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Senate Passes Electricity Act Amendment Bill To Tackle Sector Collapse
The Senate has approved the electricity Act (Amendment) Bill, 2025 through second reading in a move to rescue the country’s ailing power sector from looming collapse. Sponsored by Senator Enyinnaya Abaribe (Abia South), the amendment seeks to overhaul the 2023 Electricity Act by addressing regulatory gaps as some lawmakers propose capital punishment for vandals. Leading…
Why I Postponed My Resumption- Senator Natasha
The Senator representing Kogi Central, Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan, has explained her decision to shelve her planned resumption to the Senate for legislative duties. According to her, she did so based on legal advice and respect for procedures following a court ruling nullifying her suspension. She also announced her intention to await the Certified True Copy (CTC)…
Coalition: Peter Obi Will Be Expelled From Labour Party – Arabambi
The Labour Party has disclosed plans to expel its former presidential candidate, Peter Obi, over his involvement in an opposition coalition to unseat President Bola Tinubu. A chieftain of the party, Abayomi Arabambi, during a live appearance on Channels Television’s The Morning Brief on Tuesday, said Obi’s continued engagement with the coalition while still identifying…
VIDEO: Tributes Pour In For Late Olubadan As Residents Anticipate Crowning Of 44th Monarch
The Olubadan of Ibadanland, Oba Owolabi Olakulehin HAS joined his ancestors a few months after his ascension to the throne. The monarch who passed away in the early hours of Monday, age of 90, was installed on July 12, 2024, as the 43rd Olubadan of Ibadanland Following the demise of the previous traditional ruler of…
Killings: Tinubu Orders Military To Confront Terrorists, Bandits
Bola Tinubu has issued a marching order to the military to confront Boko Haram terrorists, bandits, separatists, and other criminal gangs threatening the peace and sovereignty of the nation, stating that the time to crush the criminals is now. Tinubu, who gave the charge at the grand finale of the 2025 Nigerian Army Day celebration…
Pope Sends Condolences To Victims Of Texas Floods
Pope Leo on Sunday sent condolences to the families of devastating floods in Texas which have left at least 50 people dead and nearly 30 more missing, many of them children. “I would like to express sincere condolences to all the families who have lost loved ones, in particular their daughters who were in a…
‘You Want To Rescue Your Stomach, Not Nigerians,’ Wike Tells Coalition Leaders
The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, has taken a swipe at leaders of the opposition coalition, saying that they were not interested in rescuing Nigerians as they claimed, but in their self-interest. Wike, who stated this at the thanksgiving service for the completion of projects by the FCT administration on Sunday, said…
Herdsmen Raid Benue Community, Leave One Dead, Another Missing
There was panic in Tse-Anundu, a community in Guma Local Government Area of Benue State, following a deadly assault by suspected armed Fulani herdsmen on Friday. Local sources confirmed that the attackers stormed the village, killing one person on the spot and abducting a woman during the late-hour raid. The victim’s identity has not yet…
Tinubu Mourns Ex-Eagles Goalkeeper Peter Rufai
Bola Tinubu has said that former Super Eagles goalkeeper Peter Rufai wrote his name in gold in the sporting annals of Nigeria and the African continent. In a statement issued by his Special Adviser on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga, Tinubu paid tribute to the football icon, fondly remembered by fans as “Dodomayana”. The football…
Constitutional Review Will Guarantee A Just Federation, Says Akpabio
The President of the Senate, Godswill Akpabio, has said that the review of the 1999 Constitution being embarked upon by the National Assembly will guarantee the evolution of a more just, united, and forward-looking federation. Akpabio made the remarks while declaring open the South-South Zonal Public Hearing on the review of the 1999 Constitution in…