The Presidential candidate of the New Nigeria People’s Party (NNPP), Rabiu Kwankwaso paid a visit to Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike in Port Harcourt, the state capital on Friday, June 24. Present at the meeting was former Ekiti State Governor, Ayodele Fayose. The reason for the meeting was not disclosed but it is belived to be connected with the 2023 Presidential election. Kwankwaso’s visit comes days after the presidential candidate of the Labour Party, Peter Obi, also visited the …
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Russia has halted its supply of natural gas to Finland, the Finnish state-owned energy firm Gasum has said. After the EU and US sanctioned Russia over the war, Russia said “unfriendly” countries must pay for gas using the Russian currency, a move the EU considers blackmail. Finland imports most of its gas from Russia but gas accounts for less than a tenth of the country’s energy consumption and Finland said it will not pay for its supplies in roubles. …
Kailia Posey, 16, the child star who appeared on the reality show Toddlers and Tiaras, took her own life, her family said Tuesday, May 3. Posey’s mom, Marcy Posey Gatterman, initially shared the heartbreaking news of the teen’s death in a Facebook post on Monday night, May 2. “I don’t have words or any thoughts. A beautiful baby girl is gone,” Posey’s mother, Marcy Posey Gatterman, posted to Facebook. A day later, she revealed that her daughter died by suicide. …
The Ukrainian Premier League has been paused for a minimum of 30 days after Russia’s president Vladimir Putin launched a full-scale invasion of Ukraine. The league was meant to restart on Friday 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 Zelenskyy. There will now be doubts whether Ukraine’s World Cup play-off match against Scotland in Glasgow will take place as planned on March …
The abducted monarch from Plateau State, Charles Mato Dakat, has regained his freedom. Dakat who is the Paramount ruler in Gindiri chiefdom, Mangu Local Government of the state was kidnapped by gunmen early on Sunday morning, December 26. Gunmen stormed the monarch’s home at about 1 am and started shooting sporadically into the air. However, his abductors made contact with the family members a few days later and demanded ransom before they could release the monarch. It was gathered that the monarch eventually regained …
The village head of Banye in Charanci Local Government Area of Katsina State, Bishir Gide and a secondary school student, have been released 26 days after they were kidnapped by bandits. The village head, who is related to Bala Almu Banye, a federal commissioner at the National Population Commission, was kidnapped alongside the student on Friday, October 15. A relative of the traditional ruler, Nura Banye, who confirmed the development to Premium Times, said Gide and the student were released on Wednesday evening, …