The British parliament is considering a forceful takeover of English football club Chelsea from its Russian owner Roman Abramovich over links to the Russian state and his reported involvement in corrupt practices. This planned move comes after The Sun expose revealed that Abramovich withdrew his application for a UK Tier 1 investor visa in […]
A federal high court in Abuja has granted permission to Mohammed Adoke, former attorney-general of the federation (AGF), to travel to the USA for medical examination. In his application dated February 24, Adoke stated that he had a scheduled medical appointment in the US. Through his counsel, Kanu Agabi, he prayed the court for […]
Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, Boris Johnson has announced the “largest and most severe package of economic sanctions that Russia has ever seen” as he seeks to punish Vladimir Putin for ordering an invasion of Ukraine. The new sanctions against Russia which UK PM Boris Johnson announced at the UK parliament include; – […]
Sofia, the daughter of Chelsea’s billionaire owner, Roman Abramovich, has shared a post against the President of Russia, Vladimir Putin, on social media. In the post, she stated that the war Russia is waging against Ukraine is Putin’s war, adding that the claim that most Russians stand with the President is a lie. She […]
President Muhammadu Buhari with Senate President Ahmad Lawan and Speaker Femi Gbajabiamila at the signing of the Electoral Act Amendment Bill in Abuja on February 25, 2022. President Muhammadu Buhari has finally signed the Electoral Act Amendment Bill into law. He assented to the bill at past midday on Friday at a brief ceremony […]
Nigerian singer, Ilerioluwa Oladimeji popularly known as Mohbad, has alleged that his record label manager and boss, Naira Marley, and other members of the group are after his life. Mohbad, who is one of Naira Marley’s signees was arrested on Thursday morning alongside colleague, Zinoleesky, by the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA). Femi […]
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) says it will hold a meeting on Saturday over the implementation of the electoral bill 2022. On Friday, President Muhammadu Buhari finally signed the electoral act amendment bill into law. Buhari had initially rejected the bill after the national assembly made direct primary compulsory for political parties in […]
Justice Hakeem Oshodi of the Lagos High Court in Ikeja, on Friday, sentenced Chukwudimeme Onwuamadike (alias Evans) and two others Uche Amadi, and Okwuchukwu Nwachukwu to life imprisonment for kidnapping a businessman, Donatus Dunu. Evans and five other defendants — Uche Amadi, Okwuchukwu Nwachukwu, Ogechi Uchechukwu, Chilaka Ifeanyi and Victor Aduba— were arraigned in […]
No man qualifies as a statesman who is entirely ignorant of the problems of wheat. The words of the ancient Greek philosopher, Socrates. Wheat and other grains are back at the heart of geopolitics following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. Both countries play a major role in the global agricultural market. African leaders must pay […]
The Federal Government, Friday, summoned the Ambassadors of Russia and Ukraine to Nigeria, Alexei Shebarshin and Kirdoda Valerii respectively over the evacuation of Nigerians from both countries. The Minister of Foreign Affairs, Geoffrey Onyeama, who met with the envoys separately behind closed doors, disclosed that during his meeting with the Russian envoy, he told […]
