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13th May 2024 Members of the Nigerian Labour Congress in Plateau State and the Trade Union Congress on Monday blocked the entrance of the headquarters of Jos Electricity Distribution Company in Jos, the state capital. The Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission offices located at the Gold and Base axis in Jos were also picketed by the […]

13th May 2024 Human rights lawyer, Femi Falana, has insisted that members of the Rivers State House of Assembly who defected from the Peoples Democratic Party to the All Progressives Congress have forfeited their positions in the legislative body. Twenty five lawmakers loyal to the former governor of Rivers State and current Minister of the

Meghan, the Duchess of Sussex, has said it’s been “humbling” to find out through a genealogy test that she is partly Nigerian as she met with women in the West African nation Saturday. According to Associated Press on Saturday, Meghan on her second day in Nigeria, where she is visiting for the first time with

Jorge Martin extended his lead in the championship with a thrilling victory in the French MotoGP at Le Mans on Sunday. The Spaniard, who won Saturday’s sprint, battled the entire race with rival Francesco Bagnaia before Marc Marquez arrived late to steal second place. Pramac Ducati rider Martin heads the standings with 129 points, 38

A former Minister of Youth and Sports, Solomon Dalung, has revealed how a hospital in Plateau State refused to attend to him over non-payment of the admission deposit. Dalung made this revelation in a statement via his X handle during the weekend. The former minister said he fell ill on Wednesday and went to the

The Adamawa/Taraba command of the Nigerian Customs Service (NCS) says it has recently seized 12,435 liters of Premium Motor Spirit (PMS) worth N10.8 million. The Customs Area Comptroller in charge of the command, Bashir Garba-Bature, made the disclosure while briefing some newsmen in Yola. According to him, the seized items included 491×25lt and 8× 20lt

12th May 2024 Uche Secondus, and the Governor of Rivers State, Chief Nyesom Wike Former National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party, Prince Uche Secondus, has accused the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, of being the mastermind of the current charged political atmosphere in Rivers State. The former PDP national chairman made

12th May 2024 The Federal Government is poised to receive fresh loan funding from the World Bank, with approval expected for loans totalling $2.25bn on June 13, 2024. The funding will be received via two major development projects. The first project is the Nigeria Reforms for Economic Stabilization to Enable Transformation Development Policy Financing, which

11th May 2024 The Lagos State Fire and Rescue Service has disclosed that two men died in a tanker explosion which occurred on Friday night at the Ijesha end of the Cele link-bridge in Surulere area of the state. The LSFRS Director, Margaret Adeseye, disclosed this in a statement on Saturday, adding that firefighters responded

11th May 2024 Ajayi Crowther University, Oyo State, on Saturday, announced the arrest of two members of its vigilante group for allegedly raping a female student of the institution. The management, in a statement by its Public Relations Officer, Olufemi Atoyebi, said the university had set up its own internal panel of inquiry to investigate