Russia’s ruble plunged nearly 30 per cent against the dollar Monday after world powers imposed fresh, harsher sanctions on Moscow over its invasion of Ukraine. The ruble was indicated to be down 27 per cent at 114.33 per dollar in offshore trading, according to Bloomberg News. The United States and …

Mala Buni, governor of Yobe State and Chairman, Caretaker Extraordinary Convention Planning Committee (CECPC) of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) and John Akpanudoedehe, national secretary of the committee, will be held responsible if the party loses the 2023 presidential election, Prof. Itse Sagay (SAN) has said. Speaking exclusively with …

The price of bread, one of the most commonly eaten staples in most Nigerian homes is set to rise if the current Russian-Ukrainian war persists. Russia is the world’s largest exporter of wheat, accounting for more than 18 per cent of international exports. The downside to the war is that …

European Commission president announces bloc-wide ban on Russian media outlets European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen announced on Sunday that the EU will ban the Russian media outlets RT and Sputnik accusing them of spreading “harmful disinformation.” She did not specify whether this ban will apply solely to television broadcasts, or …

The European Union will provide Ukraine with combat aircraft and weapons worth EUR 500 million. This was announced by the Center for Strategic Communication and Information Security on Facebook with reference to the High Representative of the European Union, Josep Borrell, according to Ukrinform. “We’re going to provide even fighting …

The clamour for resource control and state police by the Southern Governors’ Forum seems to have suffered a setback going by the details of the 68 amendments proposed by the Joint Senate and House of Representatives’ Special AdHoc Committee on the Review of the 1999 Constitution. Also, the gains brought …

First and foremost, FIFA would like to reiterate its condemnation of the use of force by Russia in its invasion of Ukraine. Violence is never a solution and FIFA expresses its deepest solidarity to all people affected by what is happening in Ukraine. FIFA calls again for the urgent restoration …

Unknown men have killed a 35-year-old commercial sex worker identified as Ladi Anndu at Hadejia Local Government Area of Jigawa State. A resident told Newsextra24  that the lady was discovered in her room at Gandun Sarki quarters in the pool of her blood. He said the killers, suspected to be …

The apex Igbo socio-cultural organization, Ohanaeze Ndigbo, has raised the alarm over incessant attacks and killings in the region by gunmen The group declared that the recent Enugu killing and the ones ongoing in Anambra State are giving it sleepless nights, adding that “enough is enough “. The group spoke …

Russian authorities have detained a total of 5,794 people for participating in unsanctioned anti-war protests across the country, since the Kremlin ordered an invasion of Ukraine, independent monitoring site OVD-Info said on Sunday. As of 3 p.m. ET, 2,650 people had been detained for protesting in 51 cities throughout the …