The Kremlin said Friday that the International Criminal Court’s decision to issue an arrest warrant for President Vladimir Putin was legally “void” since Moscow does not recognise the Hague-based court’s jurisdiction. Top Russian officials and propagandists seethed with anger, while members of the opposition hailed the move. “Russia, just like a number of different countries, does […]

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) says only two National Assembly (NASS) elections earlier suspended by the commission will hold along with the Saturday governorship and state assembly elections. The commission explained this in a statement issued by its National Commissioner and Chairman, Information and Voter Education Committee, Mr Festus Okoye, in Abuja on Friday. […]

The United Kingdom has earmarked 10 million pounds grant for innovators in Sub-Saharan Africa, South East Asia, and South Africa to address the energy situation. Mr Joshua Adedeji, Knowledge Transfer Manager for the Innovate UK Nigeria, said this in a statement at the end of an Energy Catalyst meeting in Abuja. According to Adedeji, the […]

Former president Donald Trump wrote his first posts on his reinstated Facebook and YouTube accounts Friday, more than two years after he was banned over the US Capitol insurrection. “I’M BACK,” Trump said, alongside a 12-second video clip that appeared to show him giving his victory speech after winning the 2016 election, as he exclaimed: […]

The National Population Commission (NPC), has fixed March 31 for the training of enumerators who applied to participate in the forthcoming census exercise. The State Director of NPC, Alhaji Sa’eed Yusuf, made this known in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Ilorin, on Friday. Yusuf said that messages would be sent […]

Vice President Yemi Osinbajo and his wife, Dolapo, have arrived in their hometown, Ikenne, Ogun, ahead of the governorship and houses of assembly elections coming up on Saturday. The vice president is expected to vote at Polling Unit 14, Egunrege, Ikenne. Osinbajo and his wife, on Feb. 25, voted at the same polling unit in […]

The International Criminal Court on Friday announced an arrest warrant for Russian President Vladimir Putin on the war crime accusation of unlawfully deporting Ukrainian children. The Hague-based ICC said it had also issued a warrant against Maria Lvova-Belova, Russia’s presidential commissioner for children’s rights, on similar charges. Moscow dismissed the orders as “void”. Russia is […]

…calls for probe by Police By Adeola Badru, Ibadan The governorship candidate of the All Progressives Congress, APC in Oyo State, Teslim Folarin, has expressed outrage at the inter-party violence that occurred on Thursday at Ile Tuntun area of Ibadan Southeast Local Government Area of the state, leading to the death and maiming of some […]

The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) has called on politicians in Enugu State to give peace a chance during and after the Saturday, March 18, polls. The Commandant, NSCDC Enugu State Command, Mr Mohammed Dada, made the call while addressing newsmen in his office on Friday. Dada observed that experience had shown that […]

Lagos Governor, Babjide Sanwo-Olu hs cautioned traditionalists in the state to respect the rights of citizens as they carry out their customary rites ahead of governorship polls holding in the state.