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The Federal Government has distributed 20 trucks of rice each to the 36 states of the Federation and the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Abuja. The Minister of Information and National Orientation, Mohammed Idris, disclosed this after Monday’s Federal Executive Council (FEC) meeting. The minister said this is the first step as the government takes steps…
The Martin Amaewhule-led House of Assembly has shut down all expenditures of the Rivers State governor until Governor Siminalayi Fubara presents his budget before the House. This follows a seven-day ultimatum the lawmakers gave the governor to present his budget before the House. The Leader of the House Major Jack raised the motion informing the…
The Federal Government has reached an agreement with the United Arab Emirates (UAE) to allow Nigerian passport holders to obtain visas for travel to that Arab nation starting today, July 15, 2024. The Minister of Information, Mohammed Idris, disclosed this on Monday when he briefed State House correspondents following the weekly Federal Executive Council (FEC)…
Yasmin, the daughter of former Borno State Deputy Gov. Adamu Shettima Yuguda Dibal, has lost her husband, Abdulrahman Sabo Maina, five months after their wedding. Abdulrahman passed away on Sunday morning, July 14, 2024. The couple got married in February 2024. Family members, friends and the couple’s wedding photographer, Maigaskiya Studio, confirmed the sad…
Africa’s richest man, Aliko Dangote, has said the house he stays in whenever he is in the Federal Capital Territory is not his personal property but a rented one. While speaking at a media parley at the Dangote Petroleum Refinery in Ibeju-Lekki, Lagos State, on Sunday, July 14, Dangote said his passion for an industrialised…
The Federal Bureau of Investigation has revealed that Donald Trump’s would-be assassin, Thomas Matthew Crooks had explosives in the car when he drove to the Pennsylvania rally and used a firearm purchased by his father. Authorities found the ‘explosive devices’ in the 20-year-old’s vehicle and home after Secret Service agents sh0t and k!lled him seconds after he opened…
A staff member of a Mississippi Democratic congressman has reportedly been fired after saying she wished sho0ter Thomas Crooks had ‘better aim’ to take Donald Trump’s life. On Saturday evening, July 13, shortly after Thomas Matthew Crooks, 20, attempted to assassinate the former president during a rally in Pennsylvania, Jacqueline Marsaw, the field director for Mississippi Congressman Bennie G. Thompson…
US President Joe Biden sought to calm a divided nation Sunday after his rival Donald Trump survived an assassination bid, saying in a rare Oval Office address that it was time to lower the temperature of America’s hostile politics. “It’s time to cool it down. We all have a responsibility to do that,” Biden said…
Uncertainty has once again gripped the political landscape in Rivers State, as the seven-day ultimatum by the Martin Amaewhule-led House of Assembly for Governor Siminalayi Fubara to resubmit the 2024 budget reaches its deadline this week. The ultimatum, issued on July 8, will expire on Monday if weekends are counted, or on Wednesday if they…
Officials of the Lagos State Waste Management Authority (LAWMA), will soon commence the distribution of waste bags and waste bins to tenants across the state. This was revealed by the Lagos Ministry of the Environment and Water Resources in a statement on Sunday. The statement attributed to the Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu while…
The President of Dangote Group, Aliko Dangote, has announced that the group intends to list its multibillion-dollar companies – Dangote Petroleum Refinery & Petrochemicals and Dangote Fertiliser Limited, on the Nigerian Exchange Group in the first quarter of 2025. He said the move will allow Nigerians to participate in the ownership of these companies,…
Substitute Mikel Oyarzabal scored a dramatic late winner as Spain triumphed in Sunday’s Euro 2024 final, beating England 2-1 to confirm their re-emergence as a force on the international stage and end their opponents’ dreams of winning a first title in almost six decades. Spain lost influential midfielder Rodri to injury at half-time, but shrugged…
The Plateau State government has announced a three-day mourning period for the victims of the Saint Academy School building collapse that occurred on Friday. From July 13 to July 15, all flags within the state will be flown at half-mast in honor of the victims, according to a statement released by Plateau State Commissioner for…
President Bola Tinubu has appointed new Directors-General for the National Directorate of Employment, NDE, and the National Population Commission, NPC. The appointments were contained in separate statements issued by the presidential spokesman, Ajuri Ngelale, in Abuja on Saturday, July 1 3. According to the statement, the President approved the appointment of Silas Agara as…
The gunman behind the attempted assassination attempt on former President Donald Trump on Saturday, July 13, has been shot and k!lled by Secret Service. The shooter, identified as a Chinese man, was in a sniper position located hundreds of yards away from Trump’s podium in Butler, Pennsylvania as he spoke to a campaign crowd. …
