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Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Plant, Europe’s largest nuclear power plant was attacked Friday and taken over by Russian forces in the ongoing Ukraine war. This action is sparking Western horror at the threat of Moscow’s war causing another Chernobyl and contaminating all of Europe. The Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Station in Enerhodar, Ukraine, is the largest nuclear power plant in Europe and among the 10 largest in the world. It was built by the Soviet Union in southeastern Ukraine near the city of Enerhodar, on the southern shore of the Kakhovka Reservoir on the Dnieper River. The U.S. Embassy in Kyiv called the attack a “war crime,” tweeting that (Russian President Vladimir) Putin’s shelling of the plant…

Kim Kardashian, reality TV star, has been declared legally single from rapper Kanye West by the Los Angeles Court, after about eight years of marriage. The businesswoman and star of Keeping Up with the Kardashians filed for divorce a year ago, citing irreconcilable differences with West, who has legally changed his name to Ye. The couple have four children ranging in age from two to 8. West, 44, had objected to the divorce and publicly appealed for his wife to return to their marriage. In recent Instagram posts, he criticized her parenting and her new relationship with “Saturday Night Live”…

The Nigerian Upstream Petroleum Regulatory Commission (NUPRC) and other regulatory agencies are tasked to scrutinise the ExxonMobil-Seplat deal and other ongoing divestments by International Oil Companies (IOCs) in the country to conform with extant laws. ExxonMobil had announced last week that it has reached an agreement to sell its equity interest in Mobil Producing Nigeria Unlimited to Seplat Energy, a Nigerian independent oil and gas company, through its wholly-owned subsidiary Seplat Energy Offshore Limited. Read also:  COVID-19: ExxonMobil Shakes As 14,000 Staffers Soon To Go ExxonMobil Joins Chevron In Job Cuts COVID-19: Akwa Ibom Govt, ExxonMobil At Loggerheads Over Quarantine Centres This comes…

Nigerian singer, Timaya, whose car allegedly hit a woman around Ikate Lekki, Lagos on Wednesday, March 2, has been arrested by security operatives of the Lagos State Command.  The singer was reported to have fled from the scene after noticing what he did. Naija News understands the sister of the victim tried to reach the singer after the incident but all efforts proved abortive as the singer went ahead to block them on Instagram after they called him out. Read also: Davido, Wizkid Top 2018 AFRIMMA Nominees’ List The lady who is identified as whyte_26 claimed the singer almost killed…

Some prominent Nigerians joined members of Redeemed Christian Church of God (RCCG) and the Christian community in celebrating Pastor Enoch Adeboye on his 80th birthday. President Muhammadu Buhari felicitated the wife, Pastor Foluke Adenike Adeboye, family members, friends, and relations as the General Overseer turns an octogenarian, with clear evidence of walking the path of a righteous man by dedicating his life to the service of God, and humanity. The Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, Femi Adesina stated this in a statement signed on Tuesday. Read also: 2022 prophecies: Pastor Adeboye predicts Two monstrous storms Adeboye…

President Muhammadu Buhari has approved $8.5m dollars to the Ministries of Foreign Affairs and Humanitarian, Disaster Management, and Social Development, for the evacuation of over 5,000 (registered and unregistered) Nigerians stranded in Ukraine. The Minister of State for Foreign Affairs, Zubairu Dada stated this to statehouse correspondents after the Federal Executive Council (FEC) meeting today March 2. According to him, two flights from Air Peace and one from Max Air are expected to carry out the evacuation exercise starting Wednesday. Read also: Ukraine invasion: $2 billion Nigeria-Russia Trade at risk Mr Dada said all agencies are fully resourced to ensure…

Queen Elizabeth II resumed public engagements Tuesday after surviving Covid-19, as her son and heir Prince Charles was quoted as saying that she is “a lot better.”  Concerns mounted for the 95-year-old monarch’s health since she tested positive on February 20, overshadowing the start of her record-breaking 70th year on the throne. But a palace statement indicated she was now well enough to hold virtual engagements, hosting the new ambassadors of Andorra and Chad from her home at Windsor Castle. The queen last week cancelled similar scheduled engagements with new ambassadors as she was suffering from what were described as…

The Itu and Ibiono Ibom Youth Leaders Forum in Akwa Ibom has kicked against the imposition of an aspirant under any guise, declaring that this could bring about the end of Peoples Democratic Party in the state.  Recall that Governor Udom Emmanuel had on Sunday, January 30, 2022, presented his Commissioner for Lands and Water Resources, Pastor Umoh Eno to PDP stakeholders in the state as his preferred successor. The forum called on the Governor to be democratic in his approach towards supporting his preferred candidate by separating and distinguishing his official position from his personal and private capacity in…

Ukraine-based Nigerian pastor, Sunday Adelaja has escaped from the war-torn Ukraine, leaving his multi-million church, members and properties behind in the country. Adelaja who has been living in Ukraine for 36 years, recounted how he was targeted by the Russian Vladimir Putin led forces and how he and his wife escaped miraculously. He rose to become one of the most influential pastors in the country and built “the biggest church in the country” that boasted of thousands of members. But now, he has to leave everything behind because of the war currently rocking the country, and he does not know whether he will ever set his foot…

Alphabet has confirmed with TechCrunch that it has disabled certain Google Maps live traffic tools in Ukraine which is meant to confuse Russian troops.  The news, reported by Reuters, comes after the company has consulted with local authorities as the country faces attacks from Russian forces. The features will remain on for local turn-by-turn navigation for drivers, while broader global access is disabled. The popular mapping technology has served a surprise role in the invasion of Ukraine since the outset. One research facility in California was able to spot the Russian approach toward the Ukrainian border hours before the “special military operation”…