Russia destroys Ukrainian airport
Russian bombardment caused massive damage at the airport in the eastern Ukrainian city of Dnipro, regional authorities said Tuesday. "During the night the enemy attacked the Dnipro airport. Two strikes. The runway was destroyed. “The terminal is damaged. Massive destruction," Dnipro Region Governor Valentin Reznichenko said on Telegram. AFP journalists who arrived in the area said a plume of black smoke could...
Tinubu @ 70th: Okocha, Kanu, Rufai, 14 others for novelty match
No less than 17 ex-internationals have been lined up to participate in a novelty football match to commemorate the 70th birthday anniversary of former Lagos governor Bola Tinubu. Umar Mohammed, Director-General of Tinubu Support Group (TSG), which is organising the event, disclosed this at the TSG Campaign Office in Abuja on Tuesday. He listed the players to include Nwankwo Kanu, Austin...
APC engages lawyers to vacate injunction against Nat’l Convention
The Caretaker/Extraordinary Convention Planning Committee (CECPC) of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has engaged senior lawyers to vacate the order of a Federal High Court in Abuja halting the March 26 National Convention of the ruling party. The Secretary of the APC CECPC, Sen. John James Akpanudoedehe, made this known on Tuesday while addressing newsmen on developments within the ruling...
UK Embassy in Nigeria suspends student, work visa applications
The United Kingdom Embassy in Nigeria has announced a temporary suspension of study, work, and family visa applications. The embassy stated that the suspension of the visa applications became necessary as priority was now being placed on applications made under the Ukraine Family Scheme. It made this known in a statement issued on Tuesday. The embassy noted that the Ukraine Family Scheme...
Court to Arik Air: Pay sacked pilot $126,500 in 30 days
The National Industrial Court has ordered Arik Air to pay Ratovic Miroslav, a former pilot $126,500 in 30 days. The court gave the breakdown of the sum as: $57,500 or its naira equivalent as payment of his outstanding salary arrears from Sept. 2016 to March. 2017 at the rate of $11,500 per month and the sum of $34,500 or its...
PDP postpones national caucus, NEC, BOT meetings
PDP national caucus will reconvene on Wednesday to continue discussions on the party’s timetable for the 2023 general election and other important issues. The PDP National Publicity Secretary, Debo Ologunagba, disclosed this while speaking with newsmen at the end of the 41st National Caucus meeting held on Monday night in Abuja. He said that while the caucus meeting had been adjourned...
CVR: Fresh registration hits 7,009,343 – INEC
Fresh registration in the ongoing nationwide Continuous Voter Registration (CVR) has reached 7,009,343 as at Monday March 14. The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) in the Quarter 3, Week 10 update released in Abuja, also disclosed that the registrants who had completed their registration was 4,009,361 out of which 1,687,540 were done online and 2,321,821 physical. The update also disclosed that...
Google selects 15 Nigerian, 6 countries’ startups for Accelerator Africa
Google has selected 15 tech startups from Nigeria and six other countries, with Cote D’Ivoire participating for the first time in its Accelerator Africa programme. The selected startups include Clafiya, Nigeria, Fleetsimplify, Kenya, HydroIQ Kenya, iVerify.ng, Nigeria, LaRuche Health Côte d’Ivoire LyRise, Egypt, among others. Google’s Head, Startup Ecosystem, Africa, Mr. Folarin Aiyegbusi, said in a statement on Monday that the selected startups were developing solutions in areas...
Benzema becomes France’s highest-scoring player
Karim Benzema became the highest French scorer in history on Monday as his goal against Mallorca in La Liga took him to 412 in his career, one more than Thierry Henry. The Real Madrid striker converted a penalty in the second half at Son Moix to give Madrid a 2-0 lead, after Vinicius Junior had opened the scoring. Benzema’s historic feat comes after...
Russia launches multiple rocket attacks in Ukraine
Russian forces have launched rocket attacks that killed “dozens” of civilians in Ukraine’s second city, and began a renewed assault on the capital Kyiv, as Moscow faced unprecedented western sanctions and isolation. Widespread use of indiscriminate weapons such as multiple rocket launchers against civilian areas, as used on Monday in the city of Kharkiv, suggested that the Kremlin, having failed...