A former Senate President Pius Anyim has joined the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) and wants Nigerians to support the leadership of President Bola Tinubu. Anyim who is also a former Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF) formally left the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) alongside other politicians at the Pa Oruta Ngele Township…
The suspect who had been nabbed was trying to evade arrest. According to the spokesman of the Federal Operations Unit Zone B, of the Nigeria Customs Service, Isah Sulaiman, the victim Hamza Elenwo – an Inspector of Customs – was killed on Friday at Achilafia along Daura-Kano Road in Jigawa State during a stop and…
United States President Joe Biden led the condemnation after his election rival Donald Trump was wounded in a shooting incident at a rally in Pennsylvania on Saturday that also reportedly killed at least one bystander. Political leaders on both sides of the aisle slammed the violence minutes after the Republican candidate was rushed off stage…
Former US president Donald Trump is “safe” after he was rushed off stage when gunshots were fired at a campaign rally on Saturday in Pennsylvania, in a shocking incident that will fuel anxiety in the run-up to the 2024 election. As the bangs ran out, 78-year-old Trump grimaced and clutched a hand to his right…
At least 71 Palestinians have been killed and over 289 injured following an Israeli air strike in the al-Mawasi area near Khan Younis, Gaza’s health ministry reported. The health ministry stated that the targeted area had been designated as a humanitarian zone by the Israeli military. The Israeli military claimed the strike aimed at senior…
The Governor of Plateau State, Caleb Mutfwang, has mandated the immediate closure of Saint Academy in Busa Buji, Jos, following a tragic building collapse that resulted in the deaths of 22 students and injuries to over 130 others. Governor Mutfwang issued the order on Saturday morning during his visit to the site of the disaster….
Plateau State Governor Caleb Mutfwang has ordered the immediate closure of Saint Academy in Busa Buji, Jos, following a building collapse. Governor Mutfwang issued the directive during a visit to the collapse site on Saturday morning. He also ordered the arrest of artisanal miners operating near residential areas in the state. During his inspection of…
A section of a two-story residential building in the 2.2 area of Kubwa, a suburb of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), collapsed on Saturday morning, trapping several individuals in the debris. The structure, located next to the popular Cupid Hotel on Cupid Road, was previously known as the Al-Hilal Hotel. Reports indicate that two people…
Eddie Murphy has officially tied the knot with his longtime partner, Paige Butcher. The couple exchanged vows on Tuesday in Anguilla in the Caribbean, as reported by People. The actor and Butcher have been engaged since 2018, making this wedding a highly anticipated event. Photos published by People showcase a stunning ceremony, with both bride…
A woman, who transitioned into a man when she was still a teenager, has shared her regrets while detailing its effects on her body as she transitions back to her original gender and welcomes a child. On June 3, 2024, Prisha Mosley, 26 gave birth to a healthy baby boy via C-section. What is…
Mark Zuckerberg’s Meta has lifted restrictions on Donald Trump’s Facebook and Instagram accounts, days after Trump criticized Zuckerberg online. On Friday, July 12, Meta announced the removal of all limits on Trump’s official Facebook and Instagram pages as he approaches the GOP nomination at the upcoming Republican National Convention in Milwaukee. “In assessing…
A lawyer and policy analyst Daniel Bwala says he has left the main opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and is “close” to being in the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC). Bwala was a spokesman for the campaign organisation of Atiku Abubakar – the PDP candidate for the 2023 presidential election. But on Thursday’s edition of…
The Association of Local Governments of Nigeria (ALGON) has hailed the Supreme Court verdict that granted financial autonomy to local government areas. “It is a welcome development as you all know even though there are certain states that have been enjoying this type of autonomy before now,” the ALGON National President Maifata Aminu Mu’azu said…
A Nigerian drug baron, Joachin Mbonu, who was on the wanted list of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), has been apprehended by NDLEA operatives in his village mansion in Imo State. Mbonu was arrested alongside his associate on July 5. The NDLEA spokesperson, Femi Babafemi, confirmed the arrest in a statement on Tuesday,…
The Ondo State Sector Command of the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) recently revealed that they have prosecuted about 300 individuals for various traffic offenses in their mobile court. Assistant Corps Commander Ayoola Salauden, the FRSC Ondo Unit Commander, made this announcement during a mobile court session in Ondo town where traffic offenders were being…
The Kano State Police Command has secured convictions for 106 thugs arraigned in various courts at Justice Aloma .M. Muktar and Justice A. B Wali Court complexes. Spokesperson of the command, SP Abdullahi Haruna Kiyawa, who disclosed this in a statement on Thursday, July 11, 2024, said 43 other suspects linked to offences of culpable…
