Russia to U.S.: We’ve might to put you in your place
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 the country apart. Dmitry Medvedev, who served as president from 2008 to 2012 and now deputy secretary of Russia’s Security Council, said the United States had stoked “disgusting” Russophobia...
VIDEO: Ex-Gov Obiano’s wife, Bianca Ojukwu engage in fisticuffs
Drama ensued on Thursday at the inauguration of Prof. Chukwuma Soludo as the governor of Anambra State when wife of outgoing Governor Willie Obiano, Ebelechukwu, and Mrs. Bianca Ojukwu engaged in fisticuffs at the event. The incident occurred immediately after Soludo took his oath of office. Dignitaries including Obiano were already seated when Mrs. Obiano stepped in and moved to the...
ICJ orders Russia to suspend military operations in Ukraine ‘immediately’
Russia must immediately suspend its military operations in Ukraine, the UN International Court of Justice (ICJ) ruled on Wednesday in The Hague. By a vote of 13 to two, with Vice-President Kirill Gevorgian of Russia and Judge Xue Hanqin of China dissenting, the ICJ ruled that Russia “shall immediately suspend the military operations that it commenced on February 24.” The court’s...
UPDATED: Hushpuppi didn’t commit $400,000 fraud inside our prison ― U.S.
The United States Government has dismissed as fake the reports that the detained Nigerian influencer Ramon Abbas, known as Hushpuppi, executed a $400,000 internet fraud from prison. On Thursday, a document emerged on social media claiming that the FBI filed new evidence against Hushpuppi on Wednesday for defrauding Americans using prison internet facilities. It is not clear where the document originated...
Lai Mohammed, Makarfi, Obi, Daniel, others to grace Freedom Online 4th annual lecture
The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, and former governor of Anambra State, Peter Obi, have been announced as dignitaries to grace the fourth annual lecture of one of Nigeria's fastest-growing online newspapers, Freedom Online. Others expected at the event slated to hold at the Radisson Blu Hotel, Ikeja, Lagos State on March 22, 2022, include the former...
Liverpool sink Arsenal to boost title bid as Spurs beat Brighton
Liverpool moved within one point of Premier League leaders Manchester City as Diogo Jota and Roberto Firmino inspired a crucial 2-0 win against Arsenal on Wednesday. Jurgen Klopp's side took advantage of City's goalless draw against Crystal Palace on Monday thanks to their smash and grab raid at the Emirates Stadium. Arsenal enjoyed a sustained period of pressure that could easily...
Chelsea knock out Lille, Villareal stun Juventus to reach UCL quarter-finals
Chelsea put their off-field troubles to one side to seal a place in the Champions League quarter-finals on Wednesday as a Cesar Azpilicueta goal clinched a 2-1 win at Lille in the second leg of their last-16 tie. Meanwhile, in Turin, Villarreal knocked out Juventus in a humiliating 3-0 match. Reeling from the impact of UK government sanctions imposed on their...
Nigeria’s Major General Sawyerr assumes office as UNISFA Force Commander
The Force Commander/Acting Head of Mission for the United Nations Interim Security Force for Abyei (UNISFA), Major General Benjamin Olufemi Sawyerr, has officially taken over from Ethiopia’s Major General Kefyalew Amde Tessema who has served the mission for close to two years. Major General Sawyerr assumed office on Tuesday and will lead the newly reconfigured multinational peacekeeping mission. Speaking at the...
UN Security Council to Vote Friday on Russia Move on Ukraine
The UN Security Council is due to vote on Friday on a Russian-drafted call for aid access and civilian protection in Ukraine, but diplomats say the measure is set to fail because it does not push for an end to the fighting or withdrawal of Russian troops. The draft resolution, seen by Reuters, also does not address accountability or acknowledge...
Russian troops bomb Ukrainian theatre housing civilians
Russian forces have been accused of bombing a Ukrainian theatre as well as a pool facility in the besieged southern city of Mariupol where hundreds of civilians, including pregnant women and children, are said to have taken refuge from the conflict. Pavlo Kyrylenko, head of the Donetsk Regional Military Administration, posted pictures and videos of the Mariupol Drama Theatre and...
