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Tuesday, 28 February 2023 06:07

Appeal Court justice slumps in chamber, dies in Ondo

A Justice of the Court of Appeal, sitting in Akure, the Ondo State capital, Lokulo-Sodipe, is dead. The justice was said to have slumped in his office on Monday while dressing up to attend a court session. It was gathered that all attempts to revive him proved abortive as he reportedly gave up the ghost on the way to the hospital. He died at the age of 67. The immediate past Chairman of the Akure branch of the Nigeria Bar Association, Rotimi Olorunfemi, confirmed the incident on a WhatsApp platform. He simply said, “Just confirmed it (the judge’s death) is…

Tuesday, 28 February 2023 06:06

What to know after Day 369 of Russia-Ukraine war

WESTERN PERSPECTIVE Russia fights to encircle Ukraine's defenders in Bakhmut Russian forces pressed their offensive in eastern Ukraine as they attempted to encircle the small mining city of Bakhmut, the scene of the toughest fighting in battlefields saturated by rain and an early spring thaw. Russia is trying to cut the Ukrainian defenders' vulnerable supply lines into the city and force them to surrender or withdraw. That would give Moscow its first major prize in more than half a year, and open the way to the capture of the last remaining urban centres in Donetsk region. "The enemy is constantly…

Monday, 27 February 2023 05:42

Earthquake: Nigeria donates $1m to Turkey

Federal Government has donated a $1 million support fund to the victims of the earthquake in Turkey. Minister of Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Muhammed Musa Bello, announced the donation when he led the Federal Government delegation to the country at the weekend. Bello and other members of the delegation were received by the Turkish Foreign Affairs Minister, Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu, at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, in Ankara, the Turkish capital. The visit followed on the heels of the tragic 7.8-magnitude earthquake on February 6, which resulted in the death of about 50,000 people, including former Chelsea and Ghanaian footballer, Christian…

Monday, 27 February 2023 05:39

What to know after Day 368 of Russia-Ukraine war

RUSSIAN PERSPECTIVE West’s obsession with tearing Russia to pieces led to military operation - Medvedev The Neanderthal anti-Russian prejudice of Western nations and their desire to tear Russia apart led to the need of performing the special military operation, Deputy Chairman of the Security Council Dmitry Medvedev said in an article for the Izvestiya newspaper. "Their convulsions are fed by the Neanderthal anti-Russian prejudice and the desire to create a newly appeared Frankenstein represented by Ukraine - a special ‘anti-Russia’," the politician noted, speaking about non-recognition of results of the referendum in Crimea by the collective West. "What else can…

Sunday, 26 February 2023 05:18

What to know after Day 367 of Russia-Ukraine war

RUSSIAN PERSPECTIVE Zelensky threatens unsupportive Americans Ukrainian President Vladimir Zelensky warned Americans to keep supporting Ukraine or risk geopolitical irrelevance, during a press conference on the anniversary of Russia’s military operation in the country. Should it stop funding Kiev’s war effort, the US will "lose the leadership position that they are enjoying in the world," the Ukrainian leader declared on Friday. "If they do not change their opinion…they will lose NATO, they will lose the clout of the United States, they will lose the leadership position they are enjoying in the world," Zelensky declared, following a speech in which he…

Saturday, 25 February 2023 05:50

Your US visa never extended beyond 2 years validity. Now it could be 5 years for this reason

Federal Government has directed full implementation of a new visa reciprocity policy for citizens of the United States of America with effect from March 1, 2023. Minister of Interior, Rauf Aregbesola, said the directive was issued following approval for the implementation of the new Bilateral Consular Policy Agreements between the two governments. President Muhammadu Buhari launched the new Nigeria Visa Policy in 2020. He added that the policy amongst other things seeks to promote tourism and boost cultural exchange and business between both nations. According to a statement by his media adviser, Sola Fasure, on Friday, the minister said the…

Saturday, 25 February 2023 05:49

What to know after First Year anniversary of Russia-Ukraine war

WESTERN PERSPECTIVE One year into invasion, Ukraine mourns dead and vows victory Ukraine honored its dead and vowed to keep fighting on Friday while Russia told the world to accept "the realities" of its war but faced new Western sanctions on the invasion's anniversary. At a ceremony in Kyiv's St Sophia Square, President Volodymyr Zelenskiy bestowed medals on soldiers and the mother of one killed. He fought back tears at the national anthem. "We have become one family ... Ukrainians have sheltered Ukrainians, opened their homes and hearts to those who were forced to flee the war," he said in…

