Ukrainian President, Volodymyr Zelensky has dismissed Defense Minister Oleksii Reznikov, saying the ministry needs “new approaches” as the war with Russia enters its 19th month. Reznikov’s removal comes in the wake of a number of corruption scandals involving Ukraine’s Ministry of Defense. While Reznikov has not been implicated in any of them, the scandals have still been seen to damage him by association. Zelensky has said rooting out corruption across Ukraine’s government is vital to Kyiv’s chances of attaining long-awaited …
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Businesswoman Sandra Iheuwa has fired back at her estranged husband Steve Thompson after he suggested she never loved him but loves her ex-husband. Steve Thompson had insinuated in his Instagram post, that she married him even though she wasn’t in love with him. He also claimed that she subjected him to “character assassination” because she wasn’t in love with him. Sandra Iheuwa who fired back at him on Instagram, said she decided to reply him in public because he …
Nigerian born, welterweight champion Kamaru Usman has issued a stern warning to his next challenger, American’s Jorge Masvidal ahead of their huge welterweight fight at UFC 251 this weekend. Masvidal, nicknamed Gamebred, replaced Usman’s original opponent Gilbert Burns, who withdrew from the fight after he tested positive for Coronavirus. The fight will be held on Saturday night, July 11, at UFC Fight Island in Abu Dhabi And ahead of the showdown, ‘The Nigerian Nightmare’ Usman has …
Fox News has fired host Ed Henry of America’s Newsroom after an investigation into an allegation of sexual misconduct was leveled by a former employee. Fox News Media CEO Suzanne Scott and FOX News Media President & Executive Editor Jay Wallace made the announcement in a memo to all employees on Wednesday, July 1. According to the memo, the network received a complaint from a former employee’s attorney about allegations of willful sexual misconduct years ago. Fox News immediately …
Florence, widow of former Governor of Oyo state, Abiola Ajimobi has slammed Governor Seyi Makinde over the way she and her husband were treated during his sickness and after his demise. Ajimobi’s widow who spoke while receiving a delegation of Governors who were at their Oluyole residence to commiserate with her family, accused Seyi Makinde’s administration of playing “dirty politics” with her husband’s death. Florence insisted that her late husband was for peace and deserved better treatment even in death because he served …
Louisville’s police department is initiating termination of Officer Brett Hankison, one of three LMPD officers involved in the March shooting of Breonna Taylor. Hankison was one of three officers put on administrative leave for the death of Taylor, a 26-year-old African-American emergency medical technician, who was shot dead on March 13, 2020. The three officers were executing a no-knock search warrant when they entered Taylor’s apartment in Louisville, Kentucky. Gunfire was exchanged between Taylor’s boyfriend Kenneth Walker and …