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Thursday, 19 May 2022 06:27

Chinese plane crash caused by intentional act - US officials

The China Eastern Airlines plane crash that killed 132 people is believed to have been caused by an intentional act, according to U.S. officials who spoke to ABC News. The Boeing 737-800 passenger jet was flying from Kunming to Guangzhou on March 21 when it plunged into a mountainous area in Guangxi, China. All 123 passengers and nine crew members were killed. The officials who spoke to ABC News point to the plane's flaps not being engaged and landing gear not put down. The near-vertical descent of the plane, they believe, would've required intentional force. The plane slammed into the…

Thursday, 19 May 2022 06:24

What to know after Day 84 of Russia-Ukraine war

Moscow said nearly 700 more Ukrainian fighters had surrendered in Russian-held Mariupol as it shored up a key gain in the south, while the United States became the latest Western country to reopen its embassy in Kyiv. Ukraine has ordered its garrison in Mariupol to stand down, but the ultimate outcome of Europe's bloodiest battle for decades remains unresolved. Top commanders of Ukrainian fighters who had made their last stand at the Azovstal steelworks in the port city are still inside the plant, according to the leader of pro-Russian separatists in control of the area, Denis Pushilin, quoted by local…

Wednesday, 18 May 2022 06:29

Nationwide load shedding as DisCos share paltry 2,500MW of electricity - Report

Over 1,000 megawatts of electricity are currently not allocated to power distribution companies (DisCos) despite low generation by Nigeria’s 23 power plants. Investigation revealed that the Transmission Company of Nigeria failed to allocate 1,357MW of electricity from a paltry 3, 871MW generated on Sunday. According to data collected from the Nigerian Electricity System Operator, an arm of TCN, nine DisCos out of 11 were on Sunday allocated a total of 2,514MW, leaving 1,357 unallocated. A breakdown of the allocation for Sunday showed that Abuja DisCo received a total of 289.92MW; Benin DisCo, 226.89; Eko DisCo, 377.31MW; while 251.89MW was allocated…

Wednesday, 18 May 2022 06:27

Nine confirmed dead from Kano gas explosion

A total of nine bodies have been recovered from the scene of a gas explosion that occurred in Kano state. On Tuesday, a gas explosion occurred near a primary school in Sabon Gari area of Kano metropolis, sending residents into panic. Speaking with journalists, Shuaibu Dikko, Kano commissioner of police, said efforts had commenced to rescue anyone who may be trapped under the rubble. Dikko said a gas cylinder from a welding shop nearby caused the explosion which brought down a building in the school, adding that it was not a bomb blast as speculated. Muhammad Garba, Kano commissioner for…

Wednesday, 18 May 2022 06:24

What to know after Day 83 of Russia-Ukraine war

Concerns grew on Wednesday for the welfare of more than 250 Ukrainian fighters who surrendered to Russian forces at the Azovstal steelworks in Mariupol after weeks of desperate resistance. The surrender brought an end to the most devastating siege of Russia's war in Ukraine and allowed President Vladimir Putin to claim a rare victory in his faltering campaign, which many military analysts say has stalled. Buses left the steelworks late on Monday in a convoy escorted by Russian armoured vehicles. Five arrived in the Russian-held town of Novoazovsk, where Moscow said wounded fighters would be treated. Seven buses carrying Ukrainian…

Tuesday, 17 May 2022 06:34

FG announces date for resumption of Abuja-Kaduna train service

Federal government says the Abuja-Kaduna train service will resume operations on May 23. Yakubu Mahmood, spokesperson, Nigerian Railway Corporation (NRC), said this in a statement on Monday. In March, the government suspended operations on the route after an attack on the train by gunmen. Eight passengers died in the attack, while many were kidnapped. Mahmood said the decision to resume operations does not mean efforts to secure the safe release of those abducted would be shelved. “The government wishes to assure the relatives of the abducted citizens still in captivity that the safe rescue of these passengers is a top…

Tuesday, 17 May 2022 06:33

ASUU strike: Students block strategic roads in Southern Nigeria

Nigerian students, yesterday, made good their threats to cripple socio-economic actives in the country as they barricaded major highways and obstructed movements in continuation of their protest over ongoing nationwide strike by the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU). In 2020, the union embarked on a nine-month strike, the longest since 1999 and about two years later on February 14, it went on a four-week warning strike. It declared another eight weeks strike, saying it was giving the government more time to attend to its demands. Upon it expiration, it announced additional 12 weeks roll-over with effect from May 9,…

