Mitchell Egeonu, a 400 level Geology student at the Federal University of Technology (FUTA), Akure on Monday won the gold medal in high jump at the ongoing Nigerian University Games Association (NUGA), holding in Lagos. Egeonu broke the 1.9 meters NUGA record in high jump by jumping 2.00meters. “I would have jumped 2.05meters but had an injury on my leg,” an excited Egeonu told the News Agency of Nigeria. “I am feeling really excited and happy winning the gold medal. “This is not my first appearance. I have jumped in AFN but did not win. But this is my first…
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The Muslim Rights Concern (MURIC) has called on the federal government to probe the management of Jos University Teaching Hospital, JUTH over alleged discrimination against anti-Hauwa/Fulani Muslims in providing services there. A Nigerian national daily on Saturday, published a story titled “How JUTH Denies Hausa-Fulani Treatment for Claiming Plateau State” The paper alleged that Hausa-Fulani Muslims resident in Jos, Plateau State, were being forced by record officers at JUTH, a federal government-owned health institution, to change their states of origin and local government areas before they can register to see a doctor. MURIC in a statement by its Director, Prof.…
France has frozen €22 billion ($24 billion) worth of assets belonging to the Russian Central Bank, French Finance Minister Bruno Le Maire said on Sunday. “We have frozen the assets of the Central Bank of Russia in the amount of €22 billion. In addition, we have frozen assets in private individuals’ accounts in French financial institutions in the amount of €150 million,” Le Maire told the RTL radio. France also froze real estate in the country worth half a billion euros, which is about 30 properties and apartments owned by Russian citizens, according to the minister. “In total, this is…
Flood from the ongoing construction of the Zungeru hydro electric power station has submerged seven communities in Shiroro local government area of Niger state. The state governor, Abubakar Bello disclosed this when he visited the Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) at Gwada Central Primary School. He said that the federal government had made provisions for the affected communities to move to higher grounds. Bello said that he would liaise with the Federal Ministry of Works to hasten the release of funds so that people in the affected communities could relocate to higher grounds, as well as payment of compensation. The governor,…
Russian troops are close to finally defeating Ukraine’s “Donbass” nationalist battalion, Russian Defence Ministry spokesman Igor Konashenkov has stated. He elaborated that up to 60 of the battalion’s fighters were killed, two tanks, while three armoured transports and six pieces of artillery and mortars were destroyed during Russian troops’ push towards Nikolskoye settlement. Konashenkov added that Russian troops were cooperating with units of the Donetsk People’s Republic (DPR) as they advanced towards Nikolskoye. One of the main declared goals of the Russian special operation in Ukraine is to de-Nazify the country. Nationalist groups are the core of the volunteer battalions…
The trio of former senate president, Bukola Saraki; Sokoto state governor, Aminu Tambuwal and his Bauchi state counterpart, Bala Muhammad on Sunday, met in Bauchi to agree consensus among Northern aspirants for the 2023 presidency under the People’s Democratic Party (PDP). All of them aspirants for the coveted seat of presidency, met for about two and a half in Government House, Bauchi. The meeting resolved that the failure of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) to provide good governance had necessitated the zeal for all those seeking to be President under the PDP, to unite and rally round one candidate.…
The United States has discussed with Turkey of “the unlikely possibility” of Ankara delivering its Russian-made S-400 missile defence systems to Kiev’s forces in order to help them fight Russian troops amid Moscow’s ongoing special operation in Ukraine, Reuters has reported. The S-400 issue has been a prickly topic in US-Turkish ties since Ankara inked a contract with Moscow for the supply of the Russian-made missile defence systems in 2017. Washington claims that the S-400s pose a threat to NATO and are incompatible with the alliance’s military hardware, something that Turkey rejects. Reuters cited three unnamed sources as saying that…
EX-U.S president Donald Trump has accused president Joe Biden of failing to tackle Russia’s special military operation in Ukraine due to Washington’s concern over Moscow’s nuclear potential. Trump last week argued that the Ukraine conflict could further escalate because the White House does not have “anybody to talk to” Russian President Vladimir Putin. The ex president was speaking at a rally of his supporters in Florida on Saturday when he described the Ukraine crisis as “a disaster” and “madness” that should be stopped by the US. According to Trump, Biden is afraid of attacking a “nuclear power”, in an apparent…
Finnish president Sauli Niinisto said on Sunday that the option of joining NATO is linked to a risk of escalation of security situation in Europe. This is coming as Finland is looking into ways of enhancing its security amid events in Ukraine. “The starting point is that we are looking at something else than continuing just like this,” Niinisto told Financial Times. As a member of the EU but not NATO, Finland’s two main options are either to join NATO or boost the military cooperation with the United States and neighbouring Sweden without joining the alliance, Niinisto was cited as…
Nigeria’s State Security Service (DSS) says it has uncovered plot to “stoke violence” in parts of Nigeria, particularly in the North Central zone. This is contained in a statement by the spokesperson of the Services, Peter Afunanya made available to newsmen on Saturday. The statement revealed that the plot is planned to use students, striking university lecturers, labour unions among others for a mass action similar to that of the #EndSARS protest. “The Department of State Services (DSS) hereby alerts the public of a sinister plan by some elements to stoke violence in parts of the country particularly the North…