Ukraine war: Putin ally ‘prince of darkness’ Viktor Medvedchuk captured
The photograph of a dishevelled, handcuffed man in his 60s wearing army camouflage was posted on Instagram by Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskyy last night. His name is Viktor Medvedchuk, he’s a central character in the story of Ukraine’s recent political history and he’s never been seen like this before. Mr
BREAKING: Appeal court upturns high court judgement restricting human rights activist, Sowore to Abuja
The Court of Appeal sitting in Abuja has upturned the ruling of the Federal High Court confining human rights activist, Omoyele Sowore, to Abuja, the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) since August 2019. A three-man panel led by Justice Tsammani made the judgement on Wednesday. Operatives of the Department of
Four officers killed as gunmen attack police station in Anambra
Four police officers have reportedly been killed after some unknown gunmen attacked a police station in Atani, the headquarters of Ogbaru Local Government Area of Anambra State, in the early hours of today April 13. According to some residents of the community, the gunmen arrived the area at about 1:30am
Man, 62, named as person of interest in NYC shooting which left 10 people with gunshot wounds
A 62-year-old man has been named as a person of interest in the attack which left 10 people with gunshot wounds, with police offering a $50,000 reward for information leading to his arrest. Frank James reportedly posted hundreds of unhinged and bigoted videos on his YouTube channel ranting about
Man ends up in EFCC net years after duping childhood friend
A man has narrated how a friend who duped him years ago when they were still teenagers ended up in EFCC custody. The Twitter user said he was about 18 years old when he went to register for JAMB with a friend. Network didn’t
16 die, dozens injured as truck crashes in Indonesia
At least 16 people were killed and more than a dozen others injured when a truck descending a remote mountain in Indonesia’s West Papua province crashed into a cliff on Wednesday, police said. The truck, carrying 28 passengers and the driver, was said to be heading down a road in
Dangote, Lafarge, others account for N3.48bn social expenditure — NEITI
The Nigeria Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (NEITI) has named Dangote Group, Lafarge Africa Plc and First Patriots as the top three contributors to the mining industry’s social expenditure with N3.48 billion total spending. The figure, according to the NEITI’s latest Solid Minerals Audit report for December 2020, represents 94.6 percent
CBN approves DLM Capital’s acquisition of Links MfB
DLM Capital Group, a development investment bank, has received the final approval of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) for its acquisition of Links Microfinance Bank. The approval, according to the bank, will further solidify the Group’s much awaited digital banking entrance and launch. This development transitions DLM Capital as
Imported vehicles: Customs slam 15% levy, clearing agents plan strike
CLEARING agents operating in the nation’s maritime sector may withdraw their services following the reintroduction of a 15 per cent National Automotive Council levy on imported used vehicles by the Nigeria Customs Service. NAC had in 2011 proposed 35 per cent duty differentials between imported fully-built units and locally assembled
Ukraine: Nokia to quit Russian market
Nokia will pull out of the Russian market, the Finnish telecoms provider said on Tuesday, a day after rival Ericsson decided to suspend its activities in the country indefinitely. Hundreds of mainly Western companies have announced the suspension of their activities or their departure from Russia since the invasion of