Cineworld has cancelled all UK screenings of a film about the daughter of the Prophet Muhammad, after it prompted protests outside some cinemas. The cinema chain said it made the decision “to ensure the safety of our staff and customers”. More than 120,000 people have signed a petition for The Lady of Heaven film to […]
Two Britons captured by Russian forces in Ukraine have appeared in court in territory held by pro-Russian rebels. Aiden Aslin, 28, from Nottinghamshire, and Shaun Pinner, 48, from Bedfordshire, are being held in the so-called Donetsk People’s Republic. They are reportedly charged with being mercenaries. But their families say they were in Ukraine’s military. It […]
Countries around the world are facing recession as the Ukraine war hits economies already rocked by the Covid pandemic, the World Bank has warned. Less developed countries in Europe and east Asia face a “major recession”, it said. The risk of high inflation and low growth – so-called “stagflation” – is also higher, World Bank […]
President Muhammadu Buhari on Wednesday urged members of the All Progressives Congress (APC) to remain united and avoid acrimony, rallying delegates at the special convention to consider voting for the presidential candidate with the best chances of securing victory in the 2023 general elections. In his address at the Eagle Square in Abuja, the venue […]
Former German Chancellor Angela Merkel has defended her record on handling Vladimir Putin in her first major interview since leaving office. She said she had “nothing to apologise for” over her response to Russia’s annexation of Crimea from Ukraine in 2014, when she supported sanctions. She also defended her opposition in office to Ukraine joining […]
The Executive Secretary of the Universal Basic Education Commission(UBEC), Dr Hamid Bobboyi has allayed fears that the ongoing 2022 National Personnel Audit (NPA) is targeted at increasing taxes. The executive secretary made this known in Abuja, while briefing newsmen on the progress of the process, which began on Monday. He said the exercise was meant […]
Abuja is agog as no fewer than 2,322 delegates from 36 states and the FCT have converged on the city to elect a flag bearer for the All Progressives Congress (APC), for the 2023 general elections. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the party’s special national convention has been scheduled for June 6 […]
Ondo State Governor, Rotimi Akeredolu, has ordered that flags fly at half-mast following the killing of worshippers at St Francis Catholic Church, Owo. Gunmen had stormed the church on Sunday, killing dozens and injuring several others. The incident has since been condemned by Nigerians, including President Muhammadu Buhari and many governors. Akeredolu, who later visited […]
The Washington-D.C.-based World Justice Project has awarded 20,000 dollars (N8.4 million) World Justice Challenge 2022 prize for Anti-Corruption and Open Government, to Transparency Information Technology Initiative (TransparencIT) of Nigeria. TransparencIT received the prize for its project: Trial Monitoring of Corruption Cases: Creating Monitoring Systems, an Online Corruption Database and Special Anti-corruption Courts. The World Justice […]
Johnny Depp has joined TikTok days after his legal victory against his ex-wife Amber Heard in their widely publicised defamation trial. As of Monday evening, the actor had over 1.6 million followers on the account with ‘Occasional Thespian’ in its bio. Depp has not followed anyone else on the account or liked any of their […]