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More than 1,000 people were inside a mall in the central Ukrainian city of Kremenchuk when a Russian missile was fired at the building, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said. “The number of victims is impossible to imagine,” he added. On Telegram, alongside a video, Zelensky said the site had “no danger to the Russian army. No strategic value. Only the attempt of people to live a normal life.” The mall remained on fire and emergency services were on the scene, he said.

The staff members of the Gombe State Environmental Protection Agency stormed the Gombe State Government House in protest of alleged three months of unpaid wages. the protesters were seen walking from the Terminus Roundabout to the Government House with placards and green leaves. In April 2022, a similar protest occurred, where the cleaners claimed that they were being owed Some of the workers, who spoke on condition of anonymity, claimed Governor Muhammadu Yahaya, in his recent media chat, claimed to have released all pending payments. On his part, The General Manager, GOSEPA, Muhammad Kumo, who refused to issue an official…

The ruling All Progressives Congress on Monday accused the Peoples Democratic Party of being the brain behind the rumour that the APC had earmarked N6.5 trillion to rig the 2023 general election. This was disclosed in a leaked document tagged which had been circulating on social media. The report claimed that the ruling party planned the whopping sum that is almost half of the entire country’s 2022 budget for vote-buying and bribing of security agents at polling units, judiciary and officials of the Independent National Electoral Commission. Reacting to the allegation, the APC National Publicity Secretary, Felix Morka, described the…

The President, Muhammadu Buhari has sworn in Justice Olukayode Ariwoola as Acting Chief Justice of Nigeria at the Council Chambers of the State House, Abuja. Ariwoola, who is the most senior Justice of the Supreme Court was sworn in at around 3:00 pm, hours after the resignation of the former CJN, Tanko Muhammad. Born on August 22, 1958, Justice Ariwoola, who hails from Oyo State was formerly a Justice of the Court of Appeal before being elevated to the Supreme Court bench in 2011. Justice Ariwoola will serve in an acting capacity until confirmed by the Senate under President Buhari’s…

The presidential flagbearer of the All Progressives Congress, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, today left the country for France. Tinubu departed Nigeria shortly after he held a closed-door meeting with President Muhammadu Buhari at the Presidential Villa. This was contained in a statement issued by Tinubu’s Spokesman, Tunde Rahman. The development is coming in the wake of Tinubu’s statement that he was still searching for his running mate for the 2023 presidential election. Although Rahman did not state how long the former Lagos State Governor would be away, there were insinuations that his travel must have something to do with the consultation…

Serena Williams and Ons Jabeur have withdrawn from the Eastbourne doubles because of a right knee injury to the Tunisian. The American great made her return to tennis this week alongside Jabeur after a year out following an injury. The two had advanced to the semi-finals after winning their first two matches. Williams, 40, has been given a singles wildcard into Wimbledon, which begins on Monday, while the in-form Jabeur, 27, will be seeded third. Jabeur arrived in Eastbourne on the back of winning the grass-court title in Berlin and will be one of the favourites to lift the Wimbledon…

FIFA approves 26-man squads for this year’s World Cup in Qatar. The move is in line with recent national competitions and is an expansion of the 23-man squads that had been used before the coronavirus pandemic. Fifa also said up to 15 substitutes can be named for a game, meaning no player misses out. The deadline for all 32 countries competing to submit their final squads is 20 October – 30 days before the first game between Senegal and the Netherlands at the Al Thumama Stadium. Fifa also said that no more than 26 people – up to 15 substitutes…

The Athletics Federations of Nigeria will begin its national trials in Benin City, tomorrow, to select athletes for the Commonwealth Games and the 2022 World Championships billed to hold in Oregon, United States. And subsequently, the Ministry of Youth and Sports Development has disclosed that the country’s team to the forthcoming Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games will begin camping on July 9. The ministry said in a statement: “Pursuant to its countdown on the 2022 Commonwealth Games (CWG), the Federal Ministry of Youth and Sports Development has concluded arrangements for the closed camping of athletes in the following federations: athletics, boxing,…