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The General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine has claimed to have sunk a Russian warship on the Dnipro River on Tuesday by artillery fire. If confirmed, it would be the most recent Russian military vessel to be lost in the conflict and could be another setback for the Kremlin as it seeks to reverse its fortunes on the battlefield. Russian Army and …

The All Progressives Congress, APC, stakeholders in Enugu State on Wednesday boycotted the Presidential campaign rally of Ahmed Bola Tinubu in Enugu State. The APC Presidential candidate, Tinubu was in Enugu where he addressed a rally at the Michael Okpara Square. Major leaders of the party in the State, including foreign affairs minister, Mr. Geoffrey Onyeama, former Senate President, Senator …

There was a mild drama at the Malam Aminu Kano International Airport (MAKIA) when Aisha Bichi, wife of the Director-General of the Department of State Services (DSS), reportedly prevented Engineer Abba Yusuf, the state gubernatorial candidate of the New Nigeria People’s Party (NNPP), from boarding a flight. According to Daily Trust, the trouble started after the motorcade of Yusuf allegedly …

RUSSIA has suffered its deadliest day of the war so far after Ukraine launched a massive strike during Putin’s New Year’s Eve speech. Exactly how many soldiers died is disputed by the two sides: Ukraine claims as many as 400 Russians were killed, while Russia’s defence ministry said 63. Ukrainian forces fired six rockets from a HIMARS launch system and two of …

Former pope Benedict XVI, who became the first pontiff to resign in some 600 years, has died aged 95. Pope Francis, who replaced him as head of the Catholic Church, had asked the faithful to pray for him at the end of his general audience on Wednesday morning. The Vatican said Benedict’s body will lie in state in St Peter’s Basilica from …

Former President Donald Trump’s tax returns have been released, ending a bitter six-year long battle to gain greater insights into his finances. Ever since his entry into politics, critics have been keen to get Mr Trump – whose foundational pitch to voters had been that his money kept him immune to the special interests and bribes that make politicians dirty …

The US has announced new Covid-19 testing requirements for all travellers from China, joining other nations imposing restrictions due to a surge of infections in the country. The rise in cases across China follows the rollback of its strict “zero Covid” policies, which kept infection rates low but fuelled public frustration and crushed economic growth. Beginning January 5, all travellers to the US from …

The US has announced that it will provide $1.85 billion in military aid to Ukraine – including the first transfer of the Patriot air defence system.

Mr Doyin Okupe, former Senior Special Assistant (SSA) on Media to ex-President Goodluck Jonathan, on Monday evening, paid N13 million for the 52-year jail term bagged for N240 million money laundering offence. Recall that Justuce Ijeoma Ojukwu, in a judgment, had found Okupe guilty in 26 out of the 59 counts preferred against him by the Economic and Financial Crimes …

The Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Abdulrasheed Bawa, has said the commission has recovered more than N30 billion from the suspended Accountant-General of the Federation, Idris Ahmed.