Breaking News this Afternoon in Nigeria Friday 25th March 2022
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NNPP chieftain rues Nigeria’s multidimensional woes
Seeks more roles for women in governance Stephen Olufemi Oni, Ilorin The National Women Leader of the New Nigeria People’s Party (NNPP), Dr. Maryam Yaasin, has lamented that the country is on the precipice with the economy teetering on the edge of collapse, while kidnappings, ritual killings and banditry, among other vices, have
DHQ: Troops capture terrorists’ enclave in Sambisa
Emmanuel Onani, Abuja The Defence Headquarters (DHQ) has said that troops on a special operation on Thursday captured Camp Zairo, a terrorists’ enclave in the dreaded Sambisa Forest. The disclosure was made, Friday, by the Director, Defence Media Operation, Maj-Gen. Benard Onyeuko. “On or about 0900hrs on 24 March 2022 the gallant troops
$418m Paris Club Debt: Court dismisses govs’ suit against FG
Tunde Oyesina, Abuja The Federal High Court sitting in Abuja, Friday dismissed the $418 million Paris Club debt suit filed by the 36 state governments against the Federal Government. Attorneys-General of the states had in the suit marked ‘FHC/ABJ/CS/1313/2021’, challenged FG’s decision to withdraw money from state accounts to settle consultants that facilitated
JUST IN: Supreme Court upolds INEC’s de-registration of 22 political parties
The Supreme Court, on Friday, upheld the de-registration of 22 political parties by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC). The parties were scrapped in the year 2020 by the INEC following their dismal performances in the previous elections. Justice Ejembi Eko, who delivered a landmark judgment in the matter, voided and set aside a
JUST IN: EU signs US gas deal to curb reliance on Russia
The US and the EU have announced a major deal on liquified natural gas, in an attempt to reduce Europe’s reliance on Russian energy. The agreement would see the US provide the EU with at least fifteen billion additional cubic metres of the fuel – known as LNG – by the end of the
US announces new sanctions after N’Korea missile test
The United States announced new sanctions on Thursday on entities and people in Russia and North Korea after Pyongyang’s new ICBM missile test. The targeted persons and organisations are accused of “transferring sensitive items to North Korea’s missile programme,” the State Department said in a statement. “These measures are part of our ongoing
Up to 60% failure rate for some Russian missiles in Ukraine, US officials say
The United States assesses that Russia is suffering failure rates as high as 60% for some of the precision-guided missiles it is using to attack Ukraine, three U.S. officials with knowledge of the intelligence told Reuters. The disclosure could help explain why Russia has failed to achieve what most could consider basic objectives since
Zelensky: Europe acted too late to stop Russian invasion
A few hours ago, Ukraine’s leader Volodymyr Zelensky delivered a late-night address to the European Council summit in Brussels. He outlined Russia’s destruction and damage to his country, and thanked Europe for uniting in their support for Ukraine. Then, in his characteristic forthright style, he told European leaders that they had acted too late
Ukraine Conflict: We’ll respond if Russia uses chemical weapons – Biden
US President Joe Biden has said NATO “would respond” if Russia uses chemical weapons in Ukraine. The president – who is in Europe for talks with allies – did not spell out what that might mean, reports the BBC. His comments came on an unprecedented day of emergency summits in Brussels, where Western leaders showed
Ecuador, Uruguay qualify for World Cup, with help from Brazil
Giorgian de Arrascaeta sent Uruguay to the World Cup with the only goal of the game against Peru on Thursday, a result that also booked Ecuador’s ticket to Qatar, with a helping hand from Brazil. Ecuador slumped to a 3-1 defeat in Paraguay but still qualified for a World Cup for the just
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