The House of Representatives has directed its Committee on Power to investigate the frequent national grid collapses and provide a report within three weeks. This decision followed a motion of urgent national importance raised by Hon. Mansur Manu Soro (Bauchi, PDP) during the plenary session. In his motion, Hon. Soro expressed deep concern over the…
The Anambra State Fire Service has successfully intervened in three separate fire incidents across the state, saving numerous lives and preventing potential widespread destruction of properties that would have resulted from the incidents. According to respective press releases issued on the incidents by the Media Unit of the Service, the fire outbreaks were all caused…
President Bola Tinubu have scrapped the Niger Delta Ministry, and the Ministry of Sports Development. The decisions were taken on Wednesday at the meeting of the FEC in Abuja, as seen on the X handle of the Special Adviser Information and Strategy to President Tinubu, Bayo Onanuga. There will now be a Ministry of Regional…
The National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Abdullahi Ganduje has been told to pay serious attention to the political history of the Southwest to assist him in making informed lines while making public comments about the Southwest, calling on him to exersice caution in his desperate attempt to impress his party stalwarts. Ganduje…
The Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Lateef Fagbemi, has affirmed that no state or individual possesses the authority to overturn the Supreme Court’s ruling on local government autonomy. Speaking in Ado Ekiti on Tuesday during a media chat, Fagbemi stressed that the apex court’s decision is binding and non-negotiable, and all…
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has raised an alarm over the dangers of cybercrime in Nigeria. The anti-graft agency said Nigeria lost over $500 million to it in 2022. This is according to the Chairman of the anti-graft agency Ola Olukoyede who spoke on Tuesday at a National Cybercrime Summit organised by the…
Lebanon’s Hezbollah group has claimed responsibility for a drone attack last week targeting the home of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. The group also acknowledged that some of its fighters have been take captive by the Israeli army. Hezbollah spokesman Mohammed Afif made the remarks during a press conference in Beirut’s southern suburbs that was…
Alessia Russo has been named England women’s player of the year for 2023-24. The Arsenal forward started 11 England games and scored six goals in a year in which the Lionesses secured a place at next summer’s Euros in Switzerland. Fellow forward Lauren James finished second in the vote by fans, while defender Lucy Bronze…
Former presidential candidate of the African Renaissance Party, Alhaji Yahaya Ndu, has strongly criticized President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s economic policies, describing them as thoughtless and detrimental to Nigeria’s economy. In an interview with newsmen Ndu expressed concerns that these policies have pushed many Nigerians into extreme poverty. He also criticised Tinubu’s leadership style, labelling it…
The meeting of the Edo State Joint Transition Committee was stalled on Tuesday, following disagreements on some documents necessary for the sitting. The joint committee consists of members of the outgoing administration of Governor Godwin Obaseki and that of Governor-elect, Monday Okpebholo. At the opening session last week, the Secretary to the State Government, Joseph…
