Imo State Governor and Chairman of the Governing Board of the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC), His Excellency Senator Hope Uzodimma, along with his colleagues, have pledged to work together to address the issue of abandoned projects across the region. This commitment follows President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s directive for the urgent completion of outstanding projects…
The House Committee on FCT Area Councils and Ancillary Matters has summoned Nyesom Wike, the minister of state for FCT, and the six area councils chairmen to appear before it on Tuesday July 16. The committee also threatened to withhold appropriation to the FCT and the six area councils. The resolution followed the refusal…
The Nigerian Senate on Tuesday engaged in a panic debate on hunger and hardship facing the citizens across the country, fearing attack and revolt from the hungry and angry Nigerians. The debate followed a motion, titled: “Urgent Need to address Food Insecurity and Market Exploitation of Consumables in Nigeria ”, sponsored by Senator Sunday Karimi…
A Spanish tourist has been trampled to death by elephants after climbing out of his car to take photos of the herd at a game reserve in South Africa. The unnamed 43-year-old man was visiting Pilanesberg National Park with his fiancee and two other people when the attack happened. The group had been driving around…
At least four people have been confirmed dead and many more injured after three trees inside a market in Jattu m in Etsako West local government Area (LGA) of Edo state fell simultaneously According to reports, some traders and buyers took cover under the trees following a rainfall when the incident occurred. An Indigene of…
A court in Moscow has issued an arrest warrant for the widow of Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny on charges of extremism The charges brought against Yulia Navalnaya, who lives outside Russia, in absentia are to do with her alleged “participation in an extremist society. Navalny was Russia’s most significant opposition leader of the past…
The Delta State Police Public Relations Officer, Bright Edafe, has disclosed that attempted suicide is a punishable offence in Nigeria. In a statement on X.com on Tuesday, Edafe explained that the law considers attempted suicide an offence punishable by up to one year imprisonment. This clarification comes after a man who attempted suicide in Abuja…
President Bola Tinubu has created a new ministry known as Ministry of Livestock Development. The ministry’s creation was announced during the inauguration of the Renewed Hope livestock Reform Implementation Committee established to address the issue of farmers-herders crisis. Present at the Inauguration were the Vice President, Kashim Shettima, the Secretary to the Government of the…
A group, 21st-Century Youths of Niger Delta and Agitators with Conscience has frowned at President Bola Tinubu’s silence on the unending political crisis in Rivers State, describing it as disturbing, worrisome and unacceptable. A statement by the leader of the youth group, Izon Ebi, condemned the long silence of the President, noting that the reason…
Singer Celine Dion is contemplating a return to the spotlight despite battling a rare neurological disorder known as stiff-person syndrome. The iconic 56-year-old artiste has reportedly been offered a prestigious opportunity to perform at the opening ceremony of the Paris Olympics despite the progression of her illness. The Canadian singer, known for her powerful voice,…
