in six Local Governments and nine Local Government Development Areas in the state has garnered over 1,510 signatures. Governor Sanwo-Olu’s directive followed the gruesome killing of […]
Monkeypox is a rare viral infection that does not spread easily between people. It is usually a mild self-limiting illness and most people recover within a few weeks. However, severe illness can occur in some individuals. The infection can be spread when someone is in close contact with an infected person; however, there […]
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has arrested a former Managing Director of the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC), Mr. Nsima Ekere. Ekere, who hails from Akwa Ibom, was arrested on Wednesday by operatives of the commission in Abuja. The former NDDC is being accused of diverting N47 billion funds belonging to […]
The US men’s and women’s national soccer teams will receive equal pay under a landmark collective bargaining agreement announced by the US Soccer Federation on Wednesday. “This is a truly historic moment. These agreements have changed the game forever here in the United States and have the potential to change the game around the […]
A riotous uproar occurred in Ugbolu, a community situated near Asaba, Delta State, today, Wednesday as a group of gunmen reportedly blocked the Ugbolu/Illah Road at Mile 5, shooting sporadically. This is as a group of persons who identified themselves as members of the Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, allegedly enforced sit-at-home in […]
Some students of a secondary school in Edo State have reportedly been left stranded as their proprietor absconded with their West African Senior School Certificate Examination registration fees. The students who were supposed to start their examination on Tuesday got to the school to meet a sign on the gate, declaring that the school […]
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