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Thursday, 30 June 2022 06:52

NATO allies formally back bids by Sweden, Finland to join military alliance

NATO leaders formally invited Sweden and Finland to join the military alliance, paving the way for reshaping European defense by lengthening its border with Russia. “The accession of Finland and Sweden will make them safer, NATO stronger, and the Euro-Atlantic area more secure,” according to summit conclusions agreed by NATO leaders in Madrid after weeks of stalling by Turkey. “The security of Finland and Sweden is of direct importance to the alliance, including during the accession process.” NATO membership for the two previously neutral countries would mark a significant shift in the European security landscape after Russia’s invasion of Ukraine,…

Thursday, 30 June 2022 06:51

Russia will respond if NATO sets up infrastructure in Finland, Sweden - Putin

President Vladimir Putin said on Wednesday that Russia would respond in kind if NATO deployed troops and infrastructure in Finland and Sweden after they join the U.S.-led military alliance. “With Sweden and Finland, we don’t have the problems that we have with Ukraine. They want to join NATO, go ahead,” Putin told Russian state television after talks with regional leaders in the central Asian ex-Soviet state of Turkmenistan. “But they must understand there was no threat before, while now, if military contingents and infrastructure are deployed there, we will have to respond in kind and create the same threats for…

Thursday, 30 June 2022 06:50

What to know after Day 126 of Russia-Ukraine war

Russia pressed on with its offensive in eastern Ukraine after NATO branded Moscow the biggest "direct threat" to Western security and agreed plans to modernise Kyiv's beleaguered armed forces. FIGHTING * Eight missiles struck Mykolaiv, a river port just off the Black Sea, its mayor said, including a hit on an apartment building, that killed four people and wounded five. * "There is fighting everywhere," said the governor of the eastern Luhansk region, much of which is now in Russian hands. The Russians are taking the city of Lysychansk building by building, he said, as they did before in nearby…

Wednesday, 29 June 2022 06:25

Buhari off to Portugal on State Visit, for UN Ocean conference

PRESS RELEASE President Muhammadu Buhari on Tuesday departed Abuja on a State Visit to Portugal at the invitation of President Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa. The President, who will hold official talks with his Portuguese counterpart will be conferred with the country’s National Honour and decorated with ‘Great Collar of the Order of Prince Henry.’ The two Presidents are expected to chair an enlarged bilateral meeting and witness the signing of some agreements bordering on issues of mutual concern. Buhari will also visit the Portuguese Parliament and hold discussions with its president, Augusto Santo Silva, as well as the Prime Minister…

Wednesday, 29 June 2022 06:21

What to know after Day 125 of Russia-Ukraine war

Firefighters on Tuesday searched the rubble of a Ukrainian shopping mall in the central city of Kremenchuk where authorities said 36 people were missing after a Russian missile strike that killed at least 18. Further east in the Dnipropetrovsk region, the governor reported an "enemy attack" and said rescue workers were searching for people under rubble in the city of Dnipro. Ukraine said Russia had killed civilians deliberately in Kremenchuk. Moscow said it had struck a nearby arms depot and claimed that the mall was empty. Dnipropetrovsk regional governor Valentyn Reznychenko wrote on the Telegram app that Russia fired six…

Tuesday, 28 June 2022 07:00

Buhari swears in Ariwoola as acting CJN

Olukayode Ariwoola, a justice of the supreme court, has been sworn in as the acting chief justice of Nigeria (CJN). The oath of office was administered to Ariwoola on Monday by President Muhammadu Buhari. The swearing in ceremony took place at the council chamber of the presidential villa in Abuja. The acting CJN takes over from Tanko Muhammad, who resigned earlier on Monday. Although he was said to have resigned on the grounds of ill-health, TheCable learnt he was forced to quit his position. Fourteen justices of the supreme court had accused the former CJN of abandoning his responsibility as…

Tuesday, 28 June 2022 07:00

Here’s the career path, spanning 41 years, of acting CJN Ariwoola

Following the resignation of Tanko Muhammad as the Chief Justice of Nigeria on Monday, President Muhammadu Buhari swore in Olukayode Ariwoola as the acting CJN. Ariwoola, the most senior Justice of the Supreme Court, was sworn in around 3:00pm, hours after the resignation of the former CJN. Below are 15 things to know about the acting CJN: 1 – Ariwoola was born on August 22, 1958. 2 – He hails from Iseyin, Oyo State. 3 – He started his education in Iseyin at the Local Authority Demonstration School, Oluwole, Iseyin Local Government Area of Oyo State, where he finished his…

