Tag: local updates

President of the Senate Godswill Akpabio has said the Red Chamber will tinker with the 1999 Constitution (as altered) to give bite to the Supreme Court judgement on local government autonomy.  Akpabio stated this Thursday in Uyo when he received in audience members of the Akwa Ibom state chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC)…

According to report from Business Day Newspaper on Friday, September 20, A significant transformation is occurring in Nigeria’s petroleum market as major oil marketers, including 11 Plc, Total Energies, and AA Rano, begin sourcing petrol from the Dangote Refinery. These marketers are now purchasing petrol at N765.99 per litre, a substantial reduction from previous prices…

A non-governmental organisation, Yiaga Africa has called on the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to apply its guidelines in the Edo state governorship election billed for Saturday without favour or ill feelings. It also raised concerns over security threat and voter inducement during the poll. Blueprint reports that about 2.2 million registered voters are scheduled to participate  during…

The federal government, through the Nigeria Hydrological Services Agency (NIHSA), has announced plans to construct five buffer dams across the country targeted at addressing the recurrent flooding caused by the release of water from the Lagdo Dam in Cameroon. Director-General of NIHSA, Umar Mohammed, disclosed this during an interview  monitored on Channels Television’s The Morning…

Governor Caleb Mutfwang of Plateau State has affirmed his loyalty to the main opposition Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, dismissing rumours of him joining the ruling All Progressives Congress, APC. A viral social media post containing an electronic flex banner with the governor’s image suggested his defection to the APC. But in a statement, Gyang Bere,…

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu would not attend the 79th United Nations General Assembly session in New York this year. The president has thus directed Vice President Kashim Shettima to lead Nigeria’s delegation. The president, who returned to the country last Sunday after his trip to China and the United Kingdom, wants to focus on domestic…

A federal lawmaker representing the Esan North-East/Esan South-East Federal Constituency in Edo State, Prince Henry Odianosen Okojie has reportedly escaped an assassination attempt. Okojie, the husband of the Nollywood movie Star, Mercy Johnson, was reportedly attacked by armed men suspected to be political thugs at his residence in Uromi on Friday morning. Okojie’s media aide,…

Senator Monday Okpebholo, candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in the Saturday governorship election in Edo State has cried foul of a criminal summons against him that he said was intentionally fixed for September 20 (Friday), the eve of the election, as a ploy to prevent him from presenting himself as a candidate in…

It has been reported that President Bola Tinubu will skip the 79th session of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) holding in New York, United States of America (USA). According to the presidency, Vice President Kashim Shettima will lead Nigeria’s delegation to the meeting of the deliberative, policymaking, and representative organ of the UN. Why…

Trump vs Harris: Northwestern University data scientist Thomas Miller has issued a stunning prediction about the November 5 election. As the United States heads toward the November 5 election, Northwestern University data scientist has issued a stunning prediction about the battle between Donald Trump and Kamala Harris. Thomas Miller, who correctly called the outcome of the…

A chilling incident unfolded at a popular hotel in Wuse 2, Abuja, yesterday evening, leaving authorities and hotel patrons shaken. According to eyewitnesses, a young woman, believed to be a commercial sex worker, was allegedly targeted by a suspected Yahoo boy for ritual purposes. The suspect yahoo boy picked up the girl and took her…

Abuja, Nigeria The recently concluded Abuja Social Media Summit, held at the Yar’Adua Centre, has been lauded as a major success. With the theme “Harnessing the Power of Social Media for National Development,” the event attracted notable speakers and experts who discussed the significant role social media plays in shaping society and fostering progress in…

Concerns have escalated ahead of the Edo State governorship election, scheduled for Saturday, September 21, 2024, following revelations that five of the six Resident Electoral Commissioners (REC) and staff assigned to oversee the poll are from states governed by the All Progressives Congress (APC). The states include Nassarawa, Yobe, Kaduna, Ebonyi, and Ondo, raising suspicions…

The National Examinations Council (NECO) has released the 2024 Senior Secondary School Examinations (SSCE) finding 40 schools from 17 states to have been involved in whole school mass cheating. Releasing the results on Thursday in Minna, the Registrar of the Council, Professor Dantani Ibrahim Wushishi, said the management of the schools involved in the examination…

Despite a directive from the Inspector General of Police, Kayode Egbetokun, to arrest Blessing Agbomhere, an All Progressives Congress (APC) chieftain and Supernumerary Chief Superintendent of Police (SPY), the Nigeria Police Force has yet to act. Agbomhere, who was recently caught on video threatening Governor Godwin Obaseki of Edo State ahead of the highly anticipated…

The federal government has deployed a team of experts to help mitigate the effects of the flooding that hit Maiduguri, the Borno state capital, during which  not less than 30 people reportedly died, and  about two million displaced. To this end, the government said the team of experts will carry out continuous water sampling and tests and also…

The Lagos state government has shut down the Idera Market in the Oshodi-Isolo Local Council Development Area over unsanitary conditions. Corps Marshal of the Lagos Environmental Sanitation Corps, popularly known as KAI, Maj. Olaniyi Olatunbosun (rtd), said ‘the market stinks’. He said: “We shut Idera market because it stinks. They had probably not cleared the…

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC)  Wednesday said the immediate past governor of Kogi state, Yahaya Bello, was not in its custody. However, Bello’s media office said the former governor was at the headquarters of the anti-graft-agency, and that the EFCC did not interrogate him “as officials told him he could leave.”  In its own version,…

Members of the Board of Trustees of the Peoples Democratic Party are holding a closed-door meeting with the PDP caucus in the National Assembly. The PDP has faced internal strife since the lead-up to the 2023 elections. Party stakeholders have criticized Acting National Chairman, Umar Damagum, for failing to take decisive steps to reform the…

Lebanon’s health minister said nine people were killed and some 2,800 wounded Tuesday when pagers used by Hezbollah members exploded across the country. The son of Hezbollah lawmaker Ali Ammar was among the dead, a source close to the group told AFP, requesting anonymity to discuss sensitive matters. The source had earlier said the son…