Russia said on Tuesday that Ukraine’s use of long-range ATACMS missiles against its territory marked a “new phase of the Western war” against Moscow, and vowed to react “accordingly.” Ukraine used the missiles to target a military facility in Russia’s Bryansk border region overnight, Moscow said, just days after Washington gave the green light for…
Lawmakers in Iran yesterday voted to close the Strait of Hormuz, a key global oil shipping route, as retaliation for US strikes on its nuclear facilities. The vote comes hours after authorities in the country threatened that the US strikes late Saturday night, which destroyed its three nuclear sites, would have everlasting consequences, saying there…
Security operatives clashed with suspected hoodlums along airport road in the federal capital territory (FCT). The clash in the Lugbe area occurred on Thursday night, as a protest against economic hardship engulfs Nigeria. In videos shared online, suspected thugs were seen erecting bonfires to prevent motorists from plying the highway. They ran in different directions…
The Civil Defence, Correctional, Fire and Immigration Services Board (CDCFIB) has released the names of candidates shortlisted for the computer-based test (CBT) for the paramilitary agencies’ recruitment. This is contained in a statement by the secretary to the board, retired Maj.-Gen. Abdulmalik Jubril, on Wednesday in Abuja. The agencies are the Nigerian Correctional Service, the…
The National Working Committee (NWC) of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), has dismissed the purported dismissal of Hon. Ugochinyere Ikeagwuonu from the party by his ward executives. National Publicity Secretary of the PDP, Debo Ologunagba, said this in a statement in response to a viral letter from the Umuopia/Umukegwu Ward Chapter, of the party in…
The Commissioner of Police, Federal Capital Territory, Miller Dantawaye, has ordered the immediate redeployment of the Divisional Police Officer in charge of Ushafa Division following a viral video showing him slapping a young man during an arrest. The incident, which sparked outrage after footage of the officer assaulting citizens surfaced on X (formerly Twitter) on…
Oil and gas workers under the umbrella of the Petroleum and Natural Gas Senior Staff Association of Nigeria (PENGASSAN) have embarked on an industrial action on Monday, as directed by the union earlier on Sunday. PENGASSAN had on Sunday directed a nationwide strike, instructing all its members in various offices, companies, institutions, and agencies to…
The Lagos State Police Command has issued a directive to all commanders and officers within its jurisdiction, alerting them to a planned nationwide protest. A Civil Society Organisation, the Take-It-Back movement, and other groups had announced a nationwide protest scheduled for April 7, 2025. In a statement on Friday, the National Coordinator of TIB, Juwon…
Suspended Senator representing Kogi Central, Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan, has promised to counter the Federal Government’s criminal suit against her with what she described as “factual and statutory defences.” This comes after her legal team, led by Senior Advocate of Nigeria, Dr. Ehiogie West-Idahosa, confirmed on Friday that it had formally received the summons filed at the…
A major in the British Army (name withheld) and his accomplices have been arrested by operatives of the Department of State Services (DSS) in connection with the smuggling into the country of over 50 AK 47 rifles, six pump-action shotguns and over 3,000 rounds of ammunition, The Nation has learnt. It was gathered that the…