Tuesday, 28 June 2022 06:55

Ogun workers declare indefinite strike over salary backlog, pension issues

Workers in Ogun state have declared an indefinite strike over the alleged refusal of the state government to pay their 21-month salary deductions. The workers are also protesting what they termed the “government’s insensitivity to workers’ welfare.” Leadership of the organised labour, comprising of Nigeria Labour Congress, Trade Union Congress and Joint Negotiating Committee, declared the strike on Monday while addressing workers at the arcade ground at Governor’s Office, Oke-Mosan, Abeokuta. The workers took the decision following the expiration of the seven-day ultimatum issued to Governor Dapo Abiodun over his government’s non payment of eight-year statutory leave allowances and breach…

Tuesday, 28 June 2022 06:54

IBEDC tasks customers on payment of bills

The management of Ibadan Electricity Distribution Company (IBEDC), has appealed to its customers with huge outstanding to pay their bills. The distribution company in a statement by its Chief Operating Officer (COO), John Ayodele, said this is to avoid any kind of interruption due to the ongoing mass disconnection exercise. He stated that the company is embarking on a mass disconnection exercise, because of payment apathy by customers, which is adversely affecting quality service delivery. According to him, “We are retooling our revenue drive strategy to ensure that the monies that have been left uncollected through huge debts, non-payment of…

Tuesday, 28 June 2022 06:53

What to know after Day 124 of Russia-Ukraine war

Western nations on Monday pledged unwavering support for Ukraine in the war with Russia, including more sanctions on Moscow and air-defence systems, as Ukrainian officials said two Russian missiles struck a shopping centre, killing at least 11 people. FIGHTING * A Russian missile struck a crowded shopping centre in the central Ukrainian city of Kremenchuk, killing at least 11 people and wounding 50, the regional governor said. * Russian shelling of the city of Kharkiv in northeast Ukraine killed four people and wounded 19, regional governor Oleh Synehubov said on Telegram. * Russia's defence ministry said it had hit a…

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Monday, 27 June 2022 09:33

Chief Justice of Nigeria Tanko Muhammad resigns

Chief Justice of Nigeria, Tanko Muhammad, has resigned, Channels Television learnt on Monday. Sources told Channels Television that Muhammad resigned on Sunday night, citing ill-health as reason for his decision. Information also has it that arrangements are ongoing to swear in the next most senior justice of the Supreme Court, Olukayode Ariwoola, as the acting Chief Justice of Nigeria. According to reports, a formal announcement will be made shortly. Until his resignation, reports had it that Muhammad was seriously ill. Only last week, 14 justices of the Supreme Court had written him a letter to lament the decrepit state of…

Monday, 27 June 2022 06:53

Zamfara approves carrying guns to defend against bandits

Zamfara State will allow people to carry guns to protect themselves against armed bandits after authorities failed to curb a rise in kidnappings and killings. The government has told police to issue firearm licenses “to all those who qualify and are wishing to obtain guns to defend themselves,” Hudu Yahaya, a spokesman for governor Bello Matawalle, said on his Facebook page. It’s intended “to deal with the recent escalating attacks, kidnapping and the criminal levies being enforced on our innocent communities,” he said. Many states in Nigeria’s northern region, including Zamfara, have been targeted by armed militants and bandits who…

Monday, 27 June 2022 06:52

What to know after Day 123 of Russia-Ukraine war

Russian missiles struck an apartment block and close to a kindergarten in the Ukrainian capital Kyiv on Sunday, in strikes U.S. President Joe Biden condemned as "barbarism" as world leaders gathered in Europe to discuss further sanctions against Moscow. Up to four explosions shook central Kyiv in the early hours, in the first such attack on the city in weeks. "The Russians hit Kyiv again. Missiles damaged an apartment building and a kindergarten," said Andriy Yermak, head of the president's administration. A Reuters photographer saw a large blast crater near a playground in a kindergarten that had smashed windows. Deputy…

Sunday, 26 June 2022 06:56

Akeredolu issues Executive Order mandating use of CCTV in govt buildings, banks, worship centres, others in Ondo

PRESS RELEASE Ondo State Governor, Rotimi Akeredolu, has signed an Executive Order for the compulsory installation and use of Close Circuit Television (CCTV) devices in all public and private institutions in the state. This becomes imperative in the light of the increased spate of insecurity in the country and the need to ensure security of lives and properties in all public and private institutions and centres throughout the state. The executive order shall be enforced at all religious places of worship, financial institutions (of all kinds), event centres, supermarkets, educational institutions (Schools), Hotels/Motels, Guest House, inns, Restaurants, Clinics and Health…

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