Former Rivers State governor Rotimi Amaechi has joined protesters in Abuja as demonstrations against the Senate’s decision to reject mandatory electronic transmission of election results continued for a second day. The protests, held at the National Assembly Complex, began on Monday, with one faction led by Mr Peter Obi, the Labour Party’s presidential candidate in…
A former University of Lagos Student, Chidinma Ojukwu, accused of killing Super TV Chief Executive Officer, Usifo Ataga, on Tuesday said that statements she made during police interrogation were false and under duress. Ojukwu testified in her defence before Justice Yetunde Adesanya at a Lagos State High Court sitting at Tafawa Balewa Square. She is…
By Ben SD Kure In examining the trajectory of Senator Dr. Uba Sani, CON, one cannot separate his present leadership from his past sacrifices. Long before assuming office as Governor of Kaduna State, where he now serves as Vice Chairman of the APC Governors Forum, Coordinating Governor of the APC North-West, Renewed Hope Ambassador,…
The bodies of six hostages were recovered from the Gaza Strip in an overnight operation, the Israeli military said on Tuesday morning. Their corpses were found in the city of Khan Younis in the south of the coastal territory, the military said. The families of the six men have been informed, it said. According to…
President Cyril Ramaphosa of South Africa says tourists from Nigeria can now apply for a visa without submitting a passport. Ramaphosa announced this on Tuesday at the opening of the 11th session of the Nigeria-South Africa Bi-National Commission (BNC) in Cape Town, which President Bola Tinubu attended. He said South Africa had simplified its visa…
Health authorities in central Nigeria have launched emergency measures following a deadly cholera outbreak in Niger State, where at least 12 people have died and over 230 others have been hospitalised in recent days. The outbreak, which began over the weekend in Shiroro Local Government Area, has since spread to six districts, including parts of…
Vice-President Kashim Shettima, says Nigeria will soon phase out diesel dependency and cut carbon emissions through the nation’s integrated hybrid energy system. Shettima said this on Wednesday while declaring open the Decarbonising Infrastructure in Nigeria Summit (DIN SUMMIT), in Abuja. He warned that Nigeria would struggle to compete or catch up with the world, if…
The Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) has commenced the construction of a turn-in-turn-out (TITO) connection along the 330kV Jos–Bauchi–Gombe transmission line. In a statement issued on Wednesday in Abuja by Mrs Ndidi Mbah, TCN’s General Manager, Public Affairs, the project was intended to connect the new Bauchi 330kV Transmission Substation to the national grid. Mbah…
The launch of South-West Agenda for Asiwaju (SWAGA) 2.0 in Akure on Wednesday was described by Gov. Lucky Aiyedatiwa as a key strategy to secure President Bola Tinubu’s victory in the 2027 elections. Aiyedatiwa said the group’s renewed campaign would build on the administration’s achievements, including economic reforms, education stability, anti-insecurity measures, and enhanced international…
More than 270,000 persons were displaced by banditry, communal clashes, herder-farmer conflicts, floods and desertification in Katsina State. This was disclosed in Katsina on Tuesday by Mr Abubakar Imam, the Academic Liaison for the Solid Solution for Internally Displaced People, a project by the UNDP. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Imam disclosed…
