FG to begin evacuation of stranded Nigerians from Ukraine on Wednesday
The Federal Government has announced that it will evacuate stranded Nigerians from Ukraine from Wednesday. Minister of Foreign Affairs, Geoffrey Onyeama, made this known during an appearance before Speaker Femi Gbajabiamila, adding that the government has concluded plans to air-lift…
NANS threatens to block federal roads
Students, under the platform of National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS), B Zone have threatened to block all federal roads in the zone. The students noted that the need to block the roads became necessary due to the ongoing strike…
ASUU strike: Emir appeals for calm as students protest in Kano
Hundreds of Nigerian students, on Monday, took to the streets in Kano to protest the ongoing Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) strike. The students, who commenced their protests from Kofar Nassarawa Kano to the Emir’s palace, kicked against the…
FCCPC, NCAA move to resolve hike in airfare
The Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Council, FCCPC, and the Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority, NCAA, have resolved to investigate the current increase in airfares. Speaking during a press conference in Abuja, the executive vice-chairman of FCCPC, Babatunde Irukera, said the…
Boko Haram/ISWAP: Troops eliminate terrorists, impound logistic Supplies
The Multi-National Joint Task Force (MNJTF) have eliminated scores of Boko Haram/ISWAP terrorists and impounded large quantities of their logistic supplies in Kirawa, on the Nigeria and Cameroon borders. Col. Muhammad Dole, the Chief of Military Public Information for MNJTF,…
Russia-Ukraine war: Buhari reacts to maltreatment of Nigerians, Africans
President Muhammadu Buhari has condemned the maltreatment of Nigerians and Africans at the Ukraine-Poland border. Video making the rounds on social media showed Africans being relegated to the back of the queue and prevented from entering the train to Poland…
Sokoto APC Crisis Malami Declares Sani Authentic Chair
The Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami (SAN), has declared Mainasara Sani to be the authentic chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Sokoto State. Malami stated this at a ceremony organised by the member representing Gwadabawa/ Illela Federal Constituency,…
PDP Alleges Rigging In Imo By-Election, Calls For Cancellation
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has alleged massive rigging and other malpractices in last Saturday’s by-election for the Ngor Okpala state constituency election in Imo State. The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) had announced the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC)…
World’s Largest Plane Destroyed In Ukraine
The largest plane in the world – Ukraine’s Antonov-225 cargo plane – was destroyed by Russian strikes outside Kyiv on the fourth day of Moscow’s invasion, Ukraine’s state-owned Ukroboronprom group said Sunday. Russian invaders destroyed the flagship of the Ukrainian…
National convention: APC constitutes 20 sub-committees
Abuja—After weeks of political dilly dallying, the ruling All Progressives Congress, APC, has constituted 20 sub-committees, ahead of its March 26 National Convention. According to a document by the National Secretary, Caretaker Extraordinary Convention Planning Committee, CECPC, of the party,…