Russian talk of World War III ‘very dangerous’ – U.S.
U.S. Defence Secretary Lloyd Austin expressed sharp criticism, on Tuesday, of a warning from Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov regarding ...
Month: April 2022
Abuja-Kaduna train attack: Photos of hostages ‘most disturbing,’ says Dangiwa Umar
Former Governor of Kaduna State, Colonel Abubakar Dangiwa Umar (rtd), has described as disturbing the pictures of hostages taken after ...
Senate amends Terrorism Act, prohibits payment of ransom to kidnappers
The Senate has passed a bill seeking to amend the Terrorism (Prevention) Act, 2013, and to prohibit the payment of ...
Zamfara govt sacks two emirs, district head accused of aiding banditry
The Zamfara State government has dethroned two emirs and a district head over allegations of aiding the activities of bandits ...
Managing misinformation, disinformation and deep fakes through fact-checking
I wish to begin by expressing my deep gratitude to the conveners of this workshop, Avant-Garde Interbiz Projects, for a ...
Myanmar’s Suu Kyi handed 5 year jail term for corruption
A court in military-ruled Myanmar sentenced deposed leader Aung San Suu Kyi to five years in jail on Wednesday after ...
DMO receives 300 bids for FGN bonds
The Debt Management Office (DMO) says it received 300 successful bids in the recently released Federal Government of Nigeria (FGN) ...
Presidency: It is turn of North-Central, Saraki says
As politicians jostle for the nation’s presidency in 2023, former Senate President Bukola Saraki has said that it was the ...
ADF clocks 50, invests $45bn across 40 countries — AfDB
The African Development Bank (AfDB), says the African Development Fund (ADF) has invested 45 billion dollars in 2,750 operations across ...
Yahaya Bello pays N100m APC presidential nomination fee
Governor Yahaya Bello of Kogi has paid for his All Progressives Congress (APC) presidential Expression of Interest and Nomination forms ...