Category: National

Time Magazine on Thursday named US President-elect Donald Trump its “person of the year,” marking the second time he has won the accolade in acknowledgement of the mogul’s stunning political comeback. Trump, who defeated Vice President Kamala Harris in the November 5 election, adorns the magazine’s title cover sporting his distinctive red tie and striking…

The Senate on Thursday sought an investigation into the recent demolitions in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) and has set up an investigative committee to look into the matter. The committee will also invite the FCT Minister, Nyesom Wike, to appear before it to explain the reasons behind the demolitions, which have left many residents…

The member representing Jos South and East Federal Constituency Alfred Illiya Ajang has defected from the Labour Party (LP) to the All Progressives Congress (APC). In a letter read by the Speaker of the House of Representatives Tajudeen Abbas, during plenary on Thursday, the now-defected member claimed that the crisis in the Labour Party was…

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…