As the scarcity of fuel bites harder in cities across the country, the situation in Akure, the Ondo State capital, has taken a different dimension as residents now sleep in filling stations in anticipation of arrival of tankers laden with Premium Motor Spirit (PMS), popularly known as petrol. The scarcity, which was expected to fizzle…
According to a report by The Nation, the family of Oluwabamise Ayanwola, the 22-year-old female fashion designer whose whereabouts became unknown after she boarded a Lagos State Government owned BRT bus from Chevron Estate in Ajah on her way to Oshodi on February 26, is in deep sorrow over the incident. In a chat with…
Some Nigerians in war-torn Ukraine have rejected the Federal Government’s offer to evacuate them, insisting that it was more dangerous to return home. As of Saturday morning, nearly a thousand Nigerians who fled Ukraine to either Poland or other neighbouring countries, have been evacuated. However, not every Nigerian affected by the ongoing war between Russia…
The Kogi State Police Command has confirmed the kidnap of a prominent businesswoman in Lokoja, Mrs. Ugochukwu Okpala. It was gathered that Okpala, who is the owner of the Seat of Wisdom Supermarket, was kidnapped on Friday evening shortly after closing for the day’s business. It was gathered that the victim was kidnapped right in…
The third batch of Nigerians evacuated from Ukraine have arrived at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport in Abuja. According to a tweet by the Nigerians in Diaspora Commission (NiDCOM), the evacuees landed in Abuja at 11:50 pm on Friday March 4. The Nigerians were flown in from Budapest, Hungary, which shares borders with Ukraine.
Some global media outlets have suspended their operations in Russia after President Vladimir Putin signed into law a new bill that punishes the spreading of “fake news” with jail terms of up to 15 years. Following the development, CNN International, the global arm of CNN, ABC, and CBS News has announced that it will stop broadcasting…
Russia’s defense ministry has announced a partial ceasefire in Ukraine in order to allow residents of two cities that were surrounded by Russian forces, including the strategic port city of Mariupol, to evacuate. “Today, March 5, from 10 am Moscow time (0700 GMT), the Russian side declares a regime of silence and opens humanitarian…
President Muhammadu Buhari’s Spokesman, Femi Adesina, has been criticised for his statement on the lingering fuel scarcity across Nigeria. Adesina in his latest weekly article titled ‘Knock Knock. Who’s there? “said heavens would not fall over the current fuel scarcity and Nigerians will survive like always. The presidential aide recalled that Nigerians had experienced a…
Four men in Adamawa State have been identified to have fatally shot a pastor in an attempt to kidnap him. The men are said to have gone on to kidnap a daughter of the deceased and freed her only after N100,000 was paid as ransom by the bereaved family. The four men allegedly murdered Pastor…
President Muhammadu Buhari’s plan to travel to UK after attending the United Nations Environmental Programme in Nairobi, Kenya has been changed. This comes after he returned to Abuja on Friday. He will now travel to UK on Sunday, March 6th, 2022. Buhari was expected to procced to the United Kingdom for a two-week medical check…