Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov on Wednesday in Moscow said Russia and the United States discussed the possibility of elections in Ukraine during high-level talks in Riyadh. According to Russia news agency, there was an “exchange of views” on the subject during Tuesday’s meeting between U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Russian Foreign Minister Sergei…
The China Development Bank is now the financier for the $22.7bn Kaduna – Kano Rail Project in North Western Nigeria. The project was initially meant to be funded by the China Exim Bank which later rescinded its decision to provide the funds. But the Senate in its resolution on Tuesday approved the engagement…
Former Vice-President Atiku Abubakar on Monday visited former President Olusegun Obasanjo in Abeokuta. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Atiku was accompanied on the visit by former Gov. Liyel Imoke of Cross River and Aminu Tambuwal, a former Sokoto State governor. Abubakar and his team were received at the Olusegun Obasanjo Presidential Library…
Maj.-Gen. Onyema Nwachukwu, says the Directorate of Army Public Relations (APR), has been retooled with cutting-edge multimedia equipment to respond swiftly and professionally to operational and non-operational media engagements. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Nwachukwu is the immediate past Director APR. He spoke on Tuesday in Abuja while handing over to the…
German police on Wednesday arrested three Chinese nationals on suspicion of smuggling prostitutes, after 150 officers were involved in raids on a brothel, homes and shops in the states of Hesse and Baden-Württemberg. The public prosecutor’s office said the three suspects, who were also accused of tax evasion, were detained in the city of Wiesbaden….
An Ikeja Special Offences Court on Thursday admitted the former manager of P-Square, Jude Okoye, charged with stealing $1 million and £34,537, to N50 million bail. Jude, the elder brother of Peter Okoye and Paul Okoye, is standing trial alongside his company, Northside Music Ltd., on a four-count charge bordering on theft. The charge was…
Myanmar has deported over 50,000 illegal foreigners from October 2023 to August 2024, the state-run media the Mirror reported on Wednesday. During this period, a total of 54,433 individuals from 28 countries and regions were expelled under established procedures, the report said. The remark was made during an event to mark the 60th anniversary of…
The U.S. military announced the killing of a senior operative from the terrorist group Hurras al-Din, an Al-Qaeda affiliate, in north-western Syria. The U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) confirmed in a statement that its forces conducted a “precision airstrike” targeting and killing a senior finance and logistics official from Hurras al-Din. “The airstrike is part of…
A wanted kidnapping suspect was on Friday killed in a joint operation by operatives of the Nasarawa State police command, Nigerian Army and vigilante groups in Akwanga Local Government Area. Spokesperson for the command, Ramhan Nansel, disclosed this in a statement on Saturday. It read, “The Nasarawa State Police Command, in its relentless drive to…
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), says it is prepared to conduct the Nov. 8, governorship election in Anambra. Dr Queen Agwu, the State Resident Electoral Commissioner (REC), made this known on Wednesday, during an interactive session with journalists in Awka. The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) had scheduled the state governoship election for Nov….