Tuesday, 17 May 2022 06:31

What to know after Day 82 of Russia-Ukraine war

Ukraine's military said on Tuesday it was working to evacuate all remaining troops from their last stronghold in the besieged port of Mariupol, ceding control of the city to Russia after months of bombardment. The evacuation of hundreds of fighters, many wounded, to Russian-held towns, likely marked the end of the longest and bloodiest battle of the Ukraine war and a significant defeat for Ukraine. Mariupol is now in ruins after a Russian siege that Ukraine says killed tens of thousands of people in the city. With the rest of Mariupol firmly in Russian hands, hundreds of Ukrainian troops and…

Monday, 16 May 2022 06:02

Sokoto blasphemy murder: ‘My remaining children will never go to school again’, Deborah’s mother vows

Emmanuel Garba, Deborah’s father, in an interview with The PUNCH on Sunday, said he paid N120,000 to transport the remains of his daughter from Sokoto State to Niger State. Garba, who said he would not seek any legal redress, disclosed that the government had not contacted him despite the gruesome killing of her daughter. He stated, “I have yet to get a call or message from anyone concerning the incident. Nobody called me; I decided to go on my own. I went to the state CID (Criminal Investigation Department) office and begged them to help me get the corpse so…

Monday, 16 May 2022 06:00

What to know after Day 81 of Russia-Ukraine war

Russia attacked positions in eastern Ukraine as it tries to encircle Ukrainian forces in the Donbas and fend off a counteroffensive around the city of Izium. NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg said Russia's offensive in Donbas had stalled and Ukraine could win the war, an outcome few military analysts predicted at the outset of the conflict. "Russia's war in Ukraine is not going as Moscow had planned," Stoltenberg told reporters on Sunday. In a strategic blow for Russia, which has long opposed NATO expansion, Finland on Sunday confirmed it would apply to join the Atlantic military alliance. Sweden's ruling Social Democrats…

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Sunday, 15 May 2022 06:31

Deborah Samuel: Sokoto declares curfew over student killing protests

Sokoto state has declared an immediate 24-hour curfew to quell protests demanding the release of suspects in the killing of Deborah Samuel last week, a statement from the governor's office said. On Thursday, Samuel was beaten and burned by fellow students for alleged blasphemous statements about the Prophet Mohammad in a Whatsapp group. Two suspects were arrested. The curfew applies to the state capital Sokoto. Nigeria is almost evenly divided between the largely Christian south and mainly Muslim north, where some states have adopted strict sharia laws, including death sentences for blasphemy. A city resident witness described the protesters as…

Sunday, 15 May 2022 06:30

Kaduna bans religious protests amid unrest in Sokoto

Kaduna government has banned protests related to religious activity in the state. Samuel Aruwan, commissioner for internal security, said the ban became imperative “in view of moves by some unpatriotic elements to organise series of for-and-against protests related to a security development in one of the northern states”. The ban comes in the wake of unrest in Sokoto state over the arrest of the suspected killers of Deborah Samuel, a female student of Shehu Shagari College of Education. A mob killed Deborah over alleged blasphemy on Thursday. Her killing had sparked outrage and condemnation across the country, with Nigerians asking…

Sunday, 15 May 2022 06:29

Soludo visited Nnamdi Kanu in detention last Friday. This is what the Anambra gov says the separatist leader told him

Governor of Anambra State, Chukwuma Soludo, has visited the detained leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, Nnamdi Kanu. The governor quoted the IPOB leader as saying that he would preach peace when released. Soludo made this known in a post on his Facebook page Saturday night after visiting the IPOB leader. He posted, “I visited Nnamdi Kanu, yesterday, (Friday, 13th May, 2022) to felicitate with him and also as part of the wider consultations with critical stakeholders in search of lasting peace and security in the Southeast. “He was in very high spirits and we had quality and frank…

Sunday, 15 May 2022 06:29

IPOB declares May 18, 26 sit-at-home

Indigenous People of Biafra has declared May 18 and 26, 2022 as sit-at-home for the people of the Southeast. The group said it declared the sit-at-home, being the court dates of its detained leader, Nnamdi Kanu as part of solidarity. In a statement on Saturday, the group’s Media and Publicity Secretary, Emma Powerful, also dissociated itself from a voice note purportedly announcing different dates, saying that any other date is not from IPOB. Powerful noted that the group’s core mandate is the well-being of Biafrans all over the globe, with emphasis on the homeland of Biafra. He said the IPOB…

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