North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (NATO) Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg has raised alarm saying Russia is using cluster bombs to kill people in Ukraine. Stoltenberg spoke on Friday, saying there is evidence to that effect. “We have seen the use of cluster bombs and we have seen reports of the use of other types of weapons which…
Mr Dele Ashiru, the Chairman of the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU), University of Lagos State (UNILAG) chapter, has stated that university education is not for employability. Ashiru made the claim during an interview on Channels Television, and further maintained that graduates are supposed to be employers of labour. He also said that access…
Suspected Gunmen have killed five persons at Manini village, near Kuriga, along Brinin-Gwari Kaduna highway of Kaduna State. Ibrahim Abubakar Nagwari, Chairman, Birnin-Gwari Vanguards for Security and Good Governance, disclosed this in a statement on Friday. In the statement, one person was killed in Kuriga, two people were killed in Birnin-Gwari, and two others at…
The UK has announced sanctions on two more Russian oligarchs, Alisher Usmanov and Igor Shuvalov following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. Usmanov, an Uzbekistan-born metals and telecoms tycoon who Britain said was worth $18.4 billion – is best known in Britain for his investment in and former sponsorship of Premier League soccer clubs Arsenal and Everton. Shuvalov…
Operatives of the Delta State Police Command have shot dead a suspected armed robber during a gun battle, arrested a notorious car snatcher and another robbery suspect. Spokesperson of the command, DSP Bright Edafe, who disclosed this in a statement on Friday, March 4, said that a stolen vehicle, POS machines, ATM cards, two locally…
President Buhari has expressed the commitment of his administration to continue to defend the interest of Nigerians wherever they may be. The President said this as Nigeria began the evacuation of citizens stranded in Ukraine following the invasion by the Russian military. Speaking at a Townhall Meeting with a group of Nigerians resident in Kenya, the…
Nigerians who have indicated an interest in joining Ukrainian soldiers to fight the Russians invading their land have been told they will not travel to Ukraine for free. Several Nigerian men gathered this week at the Embassy of Ukraine in Abuja, Nigeria, to offer their services to the Ukrainian army. It is believed they were responding to…
According to a report by SaharaReporters, the officers of the Nigerialawyer Police Force have arrested a , Abubakar Marshall of the Falana & Falana Chambers for filing a lawsuit on behalf of human rights activist, Omoyele Sowore against businessman and former lawmaker, Ned Nwoko, and the security agency. SaharaReporters gathered that Marshall was traced…
At least 30 persons have been reportedly killed after two suicide bombers attacked a mosque in Pakistan. The attack also left many others seriously injured, police and medics said on Friday. The suicide bombers fought their way inside the mosque compound in the city of Peshawar by killing police guards before blowing themselves in the…
A High Court sitting in Osogbo, Osun State, has reserved ruling on bail applications for Hilton Hotel owner, Dr. Ramon Adedoyin, and six others arraigned in connection with the death of Timothy Adegoke, a Master’s student of Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, till Monday. None of the defendants was present during Friday’s session. The prosecution counsel,…