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Four men accused of staging the Russia concert hall attack that killed more than 130 people appeared before a Moscow court Sunday on terrorism charges. They were showing signs of severe beatings as one of the suspects appeared to be barely conscious during the hearing  The court statements said that two of the suspects accepted their guilt in the assault, …

ASABA – Monarchs, retired security officers, clerics, and activists in the Niger Delta, yesterday, urged the Federal Government to direct the Army to withdraw its siege to the embattled Okuama community in Ughelli South Local Government Area, Delta State to avert losses of more lives and douse tension in the oil region. They also asked the criminals who killed 17 military …

The United States of America, has congratulated the people of Greece and Greeks around the world as they celebrate the 203rd anniversary of the founding of the Hellenic Republic. In a statement, the US Secretary of State, Antony Blinken said that the relationship of both countries underscored their growing bilateral and transatlantic relationship founded on shared democratic values. He appreciated …

The focus of the dialogue was on a prosperous future for Nigeria through the prospects of a new democratic people’s constitution that will offer assured hope and prosperity to the diverse peoples and citizens of Nigeria in the face of the current socio-economic miseries, political instability and worsening insecurity in the country. Some prominent Nigerians including former governors, legislators and …

The Senior Staff Association of Nigerian Universities(SSANU) has declared that it may down tools again and even make it indefinite if the Federal Government continue to delay the payment of members’ fourth month withheld salaries. The union also declared that its seven-day warning strike together with the Non-Academic Staff Union( NASU) and the National Association of Academic Technologists(NAAT) over the …

The Chairman of the Police Service Commission, Solomon Arase, has questioned the competence of the Commissioners of Police in Delta and Imo states, following a wave of assaults against police officers in the country. Arase, while condemning the attacks, stressed that the slain officers were also Nigerians who “deserve the support, encouragement and protection of the citizens.” This was revealed …

The council’s recommendation followed a request by the committee that it set up on February 12, 2024, to investigate Musafari for, among others, financial impropriety and serious misconduct. The National Steel Council (NSC) in Abuja has informed Minister of Steel Development, Shuaibu Abubakar Audu, of an alleged over N1 billion fraud that it linked to its Executive Secretary, Ambassador Abdulqadir …

Three weeks after losing one of its comic actors to the pang of death, the Nigerian movie industry is mourning again as it has lost yet another veteran actor, Amaechi Muonagor, to the cold hands of death. Muonagor died yesterday after battling kidney disease for a long time. This came few days after a viral video where he solicited financial …

The auditorium at Crocus City Hall was about three-quarters full, with the crowd waiting to see Picnic, a band popular since the Soviet days of the early 1980s. But the concert was sold out in the 6,200-seat hall, so some of the audience was still likely getting food or were shedding their heavy coats in the cloakroom. It was 7-10 …

The state government and the Defence Headquarters earlier on Sunday announced the release of the kidnapped schoolchildren. Governor Uba Sani of Kaduna State has disclosed that a teacher who was kidnapped alongside 137 pupils of the Government Secondary and Primary Schools, Kuriga 1, Chikun LGA of the state, did not make it back. The state government and the Defence Headquarters …