Russia has warned the West saying it was playing with fire by considering allowing Ukraine to strike deep into Russia with Western missiles and cautioned the United States on Tuesday that World War Three would not be confined to Europe. Ukraine attacked Russia’s western Kursk region on August 6 and has carved out a slice …
Fuel Subsidy Regime: Matters Arising. Part-1
Read the following engaging article on fuel subsidies in Nigeria. This is part one, authored by an anonymous writer. Enjoy! “Fuel subsidy is gone” That was a statement by the Nigerian President, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu at his inauguration as the President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria on the 29th May 2023 which changed …
Logan Sargeant jumps from his burning car
American driver Logan Sargeant has jumped out of his burning Williams following a heavy crash in final practice for the Dutch Grand Prix. According to 7News, Sargeant, 23, lost control of his car through the banked third corner in the wet conditions in Zandvoort on Friday before rebounding off the barrier and back on to …
PSG sign Hakimi from Inter in deal worth up to €70m
Paris Saint-Germain football club of France have completed the signing of full-back Achraf Hakimi from Inter Milan. The Morocco international was signed on Tuesday, July 6, for €60 million (£52m/$71m), plus €10m (£9m$12m) in add-ons. “I feel a great sense of pride today,” Hakimi told PSG’s official website. “After Spain, Germany and Italy, Paris …
Missing Russian AN-26 plane carrying 28 crashed into sea
A Russian aircraft that was earlier reported missing in the Kamchatka region crashed as it was preparing to land. The Antonov-26 plane, which apparently crashed on Tuesday morning Huky 6,p into a rocky mountainside, was carrying 28 including 6 crew. None are believed to have survived. Russian state media said the debris was …
Pope Francis appoints new Bishop for Abakaliki Catholic Diocese
Pope Francis has appointed Rev. Fr. Peter Nworie Chukwu, as the new Bishop of the Catholic Diocese of Abakaliki, following the resignation of Msgr. Michael Nnachi Okoro. Padre Mike Umoh, the Catholic Secretariat of Nigeria’s National Director of Social Communications, confirmed the development in a statement released in Abuja, on Tuesday, July 6. “The …
Team Nigeria’s first batch departs for Tokyo
The first batch contingent of Team Nigeria have left for the Tokyo 2020 Olympics. The team members departed on Tuesday, July 6, through the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport in Abuja The Director, Federation of Elites Athletes Department (FEAD), Simeon Ebhojiaye in a statement explained that the members include the Canoeing team; Ayomide Bello and …