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Thursday, 20 April 2023 03:52

All we know after Day 5 of battles of Sudan military factions

A new attempt at a ceasefire in fierce fighting between Sudanese troops and paramilitary forces in Khartoum failed on Wednesday, leaving people fearful about dwindling food supplies and a breakdown in medical services. The 24-hour ceasefire - lobbied for by countries trying to evacuate their citizens after days of conflict - was supposed to come into effect at 6 p.m. local time (1600 GMT). However, two eyewitnesses in separate areas of the capital told Reuters that fighting had continued. Earlier in the day, continuous bombardments could be heard in central Khartoum around the compound housing the army HQ - where…

Thursday, 20 April 2023 03:51

What to know after Day 420 of Russia-Ukraine war

RUSSIAN PERSPECTIVE Russia ‘winning’ fight against Ukraine – retired US Army colonel Russia is defeating Ukraine and the recent leaks of US classified documents will not change the outcome on the battlefield, retired US Army colonel and former Pentagon adviser Douglas Macgregor has said. “I think the Russians are winning anyway, and the Russians know the truth,”Macgregor said in a video uploaded to his YouTube channel on Sunday. “The Ukrainians themselves know the truth. They’re in a very terrible position right now. We’ve been pushing them to launch this massive offensive in the spring,” Macgregor argued. “And, frankly, [Ukrainians] don’t…

Wednesday, 19 April 2023 03:25

Nigeria’s debt to China balloons as defaults in repayments enter third year

Nigeria has failed to service its debt to China which has accumulated to N110.31 billion in the last two years. According to report by the Debt Management Office (DMO), the China debt stock included the principal and repayment charges. DMO said that from January 2021 to December 2022, the principal fee was N69,009,417,500 ($153.85 million), while the interest charges amounted to N41,311,455,000 ($92.1 million). The debts were incurred following the completion of the Nigeria Railway Modernisation Project (Idu-Kaduna Section), the Nigeria Railway Modernisation Project (Lagos-Ibadan Section) and the Nigeria Abuja Light Rail Project. A breakdown of the data showed that…

Wednesday, 19 April 2023 03:24

Court nullifies Buhari’s removal of Ararume as NNPCL Chairman, awards N5bn compensation

Inyang Ekwo of a Federal High Court in Abuja, yesterday, set aside the removal of Ifeanyi Ararume as Non-Executive Chairman of the Board of the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL). This was just as some industry analysts yesterday stressed that the stability of the NNPCL should be top priority at this moment. Ekwo in the judgment held that Ararume’s removal by President Muhammadu Buhari contravened provisions of the NNPCL laws as well as the Company’s and Allied Matters Act. The judge consequently made an order reinstating Ararume as Non-Executive Chairman of the NNPCL Board with immediate effect. Ararume had…

Wednesday, 19 April 2023 03:22

Kaduna students escape abductors two weeks after kidnapping

Eight secondary school students kidnapped by gunmen in Kaduna state two weeks ago escaped from their captors and were found by villagers who alerted security forces on Tuesday, the state's internal security commissioner said. Armed gangs operating mostly in remote parts of northwest Nigeria have carried out violent attacks against villagers, schools and motorists, abducting hundreds for ransom. The female students were seized by an armed gang on their way from school along with an unknown number of others, authorities said on April 4. Samuel Aruwan, Kaduna commissioner for internal security and home affairs, said the students escaped from a…

Wednesday, 19 April 2023 03:21

KLM launches investigation after dead stowaway found on flight from Nigeria

Questions have been raised after a deceased stowaway was discovered in the wheel well of a KLM Royal Dutch Airlines Boeing 777 (registered PH-BQM) on Monday. The aircraft originated from Lagos, Nigeria, and an investigation has been launched to determine how and when the man climbed into the plane. The Royal Dutch Marechaussee has stated that stowaways in wheel wells face extreme temperatures that can drop as low as minus fifty degrees during longer flights, making survival virtually impossible. Despite the risks, some stowaways still attempt to use this method to travel without proper documentation or authorisation. This unfortunate incident…

Wednesday, 19 April 2023 03:20

Day 4 of battles of Sudan military factions

Heavy gunfire shattered a 24-hour truce in Sudan on Tuesday shortly after it was due to take effect under U.S. pressure on warring military factions to halt fighting that has touched off a humanitarian crisis. Loud shooting reverberated in the background of live feeds by Arab television news channels in the Khartoum capital region minutes after the agreed 6 p.m. (1600 GMT) onset of the ceasefire. Warplanes were roaring in the skies above Khartoum, a Reuters reporter heard tanks firing shortly after the truce was due to take hold, and a resident told Reuters he heard an air strike being…

