Former Vice President of Nigeria, Atiku Abubakar has officially declared his intention to run for president in 2023.

He stated that if elected, his administration will focus on 5 key areas, including unity, security, economy, education and devolving more resources to federating units.

Atiku disclosed this on Wednesday afternoon while announcing his intention to run for Presidency.

He also stated that he has no dou...

The new Governor of Anambra State, Charles Chukwuma Soludo, has claimed he met only N300 million in the state’s treasury when he assumed office.

Soludo revealed this while answering questions on Arise TV on Tuesday.

According to the former Central Bank Governor, he has inherited debts running into “hundreds of billions of naira” from his predecessor, Willie Obiano, according to audited accounts.

Soludo said:...

President Volodymyr Zelensky of Ukrain on Tuesday told Italian lawmakers that over 117 children have been killed so far in Russia’s war on Ukraine.

“But 117 will not be the final number,” he warned in a video link to both chambers of parliament in Rome.

“They keep killing,” he said according to the Italian translation.

Zelensky called on Italy to freeze Russian assets and confiscate luxury goods such as ...

Nearly 3.5 million Ukrainians have now fled the country following Russia’s invasion, the United Nations said Monday, praising neighbouring countries for showing overwhelming compassion towards their “extreme plight”.

More than 10 million people — over a quarter of the population in regions under government control — are now thought to have fled their homes, including the millions of internally displaced people.

UNH...

The Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, Abdulrasheed Bawa, on Monday, explained why the former Governor of Anambra State, Willie Obiano, is still in detention.

Bawa, who spoke to journalists on the sideline of the 5th Annual General Assembly (AGA) meeting of the Network of National Anti-Corruption Institutions in West Africa (NACIWA), taking place in Abuja, disclosed that Obiano had yet to perfect the conditions t...

Russian allegedly has a plot to 'poison' Vladimir Putin and instil a successor who will restore trade ties with the West, according to Ukrainian intelligence.

According to Ukraine's Chief Directorate of Intelligence at the war-torn country's Ministry of Defence, a 'group of influential' individuals in Russia have begun plotting to remove the dictator from office.

The Ukrainian intelligence service says that FSB director ...

A High Court in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) on Friday vacated an order stopping the National Convention of the All Progressives Congress (APC) billed for March 26.

Justice Bello Kawu gave the judgment, arguing that a political party cannot be sued by its member.

The judge relied on a recent supreme court judgment ( Aguma Vs APC), to conclude his ruling.

The ruling followed the twists in the leadership of t...

Russia on Wednesday ceased to be a member of the Council of Europe after over a quarter of a century of membership in the pan-European rights body, the council said in a statement.

Moscow announced Tuesday that it was quitting the council, ahead of the formal decision taken Wednesday by the body’s committee of ministers to expel Russia over its invasion of Ukraine.

In a hugely symbolic moment, the flag of Russia was lowere...

Russia on Thursday warned the U.S. that Moscow had the might to put the United States in its place and accused the West of stoking a wild Russophobic plot to tear Russia apart.

Dmitry Medvedev, who served as president from 2008 to 2012 and now deputy secretary of Russia’s Security Council, said the United States had stoked “disgusting” Russophobia in an attempt to force Russia to its knees.

“It will not work, Russia ...

Charles Chukwuma Soludo has been sworn in as the fifth governor of Anambra State in a modest event that took place at the Government House on Thursday. Soludo took over from Willie Obiano.

The former Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) governor took the oath of office alongside his deputy, Onyeka Ibezim.

In his inaugural speech, Soludo promised to hit the ground running, saying some key members of his government will be announced ...

Senator Uba Sani, representing Kaduna Central Senatorial District, has declared his intention to contest for the governorship of Kaduna State in 2023.

Sani made the declaration at the state secretariat of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) on Tuesday in Kaduna.

Sani is the only APC governorship aspirant that has publicly declared his intention.

Addressing party leaders and hundreds of supporters at the par...

British Prime Minister, Boris Johnson has said there is “no way Ukraine is going to join NATO anytime soon.”

The prime minister, who is visiting the Gulf as he tries to wean the West off Russian energy, said he understood the “reality of the position” expressed by Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky during an address to London.

Recall that Zelensky had, in a video call to Johnson and representatives from Baltic an...