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UKRAINE PAUSES FOOTBALL LEAGUE FOR 30 DAYS AFTER OUTBREAK OF WAR

The Ukrainian Premier League has been paused for a minimum of 30 days after Russia president Vladimir Putin launched a full-scale invasion of Ukraine. The league was meant to restart today following its winter break but the league confirmed via their official website that the start has been delayed after the introduction of martial law overnight by Ukraine president Volodymyr Zelensky. Russia have launched all-out war on Ukraine, with missiles […]

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Foreign

RUSSIA BANS BRITISH AIRLINES FROM RUSSIAN AIRSPACE

Russian civil aviation regulator has banned British airlines from landing at Russia's airports and from crossing its airspace. It follows the UK's decision to ban Russia's national airline Aeroflot from landing in the UK, which was part of sanctions introduced in response to Moscow's invasion of Ukraine.Before Russia announced its ban, IAG, the airline group which owns British Airways, had said it was now avoiding Russia's airspace.Meanwhile, Ukraine has banned […]

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Foreign

RUSSIA BANS BRITISH AIRLINES FROM RUSSIAN AIRSPACE

Russian civil aviation regulator has banned British airlines from landing at Russia's airports and from crossing its airspace. It follows the UK's decision to ban Russia's national airline Aeroflot from landing in the UK, which was part of sanctions introduced in response to Moscow's invasion of Ukraine.Before Russia announced its ban, IAG, the airline group which owns British Airways, had said it was now avoiding Russia's airspace.Meanwhile, Ukraine has banned […]

todayFebruary 25, 2022 58

News

NSCDC WARNS PETROLEUM MARKETERS AGAINST FUEL PRICE HIKE

The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps(NSCDC), Enugu State Command has warned petroleum products marketers in the State who hike their pump price of petrol above the official pump price or hoard the product for selfish reasons to desist from such. While sympathizing with the citizenry on the hardship occasioned by the artificial scarcity of petroleum products in the State, the NSCDC State Commandant, Afrika Ezenyimulu, said the corps Anti […]

todayFebruary 25, 2022 54

Politics

PDP WINS ALL 17 LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREAS AND 260 WARDS

The Enugu State Independent Electoral Commission (ENSIEC), has declared the candidates of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) winners of all the 17 chairmanship and 260 councillorship seats in the state. The Chairman of the Commission, Mike Ajogwu who made the announcement yesterday at the ENSIEC Headquarters in Enugu, disclosed that the candidates of the PDP scored the highest number of votes cast in all the elective positions contested. Ajogwu added […]

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National

VICE PRESIDENT OSINBAJO PROMISES NEW LIFE FOR REPENTANT BOKO HARAM MEMBERS

Vice President, Yemi Osinbajo has promised repentant Boko Haram members that the Federal Government would support them with a legitimate means of income, which would help them start a new life. Osinbajo who spoke yesterday at the Hajj Camp in Maiduguri, during his working visit to the state to launch the MSME Clinic and inaugurate various projects executed by the Borno State government, also promised the repentant insurgents that the […]

todayFebruary 25, 2022

Entertainment

NIGERIAN FILMMAKER IKE NNAEBUE’S ‘NO U-TURN’ GETS COMMENDATION AT THE 72ND BERLIN INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL

A documentary film, 'No U-Turn' by filmmaker Ike Nnaebue has recorded an honorable mention at the just concluded Berlinale festival. Nnaebue's documentary film which is part of the Generation Africa series, documents the ordeals young people face in search of a better life by traveling and features images of young people lured into slavery and bondage along the routes in North Africa to Europe. The documentary was inspired by Nnaebue's […]

todayFebruary 24, 2022 37

Entertainment

SINGERS ZINOLEESKY AND MOHBAD REPORTEDLY ARRESTED BY THE NDLEA

There are reports that popular singers Zinoleesky and Mohbad have been arrested by men of the Nigeria Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA). In a video that has since gone viral on social media, the music stars were seen been harassed and manhandled by the men of the agency. At some point, the men of the agency handcuffed Zinoleesky and pushed him away with some other young men in the house […]

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Foreign

RAFAEL NADAL WINS IN ACAPULCO, EXTENDS CAREER-BEST SEASON START TO 12 MATCHES

Tennis star, Rafael Nadal registered the best start to a season in his career as he breezed past Stephan Kozlov to reach the Mexican Open quarter-finals. The Australian Open champion extended his unbeaten run to 12 matches with a 6-0 6-3 win over American Kozlov. He will play Tommy Paul for a place in the Acapulco semi-finals and could then meet world number two Daniil Medvedev, who he beat in […]

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Foreign

BRADFORD CITY APPOINTS HUGHES AS MANAGER

Mark Hughes has been appointed manager of League Two side Bradford City after more than three-and-a-half years out of football. Former Manchester City, Blackburn and Stoke boss Hughes will replace Derek Adams, who was sacked earlier this month after a run of nine wins in 37 games. Bradford are 15th in England's fourth-tier, sitting 11 points clear of the relegation zone, and Hughes' first game in charge will be the […]

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