Israelis flee Ukraine amid fears of bombs
A repatriation flight from Romania carrying Israelis evacuated from Ukraine landed at Ben Gurion airport outside Tel Aviv on Tuesday to the teary relief of waiting relatives. Badr Tawil, 23, a student who fled Ukraine's under-fire second city Kharkiv, said he had escaped chaos. "We just woke up once and we heard the sounds around us. Bombs everywhere. So we decided...
Rockets kill 70 Ukrainian soldiers as huge Russian military convoy approaches Kyiv
More than 70 Ukrainian servicemen were killed by a Russian rocket attack and dozens of civilians have died in "barbaric" shelling, Ukrainian authorities said on Tuesday, as a huge Russian military convoy approached the capital Kyiv. Fierce resistance on the ground has so far denied Russian President Vladimir Putin decisive early gains after he last week launched the biggest assault...
Ukrainian army: We’ve shut down several Russian fighter planes
The Ukrainian army said on Tuesday that it had shot down several Russian fighter planes as Russia’s invasion of its neighbour country entered its sixth day. Five Russian fighter planes and a helicopter were shot down during aerial attacks on Monday, the Ukrayinska Pravda newspaper and the Ukrainian air force reported. The information could not however be independently verified. The planes were...
12 burnt to death in Kano auto crash
No fewer than 12 persons have been burnt to death in an auto crash that occurred at Tsamawa Town, Garun Malam Local Government Area (LGA) of Kano State. This is contained in a press statement issued by the Public Relations Officer of the State Fire Service, Alhaji Saminu Abdullahi, on Tuesday in Kano. “We received a distress call from one Isah...
Zenith Bank’s gross earnings hit N765bn, profit rises to N280bn
Zenith Bank Plc has recorded gross earnings of N765.6 billion as at December 31, 2021 compared with N696.5 billion achieved in the corresponding period in 2020. In the banks audited financial results for 2021, presented to the Nigeria Exchange Group (NGX) on Monday, it said the 10 per cent growth was achieved despite a challenging macroeconomic environment aggravated by the...
Ribery hospitalised in Italy after car crash
Salernitana winger, Franck Ribery, has suffered a minor head injury after he was involved in a car crash. The former Bayern Munich player has since been sidelined for a few days as a precaution. Ribery was said to have been involved in the accident in the early hours of Sunday after his car crashed into a traffic light in the town...
Panic in Delta varsity as python chases students from hostel
The students of Novena University, Ogume, in the Ndokwa West Local Government Area of Delta State, have been thrown into panic after a python invaded a female hostel in the institution. It was gathered that there was pandemonium in one of the female hostels in the university on Monday after the snake was found on the bed of a student. A...
Evacuation of Nigerians in Ukraine begins Wednesday ― FG
The Minister of Foreign Affairs, Godfrey Onyeama, has said that the first batch of the air-lifting of Nigerians from Ukraine would commence on Wednesday. The minister stated that the evacuation, which was earlier slated for Monday, was rescheduled for Wednesday to give enough room for the ministry, the House of Representatives, and the Nigerian foreign missions in Ukraine, Poland, and...
FIFA, UEFA suspend Russian clubs, national teams
FIFA and UEFA have suspended Russia's national and club teams from all competitions until further notice. This was made known in a joint statement by FIFA and UEFA on Monday. The suspension means that, barring an unlikely change of course in Russia's invasion of Ukraine, the country will not be able to face Poland in a World Cup play-off semi-final next...
DSS to Ayu: Desist from unguarded utterances
The Department of State Services (DSS) has condemned the statement made by the National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Dr. Iyorchia Ayu, that his party would not use the SSS to harass people when they take over Aso Rock in 2023. Ayu was quoted to have said this while speaking at an event in Owerri, the Imo State...
