Suni Williams(L) and Butch Wilmore enroute to the launch pad at Space Launch Complex 41 Wednesday, June 5, 2024, in Cape Canaveral, Florida. (AP Photo/Chris O’Meara, File) NASA astronauts, Sunita Williams and Butch Wilmore, who were left stranded in space for months due to technical issues, have finally returned to ...
Read More »Ghana president’s X account hacked, promotes crypto scam
President John Mahama Agency Report Ghana’s President John Mahama’s verified X account was hacked for 48 hours, with cybercriminals using it to promote a fraudulent cryptocurrency project, his spokesperson confirmed on Tuesday. The breach, which began on Saturday, was first noticed on Sunday when the compromised account started posting endorsements ...
Read More »Rivers denies reports of Obasanjo, PANDEF visit to Fubara
Rivers State Governor, Siminalayi Fubara By Dennis Naku The Rivers State Government has debunked social media reports that former President, Olusegun Obasanjo and a delegation of the Pan Niger Delta Forum paid a visit to the state governor, Similarlyi Fubara, last Sunday. The state government said the claim was malicious from ...
Read More »Shell divestment proves Nigeria’s ability to manage major oil assets – NAPE
NAPE By Gilbert Ekugbe The Nigerian Association of Petroleum Explorationists has stated that Renaissance Africa Energy Holdings’ acquisition of the entire equity holding in the Shell Petroleum Development Company of Nigeria is a testament to Nigerian companies’ ability to manage and operate large-scale oil and gas assets. In a statement signed ...
Read More »Police arrest female gunrunner, bandits’ drug suppliers
By Olaniyi Apanpa Operatives of the Nigeria Police Force have arrested a 30-year-old woman, Hauwa Sani, for allegedly smuggling ammunition concealed in a palm oil container. The police also apprehended a syndicate transporting hard drugs meant for criminals operating in Yobe State. The Force Public Relations Officer, ACP Olumuyiwa Adejobi, disclosed ...
Read More »Defection: APC notifies Edo assembly of party’s majority status
Edo House of Assembly Agency Report The Edo State chapter of the All Progressives Congress has officially written to the state House of Assembly, notifying it of its new majority status. The letter was read by the Speaker, Blessing Agbebaku, during the plenary on Tuesday in Benin. The letter, personally ...
Read More »Explosion rocks Trans Niger pipeline in Rivers
Trans Niger pipeline explosion scene. Photo Credit Dennis Naku By Dennis Naku An explosion has rocked a section of the Trans Niger Pipeline in Bodo Community in Gonna Local Government Area of Rivers State. The explosion occurred late on Monday night near the Bodo-Bonny Road under construction. Trans Niger pipeline explosion ...
Read More »NAF airstrikes destroy Boko Haram hideouts in Borno
File: Nigerian Air Force fighter jet By Solomon Odeniyi The Nigerian Air Force has said a precision airstrike against Boko Haram enclaves in Chikide and Degbewa in Borno State has inflicted heavy losses on the terrorist group. Acting on credible intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance reports, the NAF said it targeted key ...
Read More »Russian drone attack cuts power in Ukraine
This handout photograph taken and released by the National Police of Ukraine on January 18, 2025, shows a building destroyed as a result of a rocket attack in Zaporizhzhia, amid the Russian invasion of Ukraine. Photo Credit: Handout/National Police of Ukraine/AFP By Adekunle Sulaimon Thousands of people in central Ukraine were ...
Read More »Call for Nnamdi Kanu’s release not about South East insecurity – Soludo
Governor Chukwuma Soludo and Nnamdi Kanu By Okiki Adeduyite The Governor of Anambra State, Chukwuma Soludo, has said the call for the release of the Indigenous People of Biafra leader, Nnamdi Kanu, has no connection to insecurity in the South-East. Speaking on Monday during a media chat to mark his third ...
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