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Finnish police releases pro-Biafran agitator Ekpa hours after grilling

Finland authorities on Thursday arrested Simon Ekpa, a popular pro-Biafra separatist agitator and self-acclaimed disciple of Nnamdi Kanu, leader of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), for a suspected crime in Finland.The Finnish Central Criminal Police confirmed Ekpa’s release on Thursday, according to HS reports.The police claimed that its

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Buhari arrives hometown for presidential elections

President Muhammadu Buhari on Thursday arrived his hometown Daura, Katsina state, in preparation for the Presidential Elections on Saturday, February 25, 2023.Garba Shehu, Senior Special Assistant to the President (Media & Publicity) announced this in a press statement.The President, who was received by the Katsina State Governor, Aminu Bello Masari

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Military Apprehends Mastermind Of Abuja-Kaduna Train Attack, kills several terrorists’

The Nigeria Defence Headquarters said troops of Operation Whirl Punch have apprehended one of the masterminds of the March 28, 2022 terrorist attack on the Abuja-Kaduna train service.The Director, Defence Media Operations, Maj.-Gen. Musa Danmadami, made this known at the bi-weekly news briefing on the operations of the armed forces,

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Elections: Mobile Network won’t shut down, NCC assures Nigerians

The Nigerian Communications Commission, (NCC), has assured Nigerians that mobile network wont shutdown during the election periods, urged the citizen to disregard messages of system shutdown by telecom networks circulating on social media, declaring them as false.“The attention of the NCC, has been drawn to fraudulent and misleading information circulating

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Tomato shortage hits Britain following poor weather across Europe and Africa

-Agency ReportsSupermarkets across Britain have been hit with a shortage of tomatoes after a wave of bad weather across Europe and Africa disrupted supply chains.Growers and suppliers in Morocco have had to contend with cold temperatures, heavy rain, flooding and cancelled ferries over the past three to four weeks.Production problems

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Putin condemns Church of England for considering gender-neutral God, same sex marriage

-Agency ReportsVladimir Putin has attacked the Church of England for “considering the idea of a gender-neutral God”.The Russian President’s comments come as he addressed the country’s political and military elite following its year-long war in Ukraine.Flanked by four Russian tricolour flags on either side during his address, President Putin said

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