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A high court in Ikeja, Lagos has convicted Chukwudimeme Onwuamadike, kidnap kingpin better known as Evans on charges of conspiracy and kidnapping. Evans was tried alongside Uche Amadi, Ogechi Uchechukwu, Chilaka Ifeanyi, Okwuchukwu Nwachukwu and Victor Aduba over the alleged kidnapping of Donatus Dunu, chief executive officer of Maydon Pharmaceuticals Ltd. The […]

Russian troops have entered Kyiv, the capital of Ukraine — a day after the invasion of the country on the order of Vladimir Putin, president of Russia.  The troops are reportedly moving to seize the capital and topple the government. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy had said he was the target of the […]

President Muhammadu Buhari has finally signed the electoral act amendment bill into law. A signing ceremony was held at the federal executive council (FEC) chamber in the presidential villa in Abuja on Friday. Senate President Ahmad Lawan, Femi Gbajabiamila, speaker of the house of representatives, and Kayode Fayemi, chairman of the Nigeria […]

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy says at least 137 Ukrainian soldiers and civilians have been killed since the Russian invasion began. Zelensky added that 316 soldiers have also been wounded in the attack. Addressing the nation on Friday, the Ukrainian president praised the citizens for their heroism in fighting back. He said […]

The invasion of Ukraine by Russia and the rising number of casualties, appeared on the cover pages of Nigerian newspapers. Source: Top Stories

Nigeria on Thursday recorded 34 cases of COVID-19. Here are five updates about the pandemic.  US CDC to loosen indoor mask guidelines The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is expected to loosen its guidelines for when and where Americans should wear masks to prevent the spread of COVID-19. This […]

Two police officers and five civilians were killed on Thursday when armed robbers attacked four banks in Uromi, Esan north-east LGA of Edo state. The armed men also attacked a police station in the Auchi area of the state. Bello Kontong, police public relations officer (PPRO) in Edo, confirmed the attacks to […]

Kayode Fayemi, governor of Ekiti state, says leaders need to move beyond scoring points against opponents to ensuring quality representation for the people. Fayemi said this on Thursday at the unveiling of his book titled, ‘Unfinished Greatness: Envisioning a New Nigeria’ in Abuja. The governor also said he has devoted a good […]

The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) says MTN Nigeria and Mafab Communications Limited have made their full payment of $273.6 million each for the fifth generation (5G) spectrum licence. In December 2021, after 11 rounds of bidding that lasted for eight hours, Mafab and MTN Nigeria emerged as the two successful winners of the 3,5gigahertz (GHz) […]

The Ukraine government says Russian forces have seized control of the Chernobyl nuclear power plant. Ukrainian Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal was said to have announced this while speaking to journalists on Thursday. This development comes hours after Russian President Vladimir Putin launched a special millitary intervention in Ukraine’s Donbas region. The […]