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United States President Joe Biden said Monday that it’s “clear” Russia is considering the use of chemical and biological weapons in Ukraine and warned of a “severe” Western response if it chose to do so. “His back is against the wall,” said Biden of Russian President Vladimir Putin, noting that Russia has recently accused the […]

The Lagos State Government has listed alternatives routes ahead of the commissioning of the International Terminal of the Muritala Mohammed International Airport by President Muhammadu Buhari. Buhari is expected to arrive in the city in the early hours of Tuesday for the event. In a statement, the Lagos State Commissioner for Transportation, Dr. Frederic Oladeinde, […]

The management of Innoson Vehicle Manufacturing Company has thanked Charles Soludo, governor of Anambra state, for keeping his promise to use its vehicle as official car. Before his inauguration, Soludo had pledged to prioritise local brands, saying he would only use Innoson vehicles manufactured in Nnewi, Anambra, as his administration’s official vehicle.  Soludo took the oath of […]

Nigerians are to report police personnel who demand permits for tinted glasses at checkpoints in any part of the country, the Force Headquarters has said. The acting Force Public Relations Officer, Olumuyiwa Adejobi, confirmed this in a series of tweets on Sunday. He was informing the public on the documents to be presented when demanded […]

The Federal Government on Saturday said it has taken several steps “towards the restoration of normal supply of electricity nationwide.” The national grid suffered shutdowns at least twice in the past week leading to blackouts across the country amid rising prices of fuel products. In a statement signed by Minister of Power, Abubakar Aliyu, the […]

The Russian Federation says it’s Ministry of Education is willing to offer admissions to Nigerians who want to continue their education in Russia. The Special Representative of the President of the Russian Federation for the Middle East and African Countries and Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation, Mikhail L. Bogdanov, said this […]

Detained for more than a month in Russia, US basketball star Brittney Griner has become an unlikely victim of the war in Ukraine — and the best way to free her remains a crucial question. Griner, a two-time Olympic gold medalist and WNBA champion, was detained in Moscow airport on February 17 on charges of […]

Russia on Thursday warned the U.S. that Moscow had the might to put the United States in its place and accused the West of stoking a wild Russophobic plot to tear Russia apart. Dmitry Medvedev, who served as president from 2008 to 2012 and now deputy secretary of Russia’s Security Council, said the United States […]

Governor Charles Soludo has promised to begin work immediately, assuring the Anambra people of delivering on his campaign promises. He made the remark during his inaugural address after he, alongside his deputy, Onyeka Ibezim, was sworn into office. “Today is my first day at work.  I just reported for duty at 8:55 am to be […]

Nigerian naira has dropped to N585 against the dollar at the parallel section of the foreign exchange market. The figure represents N4 or 0.7 percent depreciation compared to the N581 it traded last week. Bureaux De Change operators (BDCs), popularly known as ‘abokis’, who spoke to TheCable in Lagos on Wednesday, said the naira exchanges for […]

A cross-section of Awka residents have expressed dismay over the restriction of the public from attending the March 17 inauguration of Prof. Charles Soludo as the next governor of Anambra. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Soludo’s inauguration will take place at SSG Conference hall within Government House, Awka, as against the popular […]

President Muhammadu Buhari on Wednesday apologised to Nigerians for the inconvenience caused by the prolonged shortage of petroleum products. In a statement by his Senior Special Assistant on Media and Publicity, Garba Shehu, he said his administration had successfully averted such a problem in its seven years in office. “The administration knows the fuel shortage […]

Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar has formally informed the Board of Trustees (BoT) of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) of his intention to run for president in the 2023 general elections. He made his interest known on Tuesday during a meeting with the PDP leaders in Abuja, the Federal Capital Territory. Atiku, the presidential candidate […]

Some 1.4 million children have now fled Ukraine since the Russian invasion began on February 24, meaning nearly one child a second has become a refugee, the UN said Tuesday. Fresh numbers from the International Organisation for Migration (IOM) showed Tuesday that more than three million people have now fled Ukraine. Nearly half of them […]

The Consumer Price Index rose to 15.7 per cent in February from 15.6 per cent in January, latest figures from the National Bureau of Statistics have revealed. The NBS disclosed this in its ‘Consumer Price Index February 2022’ report on Tuesday. According to the NBS, the highest increases were recorded in prices of gas, liquid […]

Elon Musk, the world’s richest man, on Monday challenged Russian President Vladimir Putin to a fight, with nothing less than the fate of Ukraine, scene of Moscow’s brutal invasion, at stake. The eccentric billionaire and founder of aerospace company SpaceX took to Twitter, where his messages are notoriously erratic, to see whether the Russian leader […]

Lagos, Abuja, Enugu, and other cities across the country experienced a blackout on Monday following the collapse of the national grid. No fewer than four Distribution Companies (DISCOs) confirmed the development via social media, informing their customers of the situation in their respective domains. They blamed the outage being experienced by consumers in various states […]