Category: Local

The federal government Thursday said there are plans to come up with an intervention to assist Nigeria’s media industry to ensure its sustainability. It, however, pleaded with journalists to put the interest of the nation first in their line of duties, saying the media, like any other enterprise, can only thrive in an atmosphere of peace…

The Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) has said frequent national grid collapses is as a result of issues encountered at one of its substations, which had to be shut down to prevent further complications. In a statement on Thursday, signed by the General Manager, Public Affairs, Ndidi Mbah, TCN said it has actively engaged in…

Notable gladiators in the People Democratic Party (PDP) were absent on Thursday at the official inauguration of the Board of Governors and the unveiling of road map for the People Democratic Institute (PDI), in Abuja. The party’s candidate in the 2023 presidential election, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, the acting national Chairman, Amb. Umar Damagum, the BoT…

The Defence Headquarters (DHQ) Thursday publish a fresh list of wanted terrorists’ leaders in the North East.The names were disclosed by director Defence Media Operations Maj-Gen Edward Buba at a press briefing in Abuja.The are, “Abu Khadijah, Abdurraman, Dadi Gumba ( Abbu Muhammel) Usman Kanin Shehu and Abu Yusuf.“Others are Musa Wa,’a, Ibrahim Suyeka, Ba…

  Prominent Nigerians, including President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, his predecessor, Muhammadu Bujhari, Senate President Godswill Akpabio, Speaker House of Representatives Tajudeen Abbas, and Chief of Defence Staff General Christopher Musa, Wednesday eulogised the gallantry of the late Chief of Army Staff,  Lieutenant General Taoreed  Lagbaja, who passed on Tuesday  in Lagos after a period of illness. Aged 56,…

  Donald Trump has won the US presidential election after securing the over 270 Electoral College (EC) votes required to emerge victorious. As of the time of this report, Mr Trump had secured 279 EC votes, while his main challenger, incumbent Vice President Kamala Harris, secured 223 votes. Mr Trump is also ahead in the…

Minister of the Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA), Barr. Nyesom Wike has vowed to turn the arts, culture and tourism potentials of Abuja around towards the development of the nation’s capital. Wike, who revealed this, Wednesday in Abuja at the opening ceremony of the ‘2024 Abuja Festival of Arts and Culture (ASOFEST), said the festival…

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces, has ordered rescheduling the Federal Executive Council (FEC) meeting till another date to be announced. Initially scheduled for today, the council meeting was postponed in honour of Lt. General Taoreed Lagbaja, the Chief of Army Staff, who passed away on Tuesday night. General Lagbaja served as…

Chief of Army Staff Lt.-Gen. Taoreed Lagbaja, is dead. Speculation about Lagbaja’s health was rife after he disappeared from public functins. Lagbaja died after battling an undisclosed ailment. He was 56 years of age. In a statement, Bayo Onanuga, special adviser on information and strategy to the president, said Lagbaja “passed away on Tuesday night…

Republican candidate Donald Trump has surpassed the 270 electoral votes needed to win the 2024 US presidential election and retake the White House, according to Fox News. Trump defeated his rival, Democratic candidate Kamala Harris, in Tuesday’s race, winning 277 electoral votes, securing his spot as the nation’s 47th president, according to Fox News, which…

Nigerian blogger Tunde Ednut recently made a significant online impact with a post on Instagram, showcasing his unique style and content. He shared a screenshot of a comment from Baltasar Ebang Engonga, an Equatorial Guinea official, in a video featuring Bianca Ojukwu. Nigerian blogger Tunde Ednut recently generated significant attention on social media with a…

Republican candidate Donald Trump appears to be coasting home to victory in the ongoing United States 2024 Presidential election after winning . Trump swept victories across Texas, Ohio, Nebraska, North Dakota, South Dakota, Louisiana and Wyoming, and Harris won New York earlier on. At the moment, Trump holds 267 electoral votes, just ahead of Kamala…

Leaders of former members of the All Progressives Congress (APC) who recently defected to the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) have explained why they defected to the APC, declaring that more decampees are on the way. In a statement signed by 31 leaders among those who decamped from all the 30 local governments and Area office,…

Israeli fans of Maccabi Tel Aviv were attacked by those who held ‘Free Palestine’ banner Screengrabs from the visuals circulating in social media showing Maccabi Tel Aviv fans being attacked in Amsterdam | X Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is reportedly sending two rescue planes to Amsterdam after Israeli fans of soccer team Maccabi Tel…

Buoyed by the healthy IGR profile, Governor Fubara recently boasted that a court decision stopping the release of federal allocation to his state was the least of his worries, saying he would continue to pay contractors and workers. Governor Siminalayi Fubara (PHOTO CREDIT:@SimFubaraKSC) Governor Siminalayi Fubara’s administration in Rivers State has received N726 billion in…

Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump surrounded by his family declares victory, winning Nevadas First in the West presidential caucus at the Treasure Hotel & Casino in Las Vegas on February 23, 2016. Donald Trump won Tuesday’s Republican caucuses in Nevada by a wide margin, US networks projected, giving the billionaire businessman his third straight victory…

In a move to bring real estate services closer to the people of Kaduna, Nigerian real estate company Pumpkin Properties opened a new customer experience centre at the Uptown Mall, Barnawa, on Tuesday, November 5, 2024. Located on the ground floor of the popular mall, known locally as Market Square, the centre is designed to…

Okupe said a combination of former presidential candidates from the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Atiku Abubakar and that of Labour Party, LP, Peter Obi, would unseat Tinubu in 2027. On Thursday, Doyin Okupe, a former presidential spokesman, suggested how to unseat President Bola Tinubu in 2027. Okupe said a combination of former presidential candidates from the Peoples Democratic…

The new Minister of Humanitarian Affairs and Poverty Reduction, Dr. Nentawe Yilwatda, assumed office on Monday with a commitment to address the image problem in the ministry in order to restore the confidence of staff and members of the general public nationwide. Addressing an excited staff, who ushered him into the office, Yilwatda said he…

  As anxiety heightened across the world over the likely successor of Joe Biden, former President Donald Trump said he was confident of victory after casting his vote in Palm Beach, Florida. However, polls show the race between him and Kamala Harris is virtually tied. The 78-year-old was accompanied by wife Melania, who kept her sunglasses on as her husband took questions…