Russian rockets hit Ukraine
Russian rockets struck the western Ukrainian city of Lviv on Saturday, while President Joe Biden visited neighboring Poland, a reminder that Moscow is willing to strike anywhere in Ukraine despite its claim to be focusing its offensive on the country’s east. The back-to-back airstrikes shook the city that has become a haven for an estimated 200,000 people who have had to flee their hometowns. Lviv...
Biden: Putin cannot remain in power
President Joe Biden on Saturday called his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin a "butcher" who "cannot remain in power" after meeting top Ukrainian ministers for the first time since Russia's invasion of Ukraine. Within minutes of his comments during a visit to Warsaw, a White House official played down the remarks saying Biden "was not discussing Putin's power in Russia, or...
Oscar nominees in main categories
Here are the Oscar nominees in key categories for the 94th Academy Awards, to be handed out in Los Angeles on Sunday. Jane Campion's "The Power of the Dog," an eerie psychological Western about a repressed 1920s cattle rancher in Montana, leads with 12 nods, followed by sci-fi epic "Dune" at 10, and "Belfast" and "West Side Story" tied at...
Second black box of crashed China plane recovered
The second black box has been recovered from a crashed China Eastern passenger plane, state media reported Sunday. The jet was flying between the cities of Kunming and Guangzhou on Monday when it nosedived into a mountainside with 132 people on board, all of whom were killed. The cause of the disaster is not yet known. "The second black box from China...
Why Nigerians want Osinbajo for 2023
By FEJIRO JOHNSON You must have seen the videos, or at least heard it on the radio, television or on social media platforms. Hashtags, trends, viral photos and videos. The man, woman, young boy and girl on the streets, at your favourite amala joints, high-brow malls, in the market places; the corporate gurus, upwardly mobile young men and women, your...
Panic as terrorists attack Kaduna airport, kill one
Many were on Saturday thrown into panic as suspected terrorists attacked the Kaduna International Airport located in the Igabi Local Government Area of Kaduna State. The suspected insurgents numbering over 200 were said to have taken over the airport and killed one security officer of the Nigerian Airspace Management Agency. The attack, it was gathered forced the airport authority to temporarily...
Osinbajo, Tinubu, Emefiele’s banners, billboards flood Eagle Square
Banners, posters and billboards of presidential hopefuls of the All Progressives Congress (APC) adorned the Eagle Square, the venue of the governing party’s National Convention. The campaign materials of Vice President Yemi Osinbajo, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, CBN Governor Godwin Emefiele, Transport Minister Rotimi Amaechi and Governor Yahaya Bello of Kogi were conspicuously displayed on the convention ground on Saturday. Supporters of...
Army recovers wreckage of crashed jet in Sambisa forest
The troops of the Nigerian Army have uncovered the wreckage of a crashed Alpha Jet aircraft in Sambisa Forest, Borno State. The Nigerian Army made the disclosure via its Twitter handle on Saturday. It noted that the wreckage of the crashed jet was recovered by troops of Operation Desert Sanity. READ ALSO: Troops capture terrorists’ stronghold in Sambisa forest, seize weapons The army disclosed...
Edo delegates boo, chase away Minister, Senator
Delegates from Edo State on Saturday booed and chased away Minister of Health, Dr. Osagie Ehanire, and Senator Domingo Obende from the designated stand of the state at the National Convention of the All Progressives Congress (APC). Both the minister and lawmaker were accused of anti-party activities. The minister was shocked by the cold reception from his kinsmen. A disappointed Ehanire left...
Police recover vehicle with arms, ammunition in Lagos
The Lagos State Police Command has announced the recovery of a Toyota Highlander (SUV), suspected to belong to a gang of armed robbers, with arms and ammunition including a dog (American Eskimo breed). The command disclosed this via its Twitter handle on Saturday. It stated that one locally made double-barrel gun, three live cartridges, jewelry and the dog were found in...
