European countries from north to south are banning Russian planes from transiting through their airspace in protest over Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. Here’s a roundup: – Early birds – On Friday, Britain announces an immediate ban on Russian private jets from UK airspace, in response to President Vladimir Putin’s invasion of Ukraine the day […]
At least, 649,300 capsules of Tramadol 225mg and 809,850 Euros cash were among consignments from Pakistan, Austria and Italy intercepted at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, MMIA, Ikeja Lagos by operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA). Several quantities of Heroin and other illicit drugs were also blocked from being exported to […]
Gunmen have killed nine mourners at a funeral ceremony in Mbakange village of Mbacher ward in Kastina-Ala Local Government Area of Benue State. Villagers said that the incident which occurred on Saturday caused pandemonium in the area as people scampered to safety in all directions. Gunmen have killed nine mourners at a funeral ceremony […]
The federal government says arrangements are in place for Nigerians arriving from Ukraine through the borders in Romania and Hungary. Gabriel Adudar, permanent secretary, ministry of foreign affairs, disclosed this in a statement issued on Sunday. Following the invasion of Ukraine by Russia on Thursday, many residents have been forced to flee to neighbouring […]
All might not have been about the atrocity that happened on Saturday in Ebenebe, Awka, Anambra State capital. JOURNALIST101 had reported that that the burial of one Ozor, a suspected cult leader became a killing field as a rival court group stormed the venue of the interment and opened fire on the mourners killing […]
President Vladimir Putin’s decision to place his nuclear forces on alert amounts to “irresponsible” behavior, NATO charged Sunday. “This is dangerous rhetoric. This is a behavior which is irresponsible,” the alliance’s secretary-general Jens Stoltenberg told CNN amid heightened tensions over the Russian invasion of Ukraine. “And, of course, if you combine this rhetoric with […]
Practitioners in the Nigerian movie industry otherwise known as Nollywood have expressed dissatisfaction with the Federal Government’s recent directive urging them to do away with money ritual contents in their movies. Minister of Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed, while on a media visit to Daily Trust office in Abuja, had blamed Nollywood for featuring […]
Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelensky said Sunday that he was ready for talks with Russia, but rejected Moscow’s push to stage them in Belarus as it was a launchpad for invading forces. “Warsaw, Bratislava, Budapest, Istanbul, Baku. We proposed all of them,” Zelensky said in an address posted online. “And any other city in a […]
No fewer than 11 farmers have been killed by suspected members of the Islamic State of West African Province (ISWAP) during an attack in the southern part of the Borno State on Saturday. It was learnt that ISWAP had stormed a remote village, Sabon-Gari in Damboa Local Government Area of the state on Saturday. […]
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has announced the results of the by-elections conducted on Saturday in Plateau, Cross River, Imo and Ondo. The by-elections were held in the four states, including Akure north/Akure south federal constituency, Ondo state; Jos north/Bassa federal constituency, Plateau state; Ogoja/Yala federal constituency, Cross River state, and Ngor Okpala state […]
