Bengaluru (Karnataka) [India], May 25 (ANI): After External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar disclosed that the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) received a request only on May 21 to impound the passport of Janata Dal-Secular MP Prajwal Revanna, Karnatak…
Baseball: Maeda tosses 5 shutout innings to snap Tigers’ 5-game skid
Kenta Maeda threw five innings of four-hit ball to earn his second win Friday as the Detroit Tigers snapped their five-game skid with a 6-2 win over the Toronto Blue Jays. Maeda (2-1), coming back from a viral infection that forced him onto the 15-day …
FG heeds Obong’s plea, begins construction of Lagos-Calabar highway from Calabar
The Federal Government has heeded the call from Obong of Calabar, Edidem Ekpo Okon Abasi Otu v, who pleaded that the construction of the Lagos-Calabar coastal highway should commence simultaneously from both ends of Calabar and Lagos. The Obong in addr…
NSCDC arrests father for defiling daughter in Ondo
The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps, NSCDC, Ondo State command, says its personnel have arrested a 40-year-old farmer, Abraham Achibong, for alleged incest with his 14-year-old daughter in Akure, the state capital. In a statement by the Public…
Putin will be feeling the sting of this latest Ukraine war milestone – but he’s still far from surrendering – analysis by Oliver Trapnell
Vladimir Putin’s invasion of Ukraine has today passed a grim milestone which will no doubt have been felt by the top brass sitting in their ivory tower at the Kremlin. After more than 820 days of non-stop fighting, Putin’s men on the frontlines are bea…
Assam rifles organised ex-servicemen rally at Agartala
Agartala (Tripura) [India], May 25 (ANI): Assam Rifles in Tripura organised Ex-Servicemen Rally at Agartala, Tripura displayed its unflinching commitment towards its Veer Naris, widows of bravehearts and the Veterans. The rally covered all districts of…
Police arrest notorious bandit, rescue three kidnapped victims in Kaduna
Kaduna State Police command says its personnel have arrested a notorious bandit, Muhammad Bello, an accomplice to Dogo Haliru. This followed the rescue of three kidnapped victims who were abducted along the Kindandan-Dogon Dawa Road, Birnin Gwari local…
‘There’s no gap’ – Nigerian govt on departure of French soldiers from Niger Republic
The Minister of Defence, Mohammed Badaru Abubakar, has reacted to the decision of the Nigerien government to send French soldiers away from the country. The last French troops deployed to Niger to help fight a decade-old Islamist insurgency in the Sahe…
Former Jharkhand Chief Minister Hemant Soren’s wife Kalpana Soren casts her vote in Ranchi
Ranchi (Jharkhand) [India], May 25 (ANI): Former Jharkhand Chief Minister and Jharkhand Mukti Morcha (JMM) leader Hemant Soren’s wife Kalpana Soren casts her vote in Ranchi, amid the sixth phase of the Lok Sabha Elections on Saturday. She cast her vote…
FA Cup final: ‘Man Utd will always be the bigger club and Man City will never reach those heights’
When Sheikh Mansour’s Abu Dhabi United Group bought Manchester City back in 2008, it was hard to see them toppling their noisy neighbours. Manchester United had won their second Premier League title in a row under Sir Alex Ferguson and, though they did…