Year: 2022

Russia’s defence ministry announced a partial ceasefire Saturday to allow residents of two besieged cities, including the strategic port city of Mariupol, to evacuate.  “Today, March 5, from 10 am Moscow time, the Russian side declares a regime of silence and opens humanitarian corridors for the exit of civilians from Mariupol and Volnovakha,” it said….

China’s military budget — the second-largest in the world after the United States — is set to increase by 7.1 per cent in 2022, Beijing announced on Saturday. Some 1.45 trillion yuan ($230 billion) has been set aside for national defence, according to a government budget report. The increase is slightly higher than the 6.8…

Samsung Electronics has suspended shipments to Russia over “geopolitical developments”, the firm said Saturday, as major firms including Apple cut ties with the country over its invasion of Ukraine. The South Korean tech giant is the world’s biggest memory chip maker and the leading smartphone seller in Russia. “Due to current geopolitical developments, shipments to…

The Presidency has explained why the President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), returned from Kenya to Nigeria on Friday. Nigerians had expected him to go directly to the United Kingdom for his medical check-up after the United Nations Environmental Programme at 50 in Nairobi, Kenya, as announced by his media aide, Femi Adesina. Adesina, while…

The Kano State Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party, Shehu Sagagi, has advised the party’s leadership to do everything possible to persuade ex-Governor Rabiu Kwankwaso not to defect from the party. According to Sagagu, given Kwankwaso’s “strong political structure,” his exit from the PDP at this time would spell doom for the party. Sagagu said,…

North Korea fired a suspected ballistic missile Saturday, Seoul’s military said, continuing this year’s record-breaking blitz of weapons tests with a launch just days before South Korea’s presidential election. From hypersonic to medium-range ballistic missiles, Pyongyang test-fired a string of weaponry in January and last week launched what it claimed was a component of a…

Musician Zainab Sule, fondly called ‘The Queen of Soft Rock’, talks about her early days as a taekwondo athlete, her passion for football, love for Cristiano Ronaldo and more in this interview with EBENEZER BAJELA part from being a rock singer, which other areas do you have a passion for? I was a taekwondo athlete…

As league football return across Europe, KELVIN EKERETE takes a look at five Super Eagles players to be on the lookout for on Saturday (today) Ademola Lookman (Leicester vs Leeds) Super Eagles invitee, Ademola Lookman, will be in action for Leicester City when they go head to head against Leeds United who are under new…

Reactions have continued to trail the inclusion of Ogenyi Onazi in the Super Eagles’ 32-man provisional squad to face Ghana in a Qatar 2022 World Cup play-off game later this month. Nigeria and Ghana are billed to battle for a slot at the biggest football showpiece in the world. Ahead of the mouth-watering clash, Eagles…

The Super Eagles coach Austin Eguavoen has named Napoli striker Victor Osimhen, Samuel Chukwueze and captain Ahmed Musa in a 32-man provisional squad for this month’s final 2022 World Cup playoffs against rivals Ghana. Eguavoen also named three uncapped players including Ademola Lookman, Calvin Bassey and Akinkunmi Amoo for the crucial ties while the trio…