Pressure is mounting on Ukrainian troops and civilians hunkering down in Bakhmut, as Kyiv’s forces try to help residents flee the beleaguered eastern city. A woman was killed and two men were badly wounded by shelling while trying to cross a makeshift bridge out of Bakhmut on Saturday, according to Ukrainian troops who were assisting…
Sani Abdullahi Shinkafi of the All Progressives Congress, APC, has advised President Muhammadu Buhari not to disobey the Supreme Court judgment on Naira redesign. The party chieftain in Zamfara demands the federal government allow Nigerians to use the old notes concurrently with the redesigned notes. Shinkafi told newsmen in Gusau that everyone, “no matter how…
Lagos State Government said it would oppose exhumation of the corpse of Miss Whitney Adeniran, the 12-year-old student of Chrisland Schools, Opebi, Lagos, who died during the school’s inter-house sports, in February. The government made the disclosure in a statement signed by the Director of Public Affairs in the state’s Minister of Justice, Mrs Grace…
The Ogun State Police Command has warned politicians and their supporters to play by the rules in the build-up to the March 11 governorship and state house of assembly elections in the state.The state Commissioner of Police, Frank Mba, gave the warning on Friday during a one-day interactive parley with members of political parties, the…
The United States announced a new $400 million security aid package for Ukraine on Friday that features various types of ammunition for Kyiv’s forces.“This military assistance package includes more ammunition for US-provided HIMARS and howitzers, which Ukraine is using so effectively to defend itself,” the US State Department said in a statement, referring to precision…
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has scheduled the issuance of certificates of return to elected members of the National Assembly for Tuesday and Wednesday.INEC Chairman, Prof. Mahmood Yakubu, stated this on Saturday morning, while giving his address at a meeting with Resident Electoral Commissioners (RECs) in Abuja. Yakubu said winners were declared for 423…
The Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media and Publicity, Garba Shehu, in a statement on the same day, noted that the official trip follows an invitation by the Emir of Qatar, Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani. According to Shehu, the conference will be held from March 5 to 9, under the theme,…
The President of Ukraine, Volodymyr Zelensky, has congratulated the Bola Tinubu of the All Progressives Congress (APC) on his victory in last Saturday’s presidential election. The Ukrainian president took to Twitter to send compliments on Thursday, a day after Tinubu was declared winner by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC). “Congratulations to @officialABAT on winning…
A former Lagos State governor and candidate of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), Bola Tinubu, was on Wednesday morning declared the winner of the keenly contested 25 February presidential election and was issued the certificate of return later in the day. In his first go at the presidency, Mr Tinubu beat 17 other contenders…