Wednesday, 19 April 2023 03:16

What to know after Day 419 of Russia-Ukraine war

WESTERN PERSPECTIVE Putin, Zelenskyy rally troops with war poised for new phase Russian President Vladimir Putin visited command posts of his forces fighting in Ukraine for the second time in two months, officials said Tuesday, while Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy made his latest trip near the front line. The visits — on different days and in different provinces — sought to stiffen the resolve of soldiers as the war approaches its 14th month and as Kyiv readies a possible counteroffensive with Western-supplied weapons. Some of the most significant of those weapons appeared to have recently arrived in Ukraine. Germany’s official…

Tuesday, 18 April 2023 03:35

Flights disrupted as aviation workers strike over pay, conditions of service

Domestic flights in Nigeria were disrupted on Monday, local airlines said, as aviation employees in Lagos blocked roads to the country's busiest local airport to begin a two-day strike in protest over working conditions and wages. The strike is likely to add to problems in a sector that regularly faces jet fuel shortages, which often ground local flights and where international carriers struggle to repatriate revenue from ticket sales due to dollar shortages. Air Peace, which also flies international and regional routes and has the largest fleet, told passengers that "flights across our network will consequently be disrupted" due to…

Tuesday, 18 April 2023 03:30

FG approves malaria vaccine after reviews by local experts

Mojisola Adeyeye, Director-General of the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC), on Monday announced that the R21/Matrix malaria vaccine, developed by scientists at Oxford University, has been granted provisional approval by the federal government. This announcement follows Ghana's recent approval of the vaccine, which has been reported to be 80% effective. The vaccine is manufactured by the Serum Institute of India Pvt Ltd and is indicated for the prevention of clinical malaria in children between the ages of five and 36 months. The storage temperature of the vaccine is between 2-8 °C. According to Adeyeye, NAFDAC…

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Tuesday, 18 April 2023 03:28

Death toll soars to 185 as Sudan’s military factions battle for 3rd day

As explosions and gunfire thundered outside, Sudanese in the capital Khartoum and other cities huddled in their homes for a third day Monday, while the army and a powerful rival force battled in the streets for control of the country. At least 185 people have been killed and over 1,800 wounded since the fighting erupted, U.N. envoy Volker Perthes told reporters. The two sides are using tanks, artillery and other heavy weapons in densely populated areas. Fighter jets swooped overhead and anti-aircraft fire lit up the skies as darkness fell. The toll could be much higher because there are many…

Tuesday, 18 April 2023 03:27

What to know after Day 418 of Russia-Ukraine war

WESTERN PERSPECTIVE Ukraine official: We will launch counteroffensive when ready A top Ukrainian official said Monday that Ukraine will launch its counteroffensive against Russian troops when it’s ready, adding that it’s only a matter of time before the country achieves the necessary level of military preparedness to do so. Oleksiy Danilov, the secretary of Ukraine’s National Security and Defense Council, told The Associated Press in an interview in Kyiv that Ukraine’s allies are helping the government to achieve the level of technical equipment necessary to launch the attack, delivering heavy armored vehicles and ammunition. But he also expressed frustration that…

Monday, 17 April 2023 03:22

56 civilians dead, dozens soldiers killed, 595 wounded as military factions continue fight for supremacy in Sudan

Sudan's army appeared to gain the upper hand on Sunday in a bloody power struggle with rival paramilitary forces, pounding their bases with air strikes, witnesses said, and at least 59 civilians were killed including three U.N. workers. The fighting erupted on Saturday between army units loyal to General Abdel Fattah al-Burhan, head of Sudan's transitional governing Sovereign Council, and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF), led by General Mohamed Hamdan Dagalo, known as Hemedti, who is deputy head of the council. It was the first such outbreak since both joined forces to oust veteran Islamist autocrat Omar Hassan al-Bashir…

Monday, 17 April 2023 03:20

Sudan conflict: Why is there fighting and what is at stake in the region?

Power struggle between military factions erupted after faltering transition to civilian-led government Clashes between Sudan’s military and the country’s main paramilitary force have left at least 56 dead, while control of the presidential palace and the international airport in Khartoum is in doubt after disputed claims from both sides, in fighting that threatens to destabilise Sudan and the wider region. What’s behind the fighting? The clashes erupted amid an apparent power struggle between the two main factions of Sudan’s military regime. The Sudanese armed forces are broadly loyal to Gen Abdel Fattah al-Burhan, the country’s de facto ruler, while the…

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