The Federal Ministry of Works has clarified that the Otedola Bridge in Lagos remains structurally sound and is not under any threat. The Federal Controller of Works in Lagos, Mrs Olukorede Kesha, made the clarification following a gas tanker fire incident on Tuesday night. Kesha, who visited the scene...
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President Donald Trump’s increased tariffs on all U.S. steel and aluminum imports took effect on Wednesday, stepping up a campaign to reorder global trade in favour of the U.S. The new law has also drawn swift retaliation from Europe. Trump’s action to bulk up protections for American steel and...
The lawmaker representing Ikole/Oye Federal Constituency, Ekiti, Rep. Akin Rotimi, on Wednesday raised the alarm over the outbreak of diphtheria in Nigeria. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that diphtheria is a serious bacterial infection that typically affects the mucous membranes of the nose and throat. Moving a...
By JOHN ONAH, Abuja – The Tertiary Education Trust Fund (TETFund) has said it is introducing a Special Intervention to address the issue of incessant power failure in the nation’s tertiary institutions. Chairman, Board of Trustees of TETFund, Hon. Aminu Masari, disclosed this on Wednesday while inaugurating the steering...
By EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja– The management of Guardian Newspapers Limited has apologized to the Department of State Services (DSS) over a story the newspaper house published portraying the secret police as meddling in the affairs of the Lagos State House of Assembly. Entitled “Lagos Assembly Crisis Worsens, Reveals Deeper...
A drama ensued at the Rivers State House of Assembly Complex on Wednesday when Governor Siminalayi Fubara arrived at the quarters but the entrance gate locked. Our correspondents observed that the security personnel at the complex locked the gates when the governor’s convoy arrived at the complex. The action...
A former House of Representatives member, Chief Sam Onuigbo, has said the gale of defections in the nation’s political space can be minimised if parties practice internal democracy. Onuigbo, who represented Ikwuano/Umuahia North and South Federal Constituency of Abia in the Sixth National Assembly, said this in an interview...
A 22-year-old female Japanese influencer was fatally stabbed during a livestream on a public street in Tokyo and died shortly thereafter. The alleged perpetrator was arrested at the scene, local media reported on Wednesday. Investigators discovered dozens of stab wounds on the young woman’s body, including on her head...
Pakistani security forces have freed 155 passengers from a hijacked train as the operation to rescue the remaining hostages continues in the south-western province of Balochistan, officials said on Wednesday. The train, which was carrying around 450 passengers, including army personnel and their families, was targeted by more than...
The Progressive Students Movement (PSM), a Pan-African students movement, says recent defection threats by some members of the ruling All Progressive Congress (APC) are plots targeted at distracting President Bola Tinubu. This is contained in a statement on Wednesday in Enugu, by the President of PSM, Mr Bestman Okereafor....
Traders in Aleshinloye Market, Ibadan, whose shops were razed by Tuesday night’s fire incident, have started counting their losses and calling for government assistance. The traders expressed their sadness and call for assistance while speaking with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Ibadan on Wednesday. One of the...
Mamman Giwa, has assumed duty as the 29th Commissioner of Police in the Nigerian Police Force, Enugu State Command. Giwa who succeeds the former Commissioner, Mr Kanayo Uzuegbu, who was recently promoted to the rank of Assistant Inspector-General of Police (AIG) and redeployed, resumed duty on Tuesday. This is...
By EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja- In line with its commitment to sanitising the financial space of the nation and offer the investing public adequate and reliable information on the activities of illegal ponzi scheme operators across the country, the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), has alerted Nigerians on the...
By JOY ADARA, Abuja- In a landmark ruling on Monday, March 10, 2025, the Supreme Court of Nigeria dismissed appeals filed by the Attorney General of Rivers State and the Speaker of the State’s House of Assembly against the leave granted the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), by the Court of Appeal to...
It appears the controversy over the allegations by Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan against Senate President Godswill and her suspension from the Red Chamber may not be getting off the news anytime soon. This is because the suspended Kogi Senator on Tuesday took her case to a global stage. The Senate...
BY ANKELI EMMANUEL, Sokoto – Sokoto State Correspondents’ Chapel of the Nigerian Union of Journalists (NUJ) Wednesday elected new executives to run the affairs of the chapel for the next 3 years. Speaking before the election, the outgoing chairman of the chapel, Habibu Harisu, thanked members for the support and...
By DAVID IORJA, Abuja- President Bola Tinubu has written to the Senate, requesting confirmation of Prof. Melvin Ayogu’s appointment to the Central Bank of Nigeria’s (CBN) Board of Directors. President Tinubu also sought Senate confirmation for Mr. Nwakuche Ndidi’s appointment as Controller-General of the Nigerian Correctional Service (NCOS). This...
Former Governor of Sokoto State and one time Presidential candidate, Alhaji Attahiru Bafarawa, has denied joining the Social Democratic Party (SDP). Bafarawa made the clarification through his Media Aide, Dr Abubakar Umar, on Tuesday in Sokoto. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Bafarawa had sometime ago excused...
By CHRISTIANIA LOT, Jos – Troops of Operation Safe Haven (OPSH), have rescued 7 kidnapped victims in Riyom Local Government Area (LGA) of Plateau. This is contained in a statement issued on Tuesday in Jos by the Media Officer of OPSH, Maj. Samson Zhakom. Maj. Zhakom said that the...
The House of Representatives has urged the Nigerian Army to release the detained innocent members of Okuama community in Ughelli South Local Government Area of Delta or charge them to court. The call was sequel to the adoption of a motion moved by Rep. Francis Waive (APC-Delta) at plenary...