Russian President Vladimir Putin on Wednesday announced that the new Zircon hypersonic missile has been put into service as the country’s war effort flounders in Ukraine. Putin in a televised video link from the Kremlin to mark the commissioning of the missiles on the Admiral Gorshkov frigate said: “I am sure that such a powerful weapon will allow us to reliably protect Russia from external threats and secure the national interests of our country.’’ The vessel is part of Russia’s Northern Fleet and is to be sent on a lengthy sea voyage to the Atlantic and Indian Oceans to demonstrate…
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The Nigerian Air Force (NAF) on Wednesday in Abuja approved the appointment and redeployment of new Branch Chiefs, Air Officers Commanding (AOCs), and Commandants of Tri-Service and NAF Institutions. It also approved the appointment of a new spokesperson and other senior officers. Group Capt. Joel Abioye of the Directorate of Public Relations and Information, NAF, stated that the new postings and the redeployment were part of a routine aimed to ensure operational efficiency and effective service delivery. Abioye added that the appointments were approved by the Chief Air of Staff, Air Marshal Oladayo Amao. Former Chief of Policy and Plans,…
The Speaker of Lagos State House of Assembly, Mr. Mudashiru Obasa has received the Security and Intelligence Committee of the All Progressives Congress Presidential Campaign Council (APC-PCC) Obasa received the committee delegation led by (Rtd.) Gen. Jubril Abdulmalik and other top security experts at the assembly complex in Lagos on Wednesday. The visit is coming a few weeks before the general election which has Sen. Bola Tinubu as APC presidential candidate. Upon the arrival of the committee, Abdulmalik and other security experts including the former chief of defence staff, retired Gen. Abayomi Olorunisakin, and the former chief of army staff, Gen. Tukur Buratai,…
A chieftain of the Labour Party (LP) in Ondo state, Mr. Stephen Adeyeri, has described the endorsement of Mr. Peter Obi by former President Olusegun Obasanjo as a harbinger of better times to come. Obasanjo had in a letter on Sunday disclosed that Obi, the presidential candidate of the Labour Party, was his preferred candidate among the contenders jostling for the apex seat of power in the country. The endorsement, however, elicited mixed reactions from political actors, and watchers as some severely criticised the endorsement of the LP candidate. In a statement on Wednesday in Akure, Adeyeri lauded Obasanjo and described him as a true lover of democracy and defender of…
The African Democratic Congress (ADC), governorship candidate in Borno state, Fatima Abubakar says she is optimistic about winning the governorship election, going on recent development. Abubakar, the only female candidate for the election said in Maiduguri on Wednesday that she has started a house-to-house campaign to reach out to the electorate in the state. She said that she has been gaining more support and popularity from the electorate, saying she was almost certain of winning the poll. “I am getting more popular with more supporters, particularly women who believe in my capacity to bring more and better transformation in the…
ASHENEWS reports that President Muhammadu Buhari has approved the deployment of advanced technology to tackle insecurity in Imo and other parts of the South East. Imo state governor, Hope Uzodinma revealed this to correspondents after a closed door meeting with the president at the Presidential Villa, Abuja on Tuesday. He said he was in the villa to thank the president for the various supports and assistance given to the state and appeal to him to approve the tech deployment to enable the area to deal effectively with the security menace. According to him, with the president’s approval, advanced surveillance equipment…
The Sokoto state governor and Director-General of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Presidential Campaign Council, Aminu Tambuwal has said that only the presidential candidate of the party, Atiku Abubakar is the only capable flag-bearer that can change Nigeria’s political fortune. He stated this on Tuesday at the party’s campaign rally in Binji and Tangaza local government areas of the state. According to him, Abubakar has designed workable strategies to end banditry, fight corruption, unemployment, address infrastructural decay and boost the socioeconomic life of Nigerians, among other issues. “Therefore, we should all give our votes for PDP candidates from the President…
An NGO, the Citizens Communication and Advocacy Centre, has commended President Muhammadu Buhari and the National Assembly (NASS) for the recent screening of the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) Board. It also called on the president to inaugurate the board “without delay”. The Executive Director of the centre, Mr Charles Ibiang, along with other civil society groups, gave the commendation at a news conference on Tuesday in Abuja. The executive director stated that the appointment of Samuel Ogbuku by President Buhari as the Managing Director of the troubled NDDC, was strategic and well deserved. Ibiang said the leadership and operations…
World Health Organisation (WHO) has met with COVID-19 experts to discuss the current surge in the virus in China and to offer WHO’s expertise and further support on the situation. WHO, in a statement, stated that the experts gathered at the UN health agency’s headquarters on Tuesday in Geneva to discuss next step. WHO confirmed during a scheduled press briefing that Chinese scientists had been invited to participate in a meeting of the Technical Advisory Group on COVID-19 (TAG). The 30-strong expert group was formed in June 2020 to advise the UN health agency and Member States on coronavirus mutations…
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has implored media practitioners in Cross River to ensure accurate and balanced reportage ahead of the general elections. The state chairman of the party, Mr Venatius Ikem gave the advice in a press statement made available to newsmen on Tuesday in Calabar. Ikem, who was reacting to a statement credited to Mr Christian Ita, Special Adviser on Media to Gov. Ben Ayade noted that the PDP was alarmed with the “spurious claims” on Ayade’s achievements. Ikem particularly said the party was alarmed with the claim by the ruling party, All Progressives Congress (APC), that the…