How Is China Punishing Taiwan For The Pelosi Visit?
Visiting US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (C) arrives at the Parliament in Taipei on August 3, 2022. (Photo by Sam Yeh / AFP) China has launched a volley of trade…
‘I Was Treating Bandits’: Freed Kaduna Train Passenger Narrates Ordeal In Captivity
One of the passengers kidnapped during the Kaduna-Abuja train attack, Dr Mustapha Imam, has recounted his ordeal in captivity, saying he was the official medical doctor in the bandits’ den.…
IGP Orders Massive Deployment Of Additional Operatives To Secure FCT
A file photo of the IGP, Usman Baba. In a bid to allay the fears of residents in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) concerning the recent perceived security threats, the…
112 Hospitalised In India Industrial Gas Leak
India, officially the Republic of India, is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by area, the second-most populous country, and the most populous democracy in the…
Yobe Sports Commissioner Dies In Ghastly Motor Accident
Yobe State Commissioner for Youth, Sports, Social and Community Development, Goni Bukar Lawan has died in a ghastly motor accident along Damaturu-Kano Highway. The Yobe State Commissioner for Youth, Sports,…
China Vows ‘Punishment’ As Pelosi Visits Taiwan
US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi speaks as Taiwan’s President Tsai Ing-wen listens, in the Presidential Office in Taipei. (Photo by Handout / Taiwan Presidential Office / AFP) Chinese Foreign Minister…
Germany Accuses Russia Of Blocking Gas Turbine Delivery
German Chancellor Olaf Scholz speaks during a press conference during a visit to the Silvestras Zukauskas landfill in Pabrade, Lithuania June 7, 2022. PETRAS MALUKAS / AFP German Chancellor Olaf…
Kaduna University Defies ASUU Strike, Resumes 2020/2021 Academic Semester
Students of Kaduna State University sit for exams. The management of Kaduna State University (KASU) has resumed the second semester of the 2020/2021 academic session for its undergraduate and post-graduate…
US Warships Cruising Near Taiwan As Pelosi Defies China
US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (C) being welcomed by Taiwanese Foreign Minister Joseph Wu (L) after landing at Songshan Airport in Taipei, Taiwan on August 2, 2022. Taiwanese Foreign Ministry…
FG Has Nothing To Do With Increase In Price Of Petrol – Sylva
FILE: The Minister of State for Petroleum, Timipre Sylva speaks during an interview on Channels Television’s Newsnight on January 24, 2022. The Minister of State for Petroleum Resources, Timipre Sylva,…
NDLEA Confirms It Uncovered ‘Toxic’ Mkpuru Mmiri Lab In VGC Estate
The NDLEA on August 2, 2022, said the pictured house was found to have been converted into a meth lab. The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) on Tuesday said…
Terrorists Release Five More Abducted Kaduna Train Attack Victims
Some of the kidnapped train victims. Five hostages who were taken on March 28 aboard an Abuja-Kaduna train have been freed by terrorists. It is however not clear if any…
Inside The Ukrainian City That Said No To Occupation
Pedestrians walk past a destroyed store in the city of Okhtyrka, Sumy region on August 1, 2022, amid the Russian invasion of Ukraine. As towns and villages across Ukraine’s eastern…
US House Speaker Pelosi Lands In Taiwan Despite China’s Warnings
TAIWANESE FOREIGN MINISTRY / HANANADOLU AGENCYAnadolu Agency via AFP United States House Speaker Nancy Pelosi landed in Taiwan on Tuesday evening, defying a string of increasingly stark warnings and threats…
We Are Making Progress In Tackling Banditry, Terrorism – Buhari Tells Diplomats
President Muhammadu Buhari speaks while receiving the letters of credence from the new Canadian High Commissioner to Nigeria, Ambassador James Kingston Christoff and Ambassador of Mexico to Nigeria, Juan Alfred…
Six Arrested For Alleged Murder Of Monarch In Taraba
The Commissioner of Police in Taraba State, Abimbola Sokoya briefs reporters in Jalingo on August 2, 2022. Six suspects have been arrested in Taraba for killing the traditional ruler of…
2023: DG For APC Presidential Campaign Has Been Chosen, Says El-Rufai
Ahead of the 2023 general elections, a director-general has been picked for the All Progressives Congress (APC) presidential campaign council. This is according to Kaduna State Nasir El-Rufai, who briefed…
Afghans Cast Doubt On Kabul Killing Of Al-Qaeda’s Al-Zawahiri
A still image from a video released by Al-Qaeda’s media arm as-Sahab and obtained on September 11, 2012 courtesy of the Site Intelligence Group shows al-Qaeda leader Ayman al-Zawahiri in…
Insecurity: Another APC Senator Backs Plan To Impeach Buhari
Yet another senator of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), Adamu Bulkachuwa, has backed plans to impeach the party’s leader, President Muhammadu Buhari over the worsening security situation in the…
ASUU Strike: No Lecturer Has Been Paid Since February – Prof Osodeke
The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) on Tuesday said none of its university lecturers has been paid since the union embarked on industrial action in February. Speaking during an…