A Ukrainian drone attack has destroyed more than 40 Russian planes deep in Russia’s territory, Ukraine’s Security Service said on Sunday, while Moscow pounded Ukraine with missiles and drones just hours before a new round of direct peace talks in Istanbul. A military official, who spoke with the Associated Press on condition of anonymity to…
A “mass casualty influx” of people, many with gunshot or shrapnel wounds, was received at a Red Cross field hospital in southern Gaza, the organisation said, following disputed reports about an incident near an aid distribution centre in Rafah. The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) said 21 people were “declared dead upon arrival”…
Former Delta State Governor, Ifeanyi Okowa, has revealed that ex-Vice President Atiku Abubakar is preparing to leave the Peoples Democratic Party ahead of the 2027 elections. Recall that Atiku was the PDP’s presidential candidate in the 2023 election, with Okowa as his running mate. On March 20, 2023, the PDP presidential candidate, Atiku, Labour Party’s…
Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney’s Liberals celebrated election victory in a stunning turn of fortune but fell short Tuesday of winning an outright majority in Parliament, and the party will have to seek help from another, smaller party. The vote-counting agency Elections Canada finished processing nearly all ballots in what turned out to be a…
Paris Saint-Germain has beaten Arsenal in the first leg of their Champions League semi-final. Ousmane Dembele got the game’s only goal in the fourth minute, finishing well past David Raya after a kiss from the right-hand post. Arsenal thought they had equalised immediately after half-time when Mikel Merino headed in from Declan Rice’s wide free…
National Chairman of the ruling Party, Abdullahi Umar Ganduje, has boasted that more governors will join the All Progressives Congress (APC). Speaking at his residence in Abuja when he received former prominent members of the New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP) from Kano State into the APC, he said 2027 was a done deal.Among the former…
Former Senate President, Bukola Saraki, has berated the recent high-profile defections from the Delta State chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party, while urging others who want to leave the party to do so now. Saraki also insisted that there is no cause for alarm and that the party is entering a phase of rebirth and…
The National Economic Council (NEC) rose from its monthly meeting on Thursday as it again failed to discus the issue of State Police despite the worsening security situation in the country.NEC had at its previous sittings assured of a final resolution of the matter whenever it reconvenes.Kaduna State Governor, Senator Uba Sani had categorically stated…
China has called on the US to cancel its sweeping tariffs on Chinese goods entering the country as a sign that the President Donald Trump is serious about resolving the trade war between the two countries. A Chinese official said there had been no trade talks with the US, despite suggestions otherwise from the Trump…
Inter Milan advanced to the semi-finals of the UEFA Champions League after a dramatic 2-2 draw against Bayern Munich at the San Siro on Wednesday night, securing a 4-3 aggregate victory. The second-leg clash, which ended in a stalemate, saw both sides battle intensely with goals coming in the second half after a goalless opening…
