Ousted Syrian president Assad ‘granted asylum’ in Moscow – as rebels ‘guarantee safety’ of Russian military bases

Syria’s former President Bashar al-Assad is in Moscow with his family after Russia granted them asylum on humanitarian grounds, a Kremlin source told Russian news agencies on Sunday, December 8, adding that a deal has been done to ensure the safety of Russian military bases, including a strategically important naval facility in Tartous. Russia’s…

Anambra kidnapper arrested after N15m ransom

The Anambra State Police Command have in custody one Nwokpoku Emmanuel (M) aged 34 years from Ebonyi State living in Oduke-Obosi over a case of Armed robbery and kidnapping. The operatives also recovered from the suspect, the victim’s red coloured Mercedes Benz GLE 450 and activates plan to arrest other gang members, especially the…

COVID-19 XEC variant not in Nigeria, says FG

The Federal Government has clarified that the newly detected XEC COVID-19 variant, identified in Australia and some other countries in Europe, is not in Nigeria. The Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Health and Social Welfare, Kachollum Daju, stated that a recently leaked letter addressed to the Committee of Chief Medical Directors and Medical…