Pakistan’s former president General Pervez Musharraf, who seized power in a coup in 1999, has died aged 79. The former leader – who was president between 2001 and 2008 – died in Dubai after a long illness, a statement from…
Burkina urges ‘federation’ with Mali for joint clout
Burkina Faso’s prime minister, in a visit to neighbouring Mali this week, has suggested the two countries form a “federation” to boost their economic clout, his office said. Both nations are battling jihadist insurgencies and are run by juntas who…
British Army ‘no longer’ top-tier fighting force and ‘unable to protect the UK and our allies’ according to US general
The UK is no longer considered a leading global fighting force, following comments reportedly made over the British Army’s defensive and allied powers. The comments are said to have come after Defence Secretary Ben Wallace was briefed by a senior…
9 Palestinians killed in Israeli raid in Jenin
Nine Palestinians have been killed during an Israeli military raid in the occupied West Bank, Palestinian health officials say – the deadliest in years. An elderly woman was reported among the dead, in the flashpoint town of Jenin. The Israeli…
Armed Forces Remembrance Day: Group advocates review of budgetary allocation to military
The Civil Rights Realisation and Advancement Network (CRRAN) has called for an upward review of the yearly budgetary allocation to the military. The President of the non-governmental organisation, Mr Olu Omotayo, made the call in an interview with the News…
Kiev revokes accreditation of several western journalists
The accreditation of several western journalists have been revoked by the Ukrainian military following their reporting from the recently recaptured region of Kherson, officials said on Monday. Recently, some media representatives ignored the existing bans and warnings and started reporting…
US estimates 40,000 Ukraine civilians killed or wounded in Russia’s invasion
As many as 40,000 Ukrainian civilians are thought to have been killed or wounded by the Russian invasion, according to the US military. Army General Mark Milley, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, told a press conference on Wednesday…
Harry welcomes Colombia and Nigeria to ‘inspiring Invictus community of nations’
The Duke of Sussex has announced that Colombia and Nigeria are joining his Invictus Games Foundation in a new “community” structure. Harry founded the Invictus Games to aid the rehabilitation of injured or sick military personnel and veterans from across…
This is what happened after I took my Covid-19 vaccine – Peju Akande
When news reports indicated that the country was getting the AstraZeneca brand of Covid-19 vaccine, I began to read up on every piece of information I could find on the net. When people began to go for their shots and…
They say Lagos landlords are demons but mine was an angel
People always say Lagos landlords are bad and I agree but just as there are some decent Nigerians we still have decent landlords out there. My landlord was one of them. I met my landlord when I was at the…