Friday, 24 February 2023 06:14

Nigeria’s 2022 GDP falls below 2021 numbers. Here’s how the sectors performed

National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) says Nigeria’s annual Gross Domestic Product (GDP) growth rate in 2022 was 3.10 percent, representing a decrease when compared to the 3.40 percent recorded in 2021. NBS, in the GDP report released on Wednesday, said the performance of agriculture and industry reduced in 2022 relative to 2021. However, the report noted that Nigeria’s GDP — driven by the service sector — grew by 3.52 percent in the fourth quarter (Q4) of 2022. The figure represents a growth of 1.27 percentage points compared to the third quarter (Q3) of 2022, which was 2.25 percent. The bureau…

Friday, 24 February 2023 06:11

What to know after Day 365 of Russia-Ukraine war

WESTERN PERSPECTIVE War in Ukraine drags into second year The war in Ukraine entered its second year with no end in sight and Russia isolated at the United Nations in a vote demanding its forces withdraw, while G7 leaders are set to coordinate more support for Ukraine on Friday. As fighting raged on in Ukraine's east and south, Kyiv's allies around the world showed their support on the first anniversary of Russia's invasion on Feb. 24. Paris lit up the Eiffel Tower in the Ukrainian flag colours of blue and yellow and people draped in Ukrainian flags gathered at a…

Thursday, 23 February 2023 06:07

‘We refuse to be made a scapegoat’, Supreme Court says as top court fixes March 3 for judgement in Naira swap suit

Supreme Court has fixed March 3, 2023, for judgement in the naira redesign suit filed by Zamfara, Kogi and Kaduna state governments. Dissatisfied with the decision of the Federal Government to phase out N500 and N1000 notes, some governors had headed for the apex court, which restrained the Federal Government from implementing the February 10 deadline for swapping the old naira notes with the new ones. However, the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) governor, Godwin Emefiele, said there was no need to shift the deadline. President Muhammadu Buhari had subsequently ordered the CBN to recirculate old N200 notes, declaring that…

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Thursday, 23 February 2023 05:54

What to know after Day 364 of Russia-Ukraine war

WESTERN PERSPECTIVE Biden, Putin display their alliances with Ukraine war backdrop U.S. President Joe Biden and Russian President Vladimir Putin bolstered their respective alliances with NATO and China, days before the first anniversary of Moscow's invasion of Ukraine. Global tensions between superpowers were highlighted on a day of diplomacy in Warsaw and Moscow on Wednesday. Biden promised that the United States "will defend literally every inch of NATO", the military alliance that includes some Eastern European countries bordering Russia. Putin said Chinese leader Xi Jinping would visit Russia, saying relations had reached "new frontiers." Washington is concerned Beijing could provide…

Wednesday, 22 February 2023 06:00

Naira redesign: Kaduna, Kogi, Zamfara ask Supreme Court to jail Malami, Emefiele for contempt

Three states of Kaduna, Kogi and Zamfara already in legal battle with the federal government over the Naira redesign policy have commenced a contempt proceeding against the Attorney General of the Federation (AGF), Abubakar Malami and the Governor of Central Bank of Nigeria, (CBN), Godwin Emefiele, for their alleged failure to obey the order of the Supreme Court extending the deadline for the use of old N200, N500 and N1,000 banknotes. In the fresh documents filed before the Supreme Court, the applicants cautioned the AGF and Emefiele about the consequences of their continued failure to comply with the apex court’s…

Wednesday, 22 February 2023 05:58

Hacker posted fake CBN statement on my social media pages ‘to attack my reputation’ - Aisha Buhari

Aisha Buhari, wife of President Muhammadu Buhari, says a fake statement on the extension of the old naira note deadline, posted on her social media accounts, was the work of a “hacker”. On Tuesday, the purported statement, which featured the signature of Osita Nwanisobi, Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) spokesperson, went viral on social media. The statement claimed that the apex bank had been directed to recirculate the old naira notes, adding that they would remain legal tender till May. The now-deleted statement was also shared by Aisha on her official Facebookand Instagram page. CBN subsequently disowned the statement and…

Wednesday, 22 February 2023 05:57

NRC suspends rail services nationwide

Nigerian Railway Corporation (NRC) announced in Lagos on Tuesday that rail services would be suspended from Saturday, Feb. 25 to Monday, Feb. 27. NRC’s spokesman, Mahmood Yakubu, stated that the suspension was to enable Nigerians to exercise their franchise at the presidential and National Assembly elections of Feb. 25. Train services to be put on hold are Abuja-Kaduna, Warri- Itakpe, Lagos-Ibadan, and Iddo, Lagos-Ijoko interstate mass transit service. Yakubu stated that normal train services would resume from Tuesday, Feb. 28.

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