The Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) has announced the successful restoration of the national power grid after it experienced a collapse at 4:28 pm on Thursday. TCN issued a statement on Friday declaring full recovery of the grid by 10 pm the same day. While the Eko Electricity Distribution Company reported on Friday that it…
Reports indicate that the Senate is poised to revoke the three-month suspension of Senator Abdul Ningi (PDP – Bauchi Central), a recent development disclosed by Senate President Godswill Akpabio upon his return from the Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU) meeting in Geneva, Switzerland. Speaking to journalists, Akpabio stated that the Senate will imminently review Ningi’s suspension, imposed…
The Nigerian government has allocated a whopping N90 billion to subsidize the 2024 pilgrimage to Saudi Arabia, as revealed by an undisclosed source within the National Hajj Commission of Nigeria (NAHCON). This was contained in an exclusive report published by Daily Trust. The subsidy comes at a time many Nigerians are facing biting hardship and…
Abraham Ogbodo, an Urhobo leader and former Editor of Guardian Newspaper, has said that the recent killing of 17 military personnel in Okuama, Delta State, is likely tied to crude oil, as with many conflicts in the Niger Delta. In an appearance on Channels Television’s Politics Today on Thursday, Ogbodo stated, “It’s very true, nothing…
Abraham Ogbodo, an Urhobo leader and former Editor of Guardian Newspaper, has said that the recent killing of 17 military personnel in Okuama, Delta State, is likely tied to crude oil, as with many conflicts in the Niger Delta. In an appearance on Channels Television’s Politics Today on Thursday, Ogbodo stated, “It’s very true, nothing…
The police have handed over the wanted King of Ewu, Clement Ikolo, to the military after he turned himself in. Delta State Police Command’s Public Relations Officer, Bright Edafe, confirmed the development. King Ikolo, one of the eight persons declared wanted by the Defence Headquarters in connection with the killing of 17 military personnel in…
The traditional ruler of Ewu kingdom in Ughelli South Local Government Area of Delta State, HRM Clement Ikolo Oghenerukevwe, who surrendered himself to police over the killing of 17 Soldiers in the Okuama Community, has denied involvement in their death. Oghenerukevwe, taken into custody by the Delta State Police Command after being declared wanted by…
The Arewa Advancement for Peace and Development Initiative has expressed disapproval of Senator Abdul Ningi’s suspension by the Godswill Akpabio-led the Senate, demanding its reversal and reinstatement while urging the Executive to probe the allegation for clarity. In a statement issued in Jos on Thursday, signed by the group’s Chairman and Secretary, Alhassan Sabo and…
