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The news from Ghana was not how John Dramani Mahama’s opposition party, the National Democratic Congress (NDC), defeated Nana Akufo-Addo’s ruling New Patriotic Party (NPP). The news was how Akufo-Addo managed to survive a full second term. Towards the end of his first and for much of his second term in office, he governed with…

THE Minister of Power, Adebayo Adelabu, has announced that Nigeria is set to add 150 megawatts to the national grid by the end of 2024. He made this statement today while speaking to State House Correspondents after a closed-door meeting with German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier and President Bola Tinubu at the Presidential Villa in Abuja.…

NIGERIAN Army troops successfully thwarted a bandit attack in Taraba State during a well-coordinated operation. The Acting Assistant Director of 6 Brigade Army Public Relations, Captain Olubodunde Oni, announced this in a statement today. Oni explained that the 6 Brigade Sector 3 Operation Whirl Stroke (OPWS) acted on “credible intelligence regarding an impending terrorist attack…

TWO students from Borno State University lost their lives yesterday in an accident involving a school bus and a trailer. Three other students sustained critical injuries, while fifteen more are receiving medical care. The Borno State University bus was transporting thirty students when a trailer collided with it, resulting in the immediate deaths of the…

THE Ondo State chapter of the New Nigeria People’s Party (NNPP) has distanced itself from a lawsuit filed by its candidate, Olugbenga Edema, which challenges the candidacy of Governor Lucky Aiyedatiwa and his deputy, Olayide Adelami, from the All Progressives Congress (APC). During a session at the Federal High Court in Akure, Ondo State’s capital,…

The High Court of the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja, has granted an order of interim injunction, restraining Lagos-based legal practitioner, Dele Farotimi whether acting by himself or his representatives, from further publishing, selling, circulating, advertising, or distributing the physical/hard/digital or soft copies of the book: “Nigeria and Its Criminal Justice System”. Justice Peter Kekemeke granted…

FBI Director Christopher Wray announced on Wednesday that he will resign in January before President-elect Donald Trump takes office. “After weeks of careful thought, I’ve decided the right thing for the bureau is for me to serve until the end of the current administration in January and then step down,” Wray told bureau employees in remarks…

The Afghan minister for refugees was killed on Wednesday in a suicide bombing at the ministry’s offices in the capital Kabul, government sources said, with the Islamic State group claiming responsibility for the attack. Taliban authorities had already blamed IS for the “cowardly attack”, which a government official told AFP had killed minister Khalil Ur-Rahman Haqqani…

Two persons have been killed by an Improvised Explosive Device (IED) explosion in a two-hundred housing estate under construction in Dalwa, Borno State. Available information indicated that the explosion happened around 1pm on Wednesday about the time the Borno State Governor, Babagana Zulum; and his Yobe counterpart, Mai Mala Buni, were commissioning housing estates in…

Edo North Senator, Adams Oshiomhole, said his son, Cyril, is qualified to occupy the office of the Commissioner of Health in the South-South state. In November, Oshiomhole’s ally, Governor Monday Okphebolo, appointed Cyril as health commissioner just after the new governor was sworn in. The appointment of the United States-trained medical doctor has attracted a…

ARSENAL, AC Milan and Barcelona all secured key UEFA Champions League victories last night, while Manchester City’s dismal streak was extended by a defeat at Juventus. Bukayo Saka once again was the star for Arsenal as his brace helped secure a comfortable 3-0 home victory against AS Monaco that took the Gunners close to the…

Senate President, Godswill Akpabio, on Wednesday declared the seat of Senator Monday Okpebholo, representing Edo Central Senatorial district, vacant. This comes as Senator Okpebholo bids farewell to the 10th Senate, following his election as Governor of Edo State. Akpabio also asked the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to conduct elections as soon as possible to…

Users of Meta-controlled social media applications have been shut out globally as the company grapples with a “technical issue” Frustrated Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp users trooped out to X (formerly Twitter) on Wednesday evening to report the global outage of the three apps owned by tech giant Mark Zuckerberg. Downdetector also showed big spikes for…

The Nigerian Midstream and Downstream Petroleum Regulatory Authority (NMDPRA) has denied issuing a directive that gas supply to power generating companies (GenCos) be halted. In a statement on Wednesday, the authority also denied instructing wholesale gas suppliers to stop further supply of gas to companies due to failure in payment obligations. The NMDPRA described reports…

MEMBERS of the Nigeria Governors’ Forum (NGF) held an in-person meeting at the Forum’s Secretariat in Abuja on Wednesday night. Fifteen governors, mainly of the All Progressives Congress (APC), were present at the meeting as of the time of filing this report. Governor Alex Otti of Abia State elected on the platform of the Labour…

The United States offered a $10 million reward on Tuesday for information leading to the arrest of a Chinese man and co-conspirators wanted for hacking computer firewalls. Guan Tianfeng, 30, is believed to be living in China’s Sichuan Province, according to the State Department. An indictment charging Guan with conspiracy to commit computer fraud and…

South Korean police raided President Yoon Suk Yeol’s office on Wednesday as the investigation into his declaration of martial law gathered pace. Prison authorities, meanwhile, said the country’s former defence minister tried to kill himself shortly before his formal arrest over the events of the night of December 3.The extraordinary drama saw troops and helicopters…

A chief magistrates court in Ado-Ekiti has adjourned Dele Farotimi’s bail ruling to December 20. The magistrate, Abayomi Adeosun, reserved ruling till December 20 on the bail application and ordered that the activist be remanded in prison. During the court proceedings, Farotimi pleaded not guilty to the 14-count charge preferred against him by the police.…

SUPER Eagles forward Ademola Lookman was once again Atalanta’s star man last night, but despite his man of the match performance they were beaten 3-2 by holders Real Madrid in their UEFA Champions League clash in Bergamo. Lookman, who was brilliant throughout the game, struck with a low, hard shot in the second half to…

South Korean lawmakers started voting Saturday on a motion to impeach President Yoon Suk Yeol over his short-lived declaration of martial law, even after most ruling party MPs boycotted, a live TV feed showed. Lawmakers began casting their secret ballots in the chamber, the TV feed showed, but it remained unclear whether enough ruling People…