SENATE CALLS EMERGENCY PLENARY AS PROTESTS LOOM

The Senate has announced an emergency plenary sitting for Tuesday amid mounting public outrage over its recent passage of the Electoral Act (Amendment) Bill, particularly the rejection of a clause mandating real-time electronic transmission of election results. The decision was disclosed yesterday in a statement signed by the Clerk of the Senate, Emmanuel Odo, who […]

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FG TO KICKSTART SOLAR PROJECT IN NEW OYO VARSITY

The Federal Government has signalled the imminent take-off of a landmark one-megawatt solar electrification project at the newly established Federal University of Agriculture and Technology, Okeho, in Oyo State marking a major milestone in the institution’s infrastructure development. The project, facilitated by the Rural Electrification Agency, is part of a broader national initiative to provide […]

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WIKE-BACKED PDP CARETAKER COMMITTEE ATTENDS INEC MEETING

The Nyesom Wike-backed Peoples Democratic Party Caretaker Committee, on Thu, attended the quarterly consultative meeting of the Independent National Electoral Commission in Abuja. The Acting Chairman, Abdulrahman Mohammed; Acting Secretary, Senator Samuel Anyanwu; and National Organising Secretary, Umar Bature, are presently representing the PDP at the ongoing meeting with political parties at the headquarters of […]

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OTTI SPEAKS ON HOW ABA SMART CITY WILL BOOST ECONOMY, CREATE JOBS

Abia State Governor, Alex Otti, says that the proposed Aba Commercial Smart City, a strategically situated Public-Private Partnership investment hub sitting on a 140-hectare land at Osisioma, will, on completion, launch Aba into an industrial centre for sustainable economic development and job creation. Otti, who was speaking yesterday during the signing of a Memorandum of […]

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REMAINING ABDUCTED KADUNA WORSHIPPERS REGAIN FREEDOM

Bandits have reportedly released the remaining worshippers abducted during a Sunday attack on churches in the Kurmin Wali community, Kajuru Local Government Area of Kaduna State. The attack occurred when armed men invaded three churches in the community during worship services, firing sporadically to instill fear before abducting worshippers and leading them into the surrounding […]

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NOLLYWOOD ACTRESS AUNTY AJARA DIES AFTER ILLNESS

Nollywood actress Ajara Lasisi, popularly known as Aunty Ajara, is dead. Her death was announced on Thursday by Nollywood director, Tobi Oladele Teemony, also known as Tee Mony, in a statement shared on Instagram. Teemony said the late actress received “immense love, prayers, and financial support from kind-hearted people across the world” during her illness. […]

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FG FACES HEAT AS 100 FEARED DEAD IN KWARA

Over 100 people were feared dead on Tuesday night following a deadly attack on Woro and Nuku communities in the Kaiama Local Government Area of Kwara State by Islamic militants, while several people were also killed after bandits pounced on Abande community in Mbaikyor Ward, Turan, Kwande LG of Benue State. Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq, however, […]

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