Fighter Jets
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Billionaire Elon Musk, tapped by US President-elect Donald Trump to slash federal government spending, lashed out at modern fighter jets on Monday, saying that drones were the future of air combat. "Manned fighter jets are obsolete in the age of drones anyway. Will just get pilots killed," said the head of SpaceX, Tesla and X,…
23 Feb
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky called Friday for Western countries to accelerate deliveries of promised air defence systems and fighter jets, on the eve of the second anniversary of Russia's invasion.
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Kyiv on Friday said Russian authorities returned over 500 bodies of Ukrainian soldiers killed in combat, with most having died in the eastern Donetsk region. Russia and Ukraine have been exchanging bodies and prisoners of war since the first months of the conflict -- with casualties estimated to be high on both sides. "As a…
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Barcelona coach Hansi Flick on Friday said teenage winger Lamine Yamal will return after three weeks out with injury for this weekend's game against Las Palmas in La Liga. The 17-year-old has been sidelined since early November with an ankle problem and Barcelona have picked up just one point from the two league games he…
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Pep Guardiola says he is braced for the challenge of turning around Manchester City's fortunes after the worst run of his managerial career ahead of a daunting trip to runaway Premier League leaders Liverpool. City are without a win in six games, with five consecutive defeats followed by a 3-3 Champions League draw against Feyenoord…
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Nigeria’s Minister of Minister of Communications, Innovation and Digital Economy, Dr Bosun Tijani and Chair of the Board of Directors of the National Communications Authority of the Republic of Portugal (ANACOM), Prof. Sandra Maximiano have been appointed as co-chair for the global protection of submarine cable systems globally. The International Telecommunications Union (ITU) announced this…
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The Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has called on President Bola Tinubu to take urgent action and direct the Chief of Army Staff (CoAS) to secure the release of investigative journalist, Fisayo Soyombo, who has been detained by the 6 Division of the Nigerian Army in Port Harcourt, Rivers State. In a statement released…
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The Minister of Women Affairs, Hajiya Imaan Sulaiman-Ibrahim, has said that closing gender gaps will add ₦15 trillion to Nigeria's Gross Domestic Product (GDP) annually by 2025. She stressed the need for a renewed national commitment to creating a society where every woman, child, man, and boy can live free from fear and violence.…
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President Bola Tinubu on Friday congratulated Dr Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, former Coordinating Minister for the Economy and Minister of Finance, on her unanimous re-election as the Director-General of the World Trade Organisation (WTO). Tinubu in a statement also assured Okonjo-Iweala of Nigeria's steadfast support as she consolidates her bold reforms, dedication to equitable global trade practices,…
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The Office of the Auditor General for the Federation (OAuGF) has uncovered over N3.203 trillion in financial infractions involving
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The Governor of Osun State, Senator Ademola Adeleke, has set December 2024 as the implementation date for the new minimum wage of N75,554, which was earlier approved. According to a statement shared by his Special Assistant on Digital Media, Olalekan Badmus, the state public servants will be paid one month's arrears. Badmus further revealed that…