Gunmen again, on Monday night reportedly invaded the Bmuko Community, in the Dutse Baupma axis of the Bwari Area Council of the Federal Capital Territory, kidnapping four residents in the area. A resident of the community, Mr Isah, who spoke to newsmen, said the gunmen arrived in the community at about 11:50 pm on […]
Imo State governor, Senator Hope Uzodimma on Tuesday, sworn in the new commissioners and special advisers designates into office. Governor Uzodimma announced that he will be in charge of the ministry of lands as he noted that the ministry brought some of the skirmishes his administration faced in first term as he vowed never […]
A rowdy session marred the resumption of the Senate to plenary on Tuesday as senators fought over the seats. The plenary had started around 11 am and immediately after the procession, the Senate President, GodsWill Akpabio, read out announcements, specifically the names of the lawmakers who had celebrated their birthdays while the Senate was […]
The International Criminal Police Organisation (INTERPOL) says fleeing crypto chief Nadeem Anjarwalla will be smoked out and extradited to Nigeria to face tax evasion charges leveled against him and his colleague, Tigran Gambaryan, who is still in the custody of security agents in Abuja, Nigeria’s political capital. Garba Umar, Vice President of INTERPOL (Africa) […]
Drama played out on Monday when power supply was seized as the Minister of Power, Adebayo Adelabu, was speaking at the National Assembly. Adelabu was fielding questions from senators at the investigative hearing on “the need to halt the increase in the price of electricity” organised by the Senate Committee on Power. Power was, […]
The Nigerian National Petroleum Company Ltd. (NNPCL) has assured Nigerians that the ongoing fuel scarcity and queues will be cleared out by Wednesday, May 1. Chief Communications Officer, NNPCL, Mr Olufemi Soneye stated this on Tuesday in Lagos. According to Soneye, the company currently has an availability of products exceeding 1.5 billion litres, which […]
The management of the University of Benin has approved the indefinite suspension of the university’s Student Union Government. In a statement on Monday by the university’s Registrar, Ademola Bobola, the institution said the suspension was in connection with the attack on the Edo State Labour Party’s candidate, Olumide Akpata, by some students believed to […]
US federal prosecutors are calling for ex-Binance chief Changpeng Zhao to be sent to prison when he appears Tuesday for sentencing on money laundering charges. Zhao, a Canadian, resigned from his post at the world’s largest cryptocurrency exchange platform late last year as part of a deal with US authorities. According to investigations by […]
The Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC) has announced the deregulation of meter prices under the meter asset provider (MAP) scheme for end-user customers. This is contained in a circular issued by the commission on Monday. In September 2023, NERC approved an increase in the prices of single-phase electricity meters to N81,975.16 and three-phase meters […]
The Pesiding Bishop of the Living Faith Church, also known as Winners Chapel International, Bishop David Oyedepo, has condemned fraudsters and “Yahoo Boys” saying they have a tainted future. From the Yahoo e-mail service, the term “Yahoo Boy” is derived. It is commonly used to refer to young men who engage in various forms […]
