Coronavirus Pandemic Is ‘Wake-up Call’ For The World – UN
The coronavirus pandemic should serve as a “wake-up call” to the world which must be more united in responding to the crisis, UN chief Antonio Guterres said Monday. The secretary-general said coronavirus pandemic was the “greatest challenge of our age” and had demonstrated the world’s fragility, as nations went their own way in tackling the pandemic. Guterres said the crisis was...
Peter Obi’s Company, Next International Dissolved By UK Authorities
For failing to submit its annual accounts, authorities in the United Kingdom, UK, have struck off Next International (UK) Limited, a company largely owned by Nigerian top politician and presidential candidate of the Labour Party, Peter Obi. PREMIUM TIMES (not ABN TV) checks, revealed that the company was removed from the record in September 2021 following a first and second gazette...
235 Ukrainian Soldiers Killed In Kursk Direction Within 24 Hours – Report
The Russian Defence Ministry said in a statement on Monday that the Ukrainian Armed Forces had lost no fewer than 235 soldiers in the Kursk direction in the last day. In total, Ukraine has lost more than 74,245 service people and 406 tanks during the offensive in the Kursk direction, the ministry also said. According to the ministry, in the past...
US Court To Sentence International Fraudster, Obinwanne Okeke Today
An international fraudster, Obinwanne Okeke better known as Invictus, who was once listed on the Forbes Africa 30 Under 30 will on Tuesday (today ) be sentenced by a Virginia Court in the United States. Okeke, who was on August 6, 2019, arrested by the Federal Bureau of Investigation, later pleaded guilty to two charges of Internet fraud in the...
11-year Old Shoots 8-year Old In Her Head
An eight-year-old girl died after her babysitter's 11-year-old son shot her in the head with a gun stolen from a relative's safe. Jenesis Dockery was killed on July 23 in Fayetteville, North Carolina, an hour after her father dropped her off at the nanny's house with her five-year-old sister. The babysitter's youngster is accused of getting his hands on a gun...
Putin Orders Ceasefire In Ukraine For Orthodox Christmas
Russian President Vladimir Putin on Thursday ordered a temporary ceasefire in Ukraine on Orthodox Christmas, celebrated this week by both countries, according to the Kremlin. This is the first time Russia introduced a full ceasefire in Ukraine since the launch of the offensive in February last year. The announcement comes following a request for a ceasefire during the religious holiday from...
Trump’s Twitter Account Reactivated
The Twitter account of former United States President, Donald Trump, has being reinstated on the social media platform. Twitter’s new owner, Elon Musk, had set up a poll on Saturday to ask users on the platform whether the former president should be allowed back on the app or not. Over 15 million users participated in the poll with a narrow majority...
60-Year-Old Nigerian Nurse Dies Of COVID-19 In UK
An ‘exceptional’ mother-of-four nurse who devoted her life to terminally-ill children has become the latest healthcare worker to be killed by COVID-19 in Britain, the Daily Mail of UK reported. Eyitolami Olaolorun had been a nurse for 40 years, most recently working at Wellington Hospital, a private centre in St John’s Wood, caring for young patients who were critically or...
US Embassy Introduces New Visa Interview Requirements For Nigerians
The US Embassy's new visa interview criteria for Nigerian applicants will take effect on April 22. According to a statement issued on Friday by the US mission, all applicants attending interviews in Abuja and Lagos must present a DS-160 visa application form featuring a confirmation barcode beginning with “AA” followed by two zeroes. The barcode must correspond with the one used...
Russia Adds Greece, Denmark, Slovenia, Croatia, And Slovakia To List Of “Unfriendly” Countries
The Russian government has expanded its list of "unfriendly foreign states," adding Greece, Denmark, Slovenia, Croatia and Slovakia, a decree signed by Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin and published on the official website said. The Russian authoriti...
