Ukraine has opened a new front in its battle to drive out the Russian invader – in Russia. But it is oddly coy about admitting that it has sent troops, fired artillery, and flown drones into its neighbor’s territory. The operations of Russian citizens, carrying Ukrainian military ID, wearing Ukrainian uniforms and attacking from Ukraine, remain officially opaque….
Meta, the owner of Facebook and Instagram, is launching a test of a new verification system in Canada, one that costs up to $19.99 a month for a version of the app that comes with enhanced features. The company says that starting now, it is testing out what it calls a “subscription bundle” for both…
According to report, Atiku Abubakar the presidential candidate of Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) on Thursday called up their first three witnesses against the Bola Tinubu presidential victory. PDP had previously informed the tribunal that it had 100 witnesses ready to testify against Mr Tinubu, the All Progressives Congress (APC) and Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC)….
Nigerian Singer David Adeleke, aka Davido, on Monday performed at the inauguration party of Alex Otti which took place at the Umuahia Township stadium. News reports that Otti and his deputy, Ikechuckwu Emetu were sworn– in by the Chief Judge of Abia State, Justice Lillian Abai. A mammoth crowd of supporters reportedly filled the Umuahia township stadium to witness the…
Armed terrorist stormed the Orsu Obodo neighbourhood in the Oguta Local Government Area LGA of Imo State on Thursday,25th May 2023, fatally ended the life of His Royal Highness (HRH) Eze Victor Ijioma, the community ruler of the targeted community, which brought about tension and terror in the region after the inhabitants lost their supreme…
According to information made available to Allstarxz news, it was learnt that the Candidate of Labour Party Mr. Peter Gregory Obi has raised alarm on plots by his political opponents to blackmail and tarnish his image and that of Obidients in coming months. In a statement, he issued early this morning but which Daily Independent…
After the 16th Nigeria Presidential inauguration of Ahmed Bola Tinubu of the APC, the United States President, Joe Biden, has congratulated Bola Tinubu on his swearing-in as president of Nigeria. Tinubu took over from the immediate past president, Muhammadu Buhari on Monday, May 29. The inauguration ceremony, which took place at the Eagles Square in…
Nigeria Supreme Court is expected to deliver a judgement today in the appeal seeking to disqualify the president-elect, Bola Tinubu and the vice president-elect, Kashim Shettima, over alleged double nomination. The apex court’s panel of justices led by Inyang Okoro on Monday fixed the date after listening to lawyers in the matter. The appeal was…
In an exclusive interview with Channels TV Betta Edu, APC’s women’s wing Leader, said that the party had delivered on all of its pledges to Nigerians, Channels TV Correspondent Seun Okinbaloye took him on. Seun Okinbaloye disclosed that the APC had assured Nigerians that one naira would be worth one dollar but had now broken…
An Ikeja Special Offences Court on Wednesday threatened to issue a bench warrant for arrest of a former Minister of Aviation, Chief Femi Fani-Kayode, for failure to appear for his trial. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Justice Olubumni Abike-Fadipe frowned at constant non-appearance of the defendant for the trial. Fani-Kayode is standing…
The Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN), Justice Olukayode Ariwoola, will on Thursday, May 25, in Abuja, inaugurate the newly appointed 39 members of the Election Petition Tribunal. The tribunal members will be sworn in at the main hall of the Supreme Court of Nigeria Complex. A statement by the Director of Information and Press of…
Following the tussle for the 10th National Assembly position, a Civil Society Organization Network Against Corruption and Human Trafficking, on Tuesday, asked anti-corruption agencies to probe the administration of Senator Godswill Akpabio for alleged corruption while he was governor of Akwa Ibom State. The organization alleged that the fortunes of Akwa-Ibom people were allegedly mortgaged…
According to the Punch,during the wee hours of Sunday morning, 21st May 2023 ,a group of armed assailants believed to be Fulani herdsmen attacked some farmers in the Kwi neighbourhood, located in the Riyom Local Government Area LGA of Plateau state,after which they opened fire on one of the farmers from close range. However,one Solomon…
According to a news that was published by the Vanguard Newspaper online this morning, it was reported that indications, emerged last week that the jostle for inclusion in the cabinet of the next Federal Government administration, had intensified as some Muslims pleaded with the President-elect, Chief Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu, to give more ministerial appointments…
Nigeria Presidential Transition Council, on Sunday, left journalists who intended to cover the activities of the May 29 inauguration of the ‘President-elect, Ahmed Bola Tinubu stranded for over three hours due to power failure. Hundreds of local and international journalists had gathered at the main conference room in the Office of the Secretary to the…
According to information made available to our News desk, it was learnt that (APC) support groups for the 2023 presidential election have appealed to the President-elect, Bola Ahmed Tinubu not to give room for cabals in his government. Speaking at a press conference in Lagos on Monday, the over 2000 groups under APC Amalgamated Supports…
A Dutch court on Friday (Apr 28) ordered a man who judges said had fathered between 500 and 600 children around the world to stop donating sperm. The 41-year-old Dutchman, identified by de Telegraaf newspaper as Jonathan Meijer, was forbidden to donate more semen to clinics, the court ruling said. He could be fined €100,000…
Senator Michael Bennet introduced a bill on Thursday that would create a task force to look at U.S. policies on artificial intelligence, and identify how best to reduce threats to privacy, civil liberties and due process. The popular use of ChatGPT and other AI, which have been used for years to create text, imagery and…
Climate activists staged a 10th straight day of protests in Berlin, blocking key roads during rush hour and bringing parts of the German capital to a standstill on Friday (Apr 28). Members of the group Last Generation glued themselves to the road, causing long traffic jams for commuters driving into the city. The group wants to…
A Russian warplane dropped a bomb on a Russian city of more than 400,000 people late Thursday, leaving a crater 40 meters (130 feet) across, blowing a car onto a roof and damaging buildings in what state media called an “emergency release of an air ordnance. A Russian Su-34 aircraft, a twin-engine fighter-bomber, released the…