Ukraine attack: Biden vows ‘severe sanctions’ on Russia
The United States and its allies will impose "severe sanctions" on Russia after its military forces launched an attack on Ukraine, U.S. President Joe Biden said after blasts were heard in the Ukrainian capital of Kyiv and other cities. Biden said he spoke with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy and briefed him on the steps Washington was taking to rally international...
Ex-Gombe gov, Dankwambo, welcomes Gwamna back to PDP
The immediate past governor of Gombe State, Ibrahim Hassan Dankwambo and a former PDP governorship aspirant during the 2019 party primaries, Dr. Jamilu Isyaku Gwamna, may have reconciled their differences as the latter received a warm welcome back to the party. Gwamna, who was tipped to win the PDP Governorship primary election in the build-up to the 2019 general elections,...
Russia destroys Ukraine’s airbases, air defences
Russia’s defence ministry said Thursday it had neutralised Ukrainian military airbases and its air defence systems, hours after Russian President Vladimir Putin launched a military offensive against his country’s neighbour. “Military infrastructure at Ukrainian army air bases has been rendered out of action,” the defence ministry said in a statement carried by news agencies, which added that Kyiv’s air defence...
Without Buhari, Nigeria would have been like Venezuela — Ngige
The Minister of Labour and Emnployment, Chris Ngige, has described leadership as very critical to the survival of any human society, saying without President Muhammadu Buhari, the experience of Nigeria would have been like that of Venezuela. Ngige said Nigeria was passing through hard times, not because of the current government, but as a result of poor planning over the...
ICPC arraigns school principal for N3.8m fraud
The Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) has arraigned a secondary school principal, Mr. Bello Muhammed Abubakar, before Justice Halima Muhammed of Gombe State High Court sitting in Gombe, over alleged fraudulent activities and other ancillary offences. The Commission, in a two-count charge brought before the presiding judge, told the court that the defendant defrauded unsuspecting admission...
Woman sues father for forcing her into marriages
A 25-year-old woman, Sadiya, on Wednesday dragged her father, M. Usman, before a Shari’a court sitting at Rigasa, Kaduna for allegedly forcing her into a loveless marriage. The complainant, who resides in Rigasa area of Kaduna, told the court that the marriage was her third. ”My father arranged and forced me to marry without first knowing the man I was marrying. “My...
Hospital official bags three years imprisonment over N4.6m fraud
A former revenue officer with the National Orthopedic Hospital, Enugu, Mrs. Dorothy Chigozie Amalili, has been sentenced to three years in jail for defrauding the hospital of N4.6 million. Amalili was sentenced to three years imprisonment by Justice K. Okpe of the Enugu State High Court, sitting in Enugu, the state capital on Wednesday. The former revenue officer was sentenced to jail after the presiding...
Pastor arrested for raping teenage church member in Ogun
The operatives of the Ogun State Police Command have arrested a pastor, Mathew Oladapo, for raping a 19-year-old member of his church. Oladapo, who is a pastor in charge of Life and Power Bible Church Ogijo in the Sagamu area of Ogun State, was arrested after he allegedly raped the teenager while performing a deliverance procedure on the victim, who...
Bad weather forces Dana Air plane to make ‘air return’
An Abuja-Lagos bound aircraft of Dana Air on Wednesday made an ‘air return’. The fully-loaded plane had emergency landing at 2:25p.m. in Abuja. The management of the airline had attributed the incident to bad weather. Dana’s Communication Manager, Kingsley Ezenwa, in a statement said: “Our flight 9J 336 from Abuja to Lagos on 23rd February 2022, had an air return due to...
Impeachment: Zamfara gov nominates senator as Deputy Gov
Hours after the impeachment of Mahdi Aliyu Gusau as Zamfara State Deputy Governor by the House of Assembly, Governor Bello Matawalle has nominated a replacement. The replacement is Senator Hassan Mohammed Nasiha Gusau. Senator Gusua represents Zamfara Central Senatorial District at the National Assembly. The House of Assembly has immediately screened and confirmed Gusua. The lawmakers unanimously agreed that the senator be sworn...
