US President Donald Trump has decided to stop all military help to Ukraine, after his spat with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy at the Oval Office, which might render Ukraine vulnerable in its war with Russia. The US has been Ukraine’s biggest supporter both in diplomatic terms and the supply of weapons to repel the Russian…
The Ijaw Youth Council (IYC) has condemned plans to impeach Gov. Siminalayi Fubara and destabilise Rivers, pledging to protect the state interest. Comrade Prince Sukubo, Chairman of the group’s Eastern Zone, told journalists in Port Harcourt on Tuesday that there were alleged plans to impeach Fubara. Sukubo stated that the Friday Supreme Court’s rulings had…
Gov Siminalayi Fubara of Rivers, has stated that the purpose of governance is to protect lives, property, and provide essential amenities for the people. Fubara made the remark during the inauguration of the renovated Fire Service headquarters, located near Isaac Borough Park at Mile 1, Port Harcourt on Tuesday. He said that this knowledge had…
Former comptroller-general of the Nigerian Immigration Service (NIS), David Shikfu Parradang has been killed by kidnappers in Abuja. According to security source, Zagazola Makama, Parradang was abducted in the Area 1 axis of Abuja in the early hours of Tuesday. Makama said after being trailed from a bank where he had withdrawn money, the assailants…
Dr Mariam Shiru, President, Association of Resident Doctors, University of Ilorin Teaching Hospital (ARD-UITH), says children under the age of six years should not participate in the Ramadan fast. Shiru, who gave the advice while speaking with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Tuesday in Ilorin, explained that children under six years were not…
No fewer than 16 persons were reportedly burnt to death in a lone accident involving a Mazda bus at Buhari Estate axis on the Abeokuta-Sagamu Expressway on Tuesday. Mrs Florence Okpe, the Spokesperson for the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) in Ogun, confirmed the incident in a statement in Abeokuta. Okpe explained that the accident…
An Abuja High Court on Tuesday, threatened to revoke the bail it granted to Yisa Usman, the sacked Deputy Director, Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB), over behaviour considered to be improper. Justice H.A. Musa, who cautioned Usman, granted the oral application by N. Orji, the prosecution lawyer, to commence the trial following the breakdown…
Ukraine has shown its determination to continue cooperation with the United States (U.S.) and is ready to sign an agreement on rare earth metals, Ukrainian Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal said Tuesday. Fox News reported earlier, citing a senior White House official, that the U.S. is temporarily suspending all military aid to Ukraine until U.S. President…
President Bola Tinubu has appointed Shamsedeen Ogunjimi as the new Accountant General of the Federation after a rigorous selection processes. His appointment, approved on Tuesday, takes effect from March 7, 2025, the same day the incumbent Oluwatoyin Madehin will retire, Mr Bayo Onanuga, the President’s Spokesman, said in a statement. Ogunjimi, 57, was first named…
Saudi Arabia says it supports the Lebanese government’s authority over the country’s entire territory and confiscation of weapons from armed Shiite groups, thereby limiting the influence of the southern-based Shiite movement Hezbollah. The Saudi Press Agency (SPA) reported on Tuesday, following Lebanese President Joseph Aoun’s visit to Riyadh. Aoun’s trip to Saudi Arabia marked his…
