A Russian missile strike overnight killed a woman and wounded 16 people in Mykolaiv in southern Ukraine, where Moscow has ramped up aerial attacks, authorities said Tuesday. Images distributed by …
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Ericsson posts $374m profit in Q3
Ericsson said Tuesday it returned to profit in the third quarter as a big contract with US carrier AT&T gave the Swedish telecommunications equipment giant a boost. Ericsson posted a …
Read More »Plateau LG poll: Two Igbo youths, other councillors-elect get certificate of return
The Plateau State Independent Electoral Commission has presented certificates of return to 304 councillors-elect across the state, including two Igbo youths, Austin Wachuku and Okoro Uzoma. Wachuku, from Abia State, …
Read More »PHOTOS: ‘No room for excuses’, say Libya as players train to play Nigeria
The Libyan Football Federation has said that it will not condone excuses from the Nigeria Football Federation to boycott the second leg of the Group D 2025 African Cup of …
Read More »Oil prices slip as Middle East tensions ease, global markets rise
Oil prices extended losses Tuesday after a report said Israeli Prime Minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, had told US President Joe Biden he would not strike Iran’s crude or nuclear facilities in …
Read More »Abia disburses interest-free loans to youth farmers
The Abia State Government says it has commenced the disbursement of interest-free loans to 302 youths trained on agricultural ventures in the state. The Commissioner for Information and Culture, Mr …
Read More »Hit back at Iran based on national interest – Israel
Israel will consider the United States’s opinion but will act against an Iranian missile attack based on its own “national interests”, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s office said Tuesday. US President …
Read More »FG to invest $2bn in 90,000km fibre-optic project
The Federal Government has announced plans to invest $2 billion dollars to deploy 90,000kilometers fibre optic project in the country. The project is designed to expand Nigeria’s fibre optic …
Read More »French league to hear Mbappe-PSG’s $60m salary row
Kylian Mbappe’s dispute with former club Paris Saint-Germain over claims he is owed 55 million euros ($60m) in unpaid wages and bonuses will go before a French league committee later …
Read More »UK unemployment rate hits 4.0% as wage growth slows
Britain’s unemployment rate and wage growth have eased, official data showed Tuesday, cementing analyst expectations that the Bank of England will resume cutting interest rates next month. The unemployment rate …
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