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A senior Russian military commander has been killed in a battle on the edge of the eastern Ukrainian city of Kharkiv, Ukraine’s defence ministry says. Maj-Gen Vitaly Gerasimov, 41st Army chief of staff, died along with other Russian officers, the report says. Russia has not commented, but if confirmed he would be their second officer of this rank to be killed. Ukraine has begun evacuating civilians from the town of Irpin near Kyiv and the northern city of Sumy. It comes after Russian and Ukrainian officials agreed to establish humanitarian corridors. “As of 09:30 [07:30 GMT], more than 150 people…
The National Chairman of the People’s Democratic Party Senator Iyorchia Ayu on Tuesday said his party has already submitted names of its replacements to the Independent National Electoral Commission after the court sacked Governor David Umahi and his deputy. Justice Inyang Ekwo of a Federal High Court Abuja had ruled in favour of the PDP which filed a petition against the Governor and some members of the state House of Assembly after their defection to the All Progressive Congress. Ayu, in the immediate response on behalf of his party, said already the names have been submitted. Ayu urged the INEC…
Lagos State Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu has said BRT buses that were procured locally were not equipped with cameras. He was speaking over the killing of the 22-year-old lady, Miss Oluwabamishe Ayanwole, while in transit on a BRT bus from Lekki to Oshodi. Her lifeless body was found on Monday. The governor said circumstances surrounding the alleged disappearance and death of Bamise would be fully unraveled. He stressed that stiff punishment awaits anyone found culpable in what he described as a “criminal and dastardly act”. He said there were inbuilt cameras and trackers in buses procured abroad for BRT operations. But…
At least, seven suspected criminals were arrested at the border between Kwara and Ekiti State on Tuesday after a raid of hideouts suspected to be shields for hoodlums. It was learnt that a combined team of local vigilantes and hunters arrested the seven suspected criminals in Ekiti Local Government Area of the state. The suspects were arrested following the clampdown on criminals hideouts by security operatives comprising the army, police, civil defence corps and other security agencies in three local governments of the state at the weekend. Recall that the state government, in collaboration with security agencies, recently launched an…
Angry Nigerian students on Tuesday blocked the busy Lagos-Ibadan Highway in protests against the ongoing face off between the Academic Staff Union of Universities and the Federal Government. As early as 8am, some of the students had arrived at the Move area of the highway and were led by the Chairman of NANS, Ogun, Damilola Simoen. Apart from the industrial action declared by ASUU, the students also expressed frustrations about the hardship being foisted on Nigerians by the prolonged fuel scarcity in the country. ASUU had embarked on a one-month warning strike more than three weeks ago. Union members are…
There was tension across Abeokuta, the Ogun State capital on Monday, as some residents clashed leading to burning of shops and other businesses. The pandemonium was given ethnic colouration as it was attributed to a disagreement between a Yoruba man and a Hausa man. For hours, there were repeated gunshots, as residents scampered for safety. It was gathered that the clash which started on Monday evening snowballed into a full-blown crisis by Tuesday morning with several shops razed and many injured. Our sources say the crisis was ignited by a fight between a Yoruba man and a Hausa man. The…
Civilians are being evacuated from two devastated areas of Ukraine after Russia agreed to pause attacks. A convoy of buses and cars carrying mostly foreign students left the northern city of Sumy, while dozens of people left Irpin near Kyiv. Previous evacuations have failed, with Russia accused of shelling routes. The UN says more than two million people have now fled Ukraine since Russia launched its invasion nearly two weeks ago. Evacuations from Sumy began on Tuesday morning, with buses heading towards the city of Poltava, further south and away from the front lines. Trapped Nigerian on friendship and terror…
Vice President Yemi Osinbajo will officially communicate his stance on the 2023 presidential election, his spokesman, Laolu Akande, has said. Akande fielded questions from State House correspondents shortly after photo sessions with the vice president who marked his 65th birthday on Tuesday at the Presidential Villa, Abuja. He said that at present, Osinbajo was focused on supporting President Muhammadu Buhari to deliver in addressing Nigeria’s challenges. “Well, like he has said up to this time, he is committed to the work that he is elected as vice president and to support the president. “ That is what he is focused…
Police in Katsina State repelled bandits’ attack and recovered six of their operational motorcycles at Barawa Village in Batagarawa Local Government Area of the state on Sunday. Police spokesman, SP Gambo Isah, told newsmen on Tuesday in Katsina that villagers sighted the terrorists in their numbers on motorcycles and armed with AK-47 rifles and alerted the police. “A combined team of police and military personnel was mobilised to the area. It engaged the hoodlums in a fierce gun duel and successfully repelled them. “The operational strategy and gallantry displayed by the combined team made the terrorists to abandon their mission…
The Inspector-General of Police (I-G), Mr. Usman Baba, has ordered the immediate evacuation of all impounded vehicles and unregistered exhibit from police stations across the country. The Acting Force Public Relations Officer, CSP Olumuyiwa Adejobi, made this known in a statement on Tuesday in Abuja. Adejobi said that the order followed the unprofessional manner the vehicles were stacked within police facilities, causing nuisance and disgusting sight. He said the I-G had expressed dissatisfaction over the practice of stockpiling vehicles recovered from crime scenes or those whose ownership was being contested. He said the situation had been made worse by stringent…