U.S. warns China against helping Russia
China will face consequences if it helps Russia evade sanctions in its invasion of Ukraine, the U.S. says. Unnamed U.S. officials told multiple news outlets that China had signalled willingness to provide military assistance to Russia. The Chinese foreign ministry accused the U.S. of spreading disinformation. Russia also denied asking Beijing for military help. The exchanges came before top U.S. and Chinese...
China records over 5,000 COVID-19 cases in 24 hours
China reported 5,280 new Covid-19 cases on Tuesday, more than double the previous day’s tally and the highest daily count since the start of the pandemic. The northeastern province of Jilin was worst hit, accounting for more than 3,000 cases, according to the National Health Commission. Since the coronavirus first emerged in the central city of Wuhan in late 2019, China had successfully suppressed large-scale...
Aviation fuel: We have three more days to fly – Airline operators
Airline Operators in the country on Monday said they had only three more days to fly due to the high cost of aviation fuel. The CEO of Air Peace, Mr. Allen Onyema, who spoke on behalf of the operators, said this during a public hearing by the House of Representatives ad hoc committee investigating the scarcity of aviation fuel in Abuja. Onyema...
NPF debunks police officers planned strike
The Nigeria Police Force (NPF) has described as “fake” the reports that its officers have concluded plans to embark on strike with effect from March 26, 2022. The acting Force Public Relations Officer, CSP Muyiwa Adejobi, said this in a statement made available to The Star on Monday. Adejobi denied that the police officers planned to embark on an industrial action,...
Wike to Obaseki: You’re a serial betrayer
Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike, has described his Edo State counterpart, Godwin Obaseki, as a “serial betrayer and ungrateful person”. Obaseki had earlier condemned the attack on him and his deputy, Philip Shaibu, by the Rivers State governor. Obaseki accused Wike of unguarded and disruptive tendencies, following the Rivers State governor’s outburst on Shaibu, who raised concerns about how they were...
$1.6m scam: Court adjourns Lagos pastor’s no-case submission
Justice Oluwatoyin Taiwo of the Special Offences Court sitting in Ikeja, Lagos State, has adjourned ruling on the no-case submission filed by one Ayodeji Ibrahim Oluokun, a self-acclaimed Lagos-based pastor, who is being prosecuted by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) for an alleged $1.6million fraud, till April 12, 2022. Oluokun was arraigned alongside his company, Peak Petroleum Industry...
Tolling resumes at Lekki-Ikoyi Link Bridge April 1
Toll operations at the Lekki-Ikoyi Link Bridge will commence on April 1, 2022, the Lekki Concession Company Limited has announced. The commencement of tolling on the bridge was disclosed via a statement issued by the Managing Director of the LCC, Yomi Omomuwasan, on Monday. He noted that that commuters plying the corridor will not pay any toll for the first two...
EFCC arrests suspected internet fraudster over $100m scam
The operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) have arrested a suspected internet fraudster, one Osondu Victor Igwilo, who had been on the watch list of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), since 2018. Fifty-two year-old Igwilo, the alleged leader of a criminal network of ‘catchers’, was arrested alongside Okafor Nnamdi Chris, Nwodu Uchenna Emmaunel and John Anazo...
Obaseki slams Wike over attack on deputy
The governor of Edo State, Godwin Obaseki, has condemned the attack on him and his deputy, Philip Shaibu, by the Rivers State governor, Nyesom Wike. Obaseki accused Wike of unguarded and disruptive tendencies, following the Rivers State governor’s outburst on Shaibu, who raised concerns about how they were being treated in the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) after their defection from the...
How Abba Kyari, co-accused received N4.2bn from cocaine deal ― NDLEA
Fresh facts have emerged on how the suspended former Commander of the Intelligence Response Team (IRT), DCP Abba Kyari, and his deputy, ACP Sunday Ubua, allegedly received a combined N4.2bn from their separate bank accounts. It was gathered that the details are part of a report sent to the Attorney-General of the Federation, and Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami, by...
