The Nigerian military says its troops arrested 22 Boko Haram spies even as one of the wanted terrorist commander, Ibin Kathir has surrendered. The Director, Defence Media Operations, Major General Benard Onyeuko briefed newsmen on the operational activities in various theatre of operations between 25 March – 7 April 2022 on Thursday. Read the highlights below: OPERATION HADIN KAI In the last 2 weeks, the land component with the support of the air component conducted offensive operations at different locations of the theatre such as: Ukuba/Camp Zairo, Sabil Huda, Ba Masaa, Wulgo, Marta, Fulatari village, Uraha Crossing Point, Mbalala, Gamboru…
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The UN General Assembly (UNGA) has voted to suspend Russia from the Human Rights Council in response to Russian forces’ alleged killings of civilians in Ukraine. The resolution received a two-thirds majority in the 193-member Assembly, with 93 nations voting in favour and 24 against. Fifty-eight, including Nigeria abstained from voting. Thursday’s historical vote on the floor of the UN makes Russia the first permanent member of the UN Security Council to have its membership revoked from any UN body. The meeting marked the resumption of a special emergency session on the war in Ukraine and followed reports of violations…
A group known as ‘Igbonnie’ has condemned what it called ‘insensitive killings’ in the Southeastern Nigeria as it proffers solutions to the menace. The Diaspora Director, Prof. Marcel Ezenwoye condemned the development at a news conference in Abuja on Thursday. According to Ezenwoye, the group is a cultural and socio-economic non-governmental organisation, focused on Igbo welfare and “Onye aghana nwaneya – be your brothers’ keeper” philosophy. “The current trend of killing and kidnapping people using tinted SUVs, especially in Anambra State, must be condemned and stopped by perpetrators of such evil acts. “A trend which was seen during the campaign…
Minister of Foreign Affairs, Geoffrey Onyeama, says major reason for the security challenges in the country is religious manipulation targeted at the gullible ones to perpetuate conflict and disunity in the country. The minister stated this at a national policy roundtable on the network of policymakers to support reconciliation, peace and security on Monday in Abuja. The event was organised by the Institute for Peace and Conflict Resolution (IPCR), in collaboration with International Center for Inter-religious; Intercultural dialogue, and Nigerian Institute of Advanced Legal Studies. According to him, the communal lifestyle of Africans is largely expressed in religious beliefs, which…
The U.S Senate on Thursday confirmed President Joe Biden’s Supreme Court nominee, Ketanji Brown Jackson who will historically become the first Black woman to serve on the highest court in the nation. The Senate vote tally was 53-47, with Republican Sens. Susan Collins of Maine, Mitt Romney of Utah and Lisa Murkowski of Alaska joining Democrats to vote in favor. The confirmation represents a significant victory for Democrats, which they can tout as bipartisan, and a way for the President to deliver on a campaign promise at a time when the US faces a number of challenges at home and…
Sen. Shehu Sani has promised to make it impossible for terrorists to operate in Kaduna State, if elected the governor in 2023. Sani made the vow in Abuja on Wednesday while speaking with newsmen after purchasing the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Expression of Interest and nomination forms to contest the party’s governorship ticket. The former All Progressives Congress (APC) member, who represented Kaduna Central in the eighth Senate, said that the state needed a leader that would nip in bud the insecurity challenges confronting it. “I tend to come up with a programme that will address the issues of health,…
A frontline presidential aspirant for the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP and Sokoto state governor, Aminu Tambuwal says he will assemble the best team of economists to address the nation’s economic problems, if elected president. Tambuwal at separate consultative meetings with the PDP Caucuses in the Senate and House of Representatives as well as the PDP Board of Trustees in Abuja, also said he would make Nigeria a productive country. “It is a collective work. I am not an economist. I cannot pretend, but I can assure you that I will assemble some of the best, the best of the best…
British oil and gas giant Shell expects to write off up to $5 billion post-tax in asset values in the first quarter of 2022 after exiting Russia. The company said in a statement on Thursday said that the cash flow from operations is expected to be negatively impacted. It will be impacted by very significant working capital outflows as price increases impacting inventory have led to a cash outflow of around $7 billion. LNG liquefaction volumes are expected to be between 7.7 and 8.3 million tonnes. Trading and optimisation results for Integrated Gas for the first quarter of 2022 are…
Around 3.5 million people in the Western Pacific die each year as a result of environmental causes, according to World Health Organisation (WHO) data released on Thursday. In a virtual news conference, Takeshi Kasai, WHO regional director for the Western Pacific said that extreme weather events such as droughts, heatwaves, typhoons, floods, and wildfires affected people’s health in various parts of the region. According to the WHO data, every 14 seconds, a person dies from air pollution in the Western Pacific. The WHO also warned that rising sea levels and increasing tropical storms reduced access to freshwater, degrade beaches and…
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has fined four banks for flouting its directive on cryptocurrency transactions. Recall that the apex bank in February 2021 had ordered all banks to close accounts of anyone who transacts in cryptocurrency, positing that dealing in cryptocurrency or facilitating payments for cryptocurrency exchanges is prohibited. Bloomberg in a report on Wednesday, gave the names of banks fined as Stanbic IBTC Bank, Access Bank, United Bank for Africa and Fidelity Bank. According to the report, Stanbic Bank was fined N200 million for two accounts alleged to have been used for crypto accounts while Access Bank…