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Bail Application: Nnamdi Kanu returns to court in May
Detained leader of the outlawed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu will return to court in May for his bail application. The Federal High Court, Abuja, has set May 18 and 26 as the dates for the ruling on the bail application. Justice Binta Nyako made this known on Friday. Recall that
JUST IN: 30 cows killed as gunmen invade Anambra Market
At least 30 cows were killed Friday as unknown gunmen stormed a Cattle market in Aguata LGA, Anambra State. This is happening less than 24 hours after they attacked Aguta Local Government Council, where they burnt down structures and vehicles. Confirming the attack at the Cattle market, a Facebook user, Mr. Iyke Orji said the
Nnamdi Kanu’s Trial: DSS operatives block court premises ahead of court ruling
Operatives of the Department of State Services (DSS) on Friday, barricaded all roads leading to the premises of the Federal High Court in Abuja, ahead of the resumed trial of Nnamdi Kanu, leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB). The DSS is believed to have barricaded the roads to tighten security around the
Edo, Adamawa, Kaduna, Imo Get New Police Commissioners
The Inspector-General of Police (IGP) Usman Alkali Baba, has ordered the posting of CP Abutu Yaro, to the Edo State Police Command as the new Commissioner of Police in charge of the state. The approval was contained in a statement issued on Thursday by CSP Olumuyiwa Adejobi, the Force Public Relations Officer, in Abuja,
JUST IN: Army patrol van burnt as gunmen attack checkpoint in Aba
Yet to be identified gunmen have attacked an Army checkpoint in Aba, burning a patrol van in the process. Reports say the invaders stormed the checkpoint at Tonimas junction along Enugu-Aba-Port Harcourt Expressway, Aba in Abia state, in the early hours of Friday. The hoodlums were said to have laid an ambush for
JUST IN: Dozens feared dead as rockets hit train station in Ukraine
The Ukraine state rail company says more than 30 people have been killed and over 100 others wounded in a Russian rocket strike on Kramatorsk train station. Kramatorsk was one of the easternmost stations still operating in Ukraine, and the governor of Donetsk said thousands of people were there at the time, trying to
Wrongful Dismissal: Court orders Airtel to pay ex-employee N165.98m
Akeem Nafiu The National Industrial Court Of Nigeria (NICN) Thursday ordered Airtel Networks Limited to pay its former employee, Abdul-Hakeem A. Olasewere, N165.9 million for wrongful dismissal. Justice J. D. Peters ordered Airtel to comply with the judgement “immediately”. The sum comprises N100 million as exemplary damages, N60 million as general damages and N1
UK: Russian troops fully out of northern Ukraine
Russian troops have now “fully withdrawn” from northern Ukraine, moving back north to Belarus and Russia says the UK Defence Ministry. Some of those units will be transferred to eastern Ukraine to fight in the Donbas. But many of the forces will need “significant replenishment” before being deployed, reports the BBC. “Any mass redeployment
Two killed in gun attack in heart of Tel Aviv
Two people have been killed by at least one gunman in the centre of Tel Aviv, Israel, in the fourth attack of its kind in just over two weeks. The shootings happened on Dizengoff Street, one of the busiest streets, known for its bars and restaurants, reports the BBC. Security forces are hunting for
French Election: Far-right Le Pen closes in on Macron ahead of vote
The least a president might expect, when juggling a war in Europe with an election at home, is a bounce in the polls. But Emmanuel Macron has discovered that all the energy he spent dealing with Vladimir Putin’s war in Ukraine has been of little help in France’s unpredictable vote, reports the BBC. “Nothing
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