France won’t be US ‘vassal’ – Macron
Defence
April 15, 2023
France won’t be US ‘vassal’ – Macron
The French president has doubled down on his statements on Taiwan after American criticism Paris is an ally and not…
Failure in Ukraine could end Western ‘golden age’ – Polish PM
Defence
April 15, 2023
Failure in Ukraine could end Western ‘golden age’ – Polish PM
The war-torn country is vital for containing Russia and safeguarding European prosperity, Mateusz Morawiecki has claimed Not everyone in the…
BREAKDOWN: What is known about the surrounded Ukrainian troops in Artyomovsk (Bakhmut)
Defence
April 14, 2023
BREAKDOWN: What is known about the surrounded Ukrainian troops in Artyomovsk (Bakhmut)
How is the fighting developing and what can we expect next? By mid-April, the Ukrainian military group had been almost…
Africa is Russia’s ‘key partner’ in IT – Official
Business
April 14, 2023
Africa is Russia’s ‘key partner’ in IT – Official
Moscow has been expanding tech cooperation with the continent, a deputy minister has pointed out Russian exports of information technology…
Udom our hero, our legend
General News
April 14, 2023
Udom our hero, our legend
By A N I E T I E U S E N ♦️Our governors since 1999, beginning from Obong Victor…
IBIBIO VERSION: UDOM, ATUEKỌÑ NNYỊN
General News
April 14, 2023
IBIBIO VERSION: UDOM, ATUEKỌÑ NNYỊN
IBIBIO VERSION UDOM, ATUEKỌÑ NNYỊN ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ UDOM OUR HERO, OUR LEGEND ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ By ANIETIE USEN ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ * Afịd mme kọfnọ…
President Buhari performs Umrah ritual in Makkah
General News
April 14, 2023
President Buhari performs Umrah ritual in Makkah
By BASHIR ADEFAKA A statement sent to The DEFENDER, signed by Mallam Garba Shehu, President Muhammadu Buhari’s Senior Special Assistant…
New AIG Zone 5 assumes duty in Benin City
General News
April 14, 2023
New AIG Zone 5 assumes duty in Benin City
By ABIRHIRE THOMAS A new Assistant Inspector-General of Police in charge of Zone 5, AIG Arungwa Nwazue Udo, has assumed…
The final gallop home, by Femi Adesina
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April 14, 2023
The final gallop home, by Femi Adesina
There’s a saying in Yoruba language that the horse does not spurn the final gallop home. True. Home is that…
Still on the tributes to Judge Bola Ajibola, by Richard Akinnola
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April 14, 2023
Still on the tributes to Judge Bola Ajibola, by Richard Akinnola
As the president of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA), Prince Ajibola had a running battle with Chief Gani Fawehinmi, who…