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Suspended Commander of the Intelligence Response Team, IRT, DCP Abba Kyari, who is remanded in the custody of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA, over his involvement in a 25kg cocaine deal, has refused to officially respond to the query issued him by Force Headquarters.This is even as the Federal High Court sitting in Abuja, yesterday, threatened to strike …

Russia has lost up to 40 per cent of the units it sent into Ukraine when Moscow invaded its neighbour in February, the Ukrainian military’s general staff said on Wednesday. . The troops were either completely destroyed or had lost their combat capabilities, he said at the daily bulletin but did not give concrete numbers. The information could not be …

• Headline inflation rose marginally to 15.7 per cent in February• Figures deceptive, politically influenced, Owoh insists• Experts seek removal of import duties on imported petroleum products • Resuscitate moribund refineries to boost availability, FG urged • Last year’s trade deficit hits N1.94tr, 96% higher than that of 2020 Rising energy costs both in electricity and fuel segments, geopolitical tension and fiscal …

• Akpanudoedehe insists party crisis-free, united• Bello not on ground for daily briefing• Governors relocate to Abuja as Ganduje assures of hitch-free convention• Party commences sale of N20 million chairmanship form• Amount placed on exco form counterproductive, outrageous, youth group cries out In what appeared a patching up of the crisis that has enveloped the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), the …

The United States has responded to the counter-sanctions imposed on its officials by the Kremlin. The PUNCH  reported, on Tuesday, that Russia imposed sanctions on the US President, Joe Biden, and a number of his associates and US government officials. Responding to the counter-sanctions, White House spokeswoman, Jen Psaki, said that she, like other officials, has no plans to visit Russia …

Ahead of its March 26 national convention, the Caretaker Extraordinary Convention Planning Committee CECPC of the ruling, All Progressives Congress APC has pegged its chairmanship nomination forms at N20 million. . According to a document sighted by Vanguard but which was later withdrawn, aspirants for the office of the Deputy National Chairman will pay N10 million while forms for other …

Russia’s foreign ministry says Joe Biden, Antony Blinken, Jen Psaki, Hillary Clinton, and other officials are barred from entering the country As the war in Ukraine continues, Russia says it has sanctioned a number of currents and former American officials. . The list includes President Joe Biden, Secretary of State Antony Blinken, White House press secretary Jen Psaki, CIA director …

The United Kingdom Embassy in Nigeria has announced a temporary suspension of study, work, and family visa applications, as priority is now being placed on applications made under the Ukraine Family Scheme. In a statement on Tuesday, the embassy announced that Ukraine Family Scheme was launched in response to the humanitarian crisis arising from the invasion of Ukraine. The statement …

Edo State Governor, Mr. Godwin Obaseki has inaugurated a 15-man Business Enabling Environment Task Team charged with the responsibility of helping the government identify and proffer solutions to bottlenecks that inhibit business growth, ensuring a conducive environment for businesses in the state. The team, headed by the Edo State Commissioner for Finance, Joseph Eboigbe, was inaugurated by Obaseki, at the …

Nigeria’s consumer price inflation rose in February after recording a fall in January as the nation faces fuel shortages that have helped push prices higher. The rate of price increase between February 2021 and February 2022 was 15.70 per cent, higher than 15.60 per cent recorded in January, the National Bureau of Statistics announced Tuesday. The statistics office said the …