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CNN – Russian forces are now just three kilometers (1.9 miles) from the outskirts of the key eastern Ukrainian city of Pokrovsk after making advances Wednesday, according to Ukrainian mapping service DeepState. They have also destroyed or captured Ukrainian positions near the city, a Ukrainian army spokesperson said. “The enemy attacked our fortifications in the Pokrovsk sector west of Vidrodzennia village, south …

FBI Director Chris Wray will resign at the end of the Biden administration, the agency said Wednesday, as it became clear he would be forced out by President-elect Donald Trump. Trump, who originally nominated Wray after firing the previous FBI director, previously announced he will nominate Kash Patel for the role, although Wray still had three years remaining on his 10-year term. …

Residents of the Kano community produce crops such as maize, rice and vegetables. In the fertile plains of Kura Local Government Area (LGA) of Kano State, residents of Sabuwar Gainawa, a community renowned for its agricultural productivity, have endured over two decades without electricity. Residents of the community of over 140,000 people produce crops such as maize, rice, and vegetables to …

President Bola Tinubu has said the interest and welfare of the citizens in Mali, Burkina Faso, and Niger remain priorities for leaders of ECOWAS, assuring that wisdom and diplomacy will make the difference in reintegrating the countries into the commission. He gave the assurance on Wednesday while receiving the President of Germany, Frank-Walter Steinmeier, in a state visit at the …

Nigeria, Africa’s most populous country, suffers from acute electricity shortages. Nigeria’s bilateral relationship with Germany has led to improved electricity supply in the West African country, an official said on Wednesday. The partnership involves the management of two transmission power substations by German electricity giant Siemens, Nigeria’s Power Minister Adebayo Adelabu told journalists in Abuja after a meeting between the presidents of …

Nigerians were on Wednesday plunged into darkness following another collapse of the national power grid. The PUNCH reports that from January 2024 till November, the grid has collapsed 11 times. Within one week in October, the grid collapsed three times with its attendant blackouts, sparking reactions from Nigerians. A tweet via the official handle of Nigeria’s National Grid confirmed that …

…Earmarks N223bn for recurrent expenditure…N381bn for capital projects Edo State Governor, Senator Monday Okpebholo, has presented an appropriation bill and a budget estimate of N605 billion for the 2025 fiscal year to the State House of Assembly.While presenting the 2025 budget at the main chamber of the Edo State House of Assembly (EDHA) on Tuesday, the governor highlighted that it …

BY MIKE OSAROGIAGBON The crisis in Ugbineh Community in Ovia North-East Local Government Area of Edo State, continues to worsen despite a clear directive from the Palace of the Oba of Benin. The Oba’s Palace through its Dispute Resolution Committee had last April urged both elders and youths in the community to disregard the purported removal of the Community Youth …

The Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited, NNPCL, said the new Port Harcourt refinery is over 90 percent completed. The Port Harcourt Refining Company, PHRC, operates two refineries; the old plant with a capacity of 60,000 barrels per stream day (bpsd) and a new facility with 150,000 bpsd, bringing the refinery’s combined crude processing capacity to 210,000 bpsd. The Group Chief …

The United Nations declared December 10 every year as International Human Rights Day, mainly to highlight the rights now recognized globally as enuring to and enjoyed by human beings by virtue of their humanity. Although there is still so much ground to cover in the areas of protection of human rights, the decision to set aside a day for this …