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UKRAINE HINTS IT USED WESTERN WEAPONS TO STRIKE INSIDE RUSSIA AFTER BIDEN’S GREEN LIGHT
Ukraine finally has a green light to strike inside Russia using U.S. weapons — and it may have begun doing so. A senior Ukrainian official hinted Monday that Kyiv had hit a missile system inside Russia using Western weapons, just days after many of Ukraine’s allies, including the United States, approved their limited use. That followed months of pressure to ignore…
TINUBU NAMES ABUJA HIGHWAY AFTER WOLE SOYINKA
In a gesture to celebrate the remarkable achievements of Nigeria’s literary icon, President Bola Tinubu has officially named the Arterial Road N20, stretching from Northern Parkway to Outer Northern Expressway (ONEX), as Professor Wole Soyinka Highway. This move follows a recommendation by the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) administration as announced by Presidential media aide, Bayo…
INEC EXTENDS CVR IN EDO, ONDO
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has extended the Continuous Voter Registration (CVR) in Edo and Ondo States ahead of the governorship elections in both states. INEC National Commissioner and Chairman, Information and Voter Education Committee, Sam Olumekun, made the revelation in a statement issued Tuesday following a review of the exercise at a meeting…
MINIMUM WAGE: NLC, TUC SUSPEND STRIKE FOR FIVE DAYS
Members of the organised labour comprising the Nigeria Labour Congress and Trade Union Congress, on Tuesday, suspended their strike for five days, a leader of the NLC told our correspondent in Abuja. The centres are expected to issue a statement shortly before the commencement of negotiations with the government. The strike which commenced on Monday…
BRITISH BANK ACCUSED OF HELPING TO FUND TERRORISTS
A British bank that escaped prosecution for money laundering carried out billions of dollars of transactions for funders of terrorist groups, US court papers allege. Standard Chartered, one of the UK’s largest banks, avoided prosecution by the US Department of Justice after Lord Cameron’s government intervened on its behalf in 2012. New documents filed to…
CHINESE SPACECRAFT CARRYING ROCKS FROM THE FAR SIDE OF THE MOON LEAVES THE LUNAR SURFACE
China says a spacecraft carrying rock and soil samples from the far side of the moon has lifted off from the lunar surface to start its journey back to Earth. The ascender of the Chang’e-6 probe lifted off Tuesday morning Beijing time and entered a preset orbit around the moon, the China National Space Administration said. The Chang’e-6 probe…
DECLARED DEAD AT NURSING HOME, 74-YEAR-OLD WAS ALIVE AT FUNERAL HOME 2 HOURS LATER
A 74-year-old woman declared dead at a nursing home was found alive two hours later by funeral home employees attending to what they believed were her remains, a Nebraska sheriff’s official said. The employees of the Lincoln funeral home called 911, and the woman was taken to a hospital alive, where she remained Monday, Lancaster…
CBN BAN: OPAY, KUDA ISSUE STRICT GUIDELINES FOR ACCOUNT OPENING
Financial technology firms Kuda Microfinance and OPay have resumed onboarding new customers following a directive from the Central Bank of Nigeria. The two operators announced this development on their X accounts on Monday. The financial regulator had directed fintech companies to temporarily halt new customer sign-ups on April 29, citing concerns over Know Your Customer…
NIGERIA, UAE FACE-OFF SETTLED, VISA ISSUANCE BEGINS SOON – FEDERAL GOVERNMENT
The Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development, Festus Keyamo, says the visa face-off between Nigeria and the United Arab Emirates has been settled. As such, he said the UAE government would soon lift the travel barrier debarring Nigerians from visiting the UAE especially Dubai. Keyamo made the disclosure on Monday at a welcome dinner for…
JUSTICE DEPARTMENT CONDEMNS SUPREME COURT’S RACIST ‘INSULAR CASES’
The Justice Department has taken new steps to condemn a series of racist Supreme Court rulings from a century ago that effectively allowed people living in U.S. territories to be treated like second-class citizens. In a letter obtained by NBC News that was sent last week to a mostly Democratic group of lawmakers, Assistant Attorney General Carlos…