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Senator Withdraws From Legislative Duties Over Health Challenge
The lawmaker representing the Cross River North Senatorial District in the National Assembly, Agom Jarigbe, has announced a temporary withdrawal from legislative and constituency engagements due to pressing health concerns. In a statement issued on Monday, the senator disclosed that he is currently receiving medical care and, on the advice of doctors, will be away…
US To Strip Citizenship From Naturalized Americans Convicted Of Crimes
The United States government has issued a new directive authorizing the revocation of citizenship for naturalized Americans convicted of certain criminal activities. Naturalized Americans are people who were born outside the U.S. but later became U.S. citizens through a legal process after meeting certain requirements, like living in the U.S. for several years and passing…
Reps Demand Breakdown Of N1.48trn Rivers Budget, Query N24bn For CCTV Cameras
The House of Representatives Ad hoc Committee on Rivers has issued a 48-hour ultimatum to the Sole Administration of the state, Vice Admiral Ibok-Eke Ibas (retd.), to submit a breakdown of major items in the 2025 N1.48 trillion Appropriation Bill. The Chairman of the committee, Julius Ihonvbere (APC-Edo), issued the ultimatum on Monday at a…
‘INEC Can’t Stop Us,’ PDP Insists NEC Meeting Holds June 30
The Peoples Democratic Party has insisted it will proceed with its National Executive Committee meeting scheduled for June 30, stating that the Independent National Electoral Commission has no authority to stop a statutory gathering. Speaking at a press conference in Abuja on Sunday, the PDP National Publicity Secretary, Debo Ologunagba, questioned who INEC’s Acting Secretary,…
Family of Benue girl murdered in Abuja hotel fixes Monday for burial
The family of the late Aladi Offikwu Johnson, the 24-year-old Benue girl who was brutally killed in an Abuja hotel, has announced her burial arrangements. Aladi was murdered on Monday, June 15, by a yet-to-be-identified person in a hotel located on 3rd Avenue, Gwarinpa. In a statement issued on Sunday by Mr Mike Abu on…
TCN Restores Electricity To Six States In Northeast Nigeria After Prolonged Darkness
The Transmission Company of Nigeria, TCN, has announced the restoration of normal bulk electricity supply to the six states in North-east Nigeria. TCN spokesperson, Ndidi Mbah disclosed this in a statement on Sunday. The power restoration comes after completing the connection of the new Bauchi 330/132 kV Transmission Substation to the national grid through the…
Tinubu Supported June 12 Annulment, Not Part Of Pro-Democracy Struggle – Lamido
A former Governor of Jigawa State, Sule Lamido, has alleged that President Bola Tinubu supported the annulment of the June 12, 1993 presidential election and was not part of the early pro-democracy resistance that followed. Speaking during an interview on Arise Television on Saturday, Lamido said Tinubu, who was a senator under the Social Democratic…
Ondo Government Approves Death Penalty For Kidnapping
The Ondo State Government has approved death sentences for those convicted of kidnapping. According to the Attorney-General and Commissioner for Justice in the state, Kayode Ajulo, who spoke on behalf of Governor Lucky Aiyedatiwa, on Saturday, after the monthly State Executive Council meeting, kidnappers will be sentenced to death after conviction. Ajulo emphasised that the…
Inmate Passport Scandal: Nigerian Correctional Service Suspends Officers
The Nigerian Correctional Service, NCoS, has suspended two of its operatives after it was discovered that a convicted inmate tried to process an international passport while in custody. The Service Public Relations Officer, Abubakar Umar, made this known in a statement on Saturday in Abuja. According to Umar, the misconduct was detected through the automated…
BREAKING: NNPCL Spokesperson, Soneye Resigns, Gives Reason
The spokesperson of the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited, NNPCL, Olufemi Soneye, has resigned. Soneye disclosed this in a statement made available to newsmen on Saturday. He said he would no longer be the spokesperson for the oil giant, as he had “stepped aside from his role as Chief Corporate Communications Officer of NNPC Ltd”….