Missile strikes killed dozens of civilians in the country’s second city, Kharkiv, while air raid sirens sounded again in the capital, Kyiv. There were reports of fierce shelling in the northern city of Chernihiv. Russia is attacking Ukraine on several fronts, but its advance has been slowed by Ukrainian resistance. All three cities remain under…
Russian football clubs and national teams have been suspended from all competitions by Fifa and Uefa after the country’s invasion of Ukraine. The world and European football governing bodies said they would be banned “until further notice”. It means the Russian men’s team will not play their World Cup play-off matches next month and the…
By Gambo Jagindi Abuja is the capital city of Nigeria and one of the eight most populous cities in the country. Located in the center of Nigeria, the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Abuja, is a city built in the 1980s based on a Masterplan by a Japanese architect, Kenzo Tange. Abuja replaced Lagos, Nigeria’s most…
… vows to smoke out criminals Disturbed by the spate of killings resulting from cult clashes in some areas of the State, the government of Osun State has said it will stop at nothing to ensure those perpetrating violence are made to pay for their actions along with their sponsors. This followed recent instances of…
Trust Africa News, By Ayomide Otitoju Barr. Femi Mokikan, the National President of Okun Development Association (ODA). It represents the body of all Yorubas in Kogi state. We are 100 percent in 5 local government areas, while in the 6th one, we are like, say 33/34 percent in the local government. Are the Okun people…
Governor Nyesom Wike of Rivers State has berated President Muhammadu Buhari for asking the National Assembly to remove clause 84(12) from the Electoral Act. Wike said Buhari’s call was aimed at protecting some of his appointees. Buhari had asked the National Assembly to remove section 84(12) of the Electoral Act because it disenfranchises serving political…
Facebook says it has restricted Russian state media’s ability to earn money on the social media platform as Moscow’s invasion of neighbouring Ukraine reached the streets of Kyiv. “We are now prohibiting Russian state media from running ads or monetising on our platform anywhere in the world,” Nathaniel Gleicher, the social media giant’s security policy…
Presidential and National Assembly elections go happun for February 25, 2023. While govnorship and State Houses of Assembly votes go hold on March 11, 2023. Mahmood Yakubu, di Chairman Independent National Electoral Commisssion na im make di announcement on Saturday afternoon for Abuja. Professor Yakubu say di new date na to allow dem conform wit…
Nearly 120,000 people have fled Ukraine into Poland and other neighbouring countries in the wake of Russia’s invasion, the UN refugee agency (UNHCR) has said. Cars have been backed up for several kilometres at some border crossings as authorities in Poland, Slovakia, Hungary, Romania and Moldova mobilised to receive Ukrainians and provide shelter, food and…
