Russia and Ukraine conducted fresh drone attacks overnight, resulting in injuries and significant damage across multiple regions, according to officials from both sides. In Ukraine, authorities reported strikes in several areas. In the city of Dnipro, 15 people were injured, and 15 private homes, along with several multi-storey residential and commercial buildings, were damaged, according…
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said Kiev has captured two Chinese nationals fighting alongside Russian forces in eastern Ukraine. “There are the prisoners’ documents, bank cards and personal data,” Zelensky wrote on Telegram, alongside a video showing images of one of the captured men. He said the two men had been fighting for the Russians in…
Israel has ordered the closure of six schools run by the UN agency for Palestinian refugees (UNRWA) in occupied East Jerusalem, Palestinian authorities have said. The UN agency said the security forces entered the six schools and gave “illegal” closure orders effective in 30 days. It said the school closure directly impacted some 800 boys…
The 8th edition of the Nigerian Spelling Bee began on Wednesday in Abuja, with organisers emphasising the competition’s role in enhancing children’s spelling abilities amid growing dependence on digital communication. Speaking during the finals, Mr Abdulsalam Ibrahim, National Coordinator of the Nigerian Spelling Bee, expressed concern over the growing trend of poor spelling among students…
The Labour Party candidate in the Nov. 8 Anambra governorship election, Chief George Muoghalu, has promised to involve all leaders of the party in his efforts to win the election. This is contained in a statement issued by the party’s National Publicity Secretary, Mr Obiora Ifoh, on Wednesday in Abuja. Ifoh said Muoghalu made the…
The Congress of African Journalists (CAJ) has called for the immediate release of three journalists detained in Burkina Faso and forcibly conscripted into the armed forces. President of CAJ, Christopher Isiguzo, made the call in a statement made available to newsmen in Abuja. The journalists are Guezouma Sanogo, President of the Association of Burkinabe Journalists…
Dr Emeka Obi, the Permanent Secretary at the Federal Ministry of Budget and Economic Planning, has reiterated the Federal Government’s commitment to the National Development Plan (NDP) 2026-2030. Obi said this at the two-day sensitisation and consultation on the preparation of successor NDP 2026 – 2030, in Abuja on Tuesday. He said that the government…
The Renaissance Africa Energy Company Limited, has enlisted 14 professors and 23 research students from different Nigerian universities for its joint venture sabbatical and internship programmes. Igo Weli, the General Manager, Relations and Sustainable Development, made the disclosure in a statement by the company’s Spokesman, Mr Michael Adande on Wednesday. It would recalled that in…
Gov Alex Otti of Abia, has described the death of Dr Pascal Dozie, the Founder, Diamond Bank Plc, as a huge loss to the nation. Otti said in a statement by his media aide, Ferdinand Ekeoma on Wednesday in Umuahia, that Dozie was a renowned entrepreneur and icon in the banking industry. It would be…
The National Hajj Commission of Nigeria (NAHCON) has appealed to all stakeholders to prioritise collaboration towards delivering a successful 2025 Hajj exercise. Chairman of NAHCON, Prof. Abdullahi Saleh, made the appeal in a statement issued in Abuja on Tuesday by the commission’s Assistant Director, Information and Publication, Hajia Fatima Usara. According to Saleh, recently, NAHCON…
