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Nnani Adaobi Marian, a 23-year-old Nigerian medical graduate of Kharkiv National Medical University, has died after sustaining severe injuries in a Russian airstrike in Kharkiv, Ukraine, days before her graduation. Reports indicate that Russian forces dropped aerial bombs on the Kholodnohirskyi district of Kharkiv on June 29, killing 14 people across the Dnipropetrovsk, Zaporizhzhia and Kharkiv regions and injuring 98 others. According to a statement issued by the university on Sunday, Marian sustained serious injuries in the attack and later died despite efforts by doctors in Kharkiv and Germany to save her life. “As a result of enemy shelling, Nnani…
A Federal High Court in Abuja has fixed July 10 for judgment in the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission’s, EFCC, suit seeking the final forfeiture of 57 properties allegedly linked to former Attorney-General of the Federation, AGF, and Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami. Justice Joyce Abdulmalik, who had fixed Monday for the ruling after parties adopted their final arguments in May, shifted the judgment to July 10. No reason was given for the adjournment. The anti-graft agency is asking the court to permanently forfeit the properties to the Federal Government, arguing they are suspected proceeds of unlawful activities. EFCC counsel,…
The federal government has convened oil and gas stakeholders to discuss fair pricing of petroleum products across the country. Stakeholders at the meeting, held on Monday at the headquarters of the Nigerian Midstream and Downstream Petroleum Regulatory Authority (NMDPRA) in Abuja, include Dangote refinery, the Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (FCCPC), and the Petroleum Products Retail Outlets Owners Association of Nigeria (PETROAN).
The federal government of Nigeria has disclosed that another batch of its citizens is expected to leave South Africa on Tuesday amid the renewed wave of xenophobic attacks. Minister of Foreign Affairs, Bianca Odumegwu-Ojukwu, made this disclosure in a statement posted on her official X handle on Monday morning. “Another evacuation flight will leave for Johannesburg tomorrow, Tuesday, 7th July, to bring home our citizens,” she tweeted. The evacuation is the latest in the repatriation exercise by Nigerian authorities as they seek the safety of their citizens in South Africa. Recall that four batches of Nigerians have returned home since…
Riley Moore, a member of the house of representatives in the United States, says his country will pay very close attention to the 2027 elections in Nigeria. Moore spoke in an interview with NoireTV, a cable and streaming network dedicated to programming tailored to the African diaspora, posted early Monday morning. Asked if the US would ensure that the upcoming polls in Nigeria would extend beyond being just a formality, Moore replied in the affirmative. “We’re certainly going to be watching these results and how these elections unfold and how they’re executed. That’s something that myself and the administration are…
Former President Goodluck Jonathan says he was never offered N500 billion to contest against the National Democratic Congress, NDC, presidential candidate, Peter Obi, in the 2027 general election to divide votes in the South-South region. Jonathan made this clarification in a statement through his Special Adviser on Media, Dr Ikechukwu Eze, on Sunday. Eze described the speculation as completely false, baseless and a deliberate attempt to drag him into needless political controversy. According to him, the report falsely claimed that Jonathan disclosed receiving an offer of N500 billion to challenge Peter Obi in the presidential race. He noted that the…
Six persons are feared killed while no fewer than 30 villages were sacked when bandits stormed the Danchadi District of Bodinga Local Government Area of Sokoto State. The incident displaced scores of residents, leading to the rustling of over 1,000 livestock. The report of the attacks was signed by the District Head of Danchadi, Alhaji Lirwanu Mafaran Kuwarun Sarkin Musulmi, and addressed to the Chairman of Bodinga Local Government Area of the state. A senior monarch in the district, according to Daily Trust, confirmed the report, saying he personally delivered copies to some of the security agencies operating in the…
A trail of correspondence between top government agencies and the disowned Director-General of the non-existent Presidential Foreign Intervention Promotion Council (PFIPC), Adeniyi Adeyemi, has revealed how he penetrated the highest level of the Nigerian government to execute what now appears to be illegal activities. The Office of the Secretary to the Government of the Federation (OSGF), the Office of the Accountant General of the Federation (OAGF), and the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) acted on letters received from Mr Adeyemi’s PFIPC, believing them to have originated from a legitimate agency under the Nigerian presidency. In some letters reviewed by this…
Presidential candidate of the Nigeria Democratic Congress, NDC, Mr Peter Obi, has accused the administration of President Bola Tinubu of presiding over what he described as “grand corruption,” citing an alleged N8.83 trillion in unbudgeted expenditure highlighted in a recent International Monetary Fund consultation report. In a statement titled “Grand Corruption: Nigeria’s Greatest Threat,” posted on his X account on Sunday, Obi claimed the reported expenditure was not captured in the 2025 budget, arguing that it was therefore outside legislative oversight and administrative scrutiny. According to him, the N8.83 trillion represents about two per cent of Nigeria’s Gross Domestic Product…
Troops of the Joint Task Force Operation Whirl Stroke, OPWS, have killed a gunman suspected to be a kidnapper and recovered an AK-47 rifle during an operation at Jotar Village near the Quarantine Checkpoint in Benue State. This is contained in a statement by the Acting Media Information Officer of OPWS, Lieutenant Ahmad Zubairu, on Saturday. Zubairu said the troops carried out the operation following credible intelligence on the activities of suspected kidnappers in the area. Troops engaged the armed suspects in a fierce gun battle upon arrival at the scene and one of the suspected criminals was killed during…