The Federal Government has said that the nationwide power outage witnessed on Thursday is due to a fire incident and an explosion on the Kainji/Jebba 330kV line 2. Power consumers, however, kicked against the un-ending excuses of the government as regards power generation and supply in Nigeria, despite privatising the generation and distribution arms of
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Primate of the Church of Nigeria, Anglican Communion, Most Rev. Henry Ndukuba on Wednesday asked President Bola Tinubu to be more intentional and proactive in piloting the affairs of the nation. He described as inadequate and unsustainable measures by federal government to cushion effects of the petrol subsidy removal, stressing need for improvement. Ndukuba spoke
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Former Aviation Minister, Chief Osita Chidoka has urged Nigerians to reject call for any form of military intervention, stressing that democracy remained the best option for Nigeria. He enjoined the citizenry to rather fight for the deepening of democracy as military intervention would not augur well for the country. Speaking at the 60th birthday National
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President Bola Tinubu has said the country could not continue to service its debt with 90 percent of its revenue. He noted that the country was headed for destruction should that continue. Tinubu spoke during the Annual Conference of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) on Sunday in Abuja. He said his administration must make difficult
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Enugu- South East APC Zonal Executives led by Dr Ijeomah Arodiogbu has commended Senators from South East zone especially Senator Dr Tony Nwoye, representing ANAMBRA North Senatorial District for his Selfless Service and worthy representation. In a letter personally signed by the Zonal Chairman, Dr Ijeomah Arodiogbu noted that “Dr Tony Nwoye has through his
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There is Palpable tension in Nigeria, especially the northern parts, following the decision of President Bola Tinubu to seek military action against the junta in Niger Republic. Following the toppling of Niger’s democratically elected president, Mohamed Bazoum by his military guard last week, leaders of the West African regional bloc are devising means to restore
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President Bola Ahmed Tinubu on Wednesday sent another batch of ministerial list to the Senate. The Chief of Staff to the President Femi Gbajamiabila, presented the new list. The Rules of the chamber were suspended at 3:15 pm to allow for the Chief of Staff to enter the hallowed Red Chamber. Gbajamiabila had last Thursday presented the
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The Senate also approved the $800m World Bank loan request by President Bola Tinubu. The sum will be extracted from the N819bn Supplementary Appropriation Act, 2022. N500bn was earmarked for palliatives and other capital expenditures to cushion the effect of the recent fuel subsidy removal. N70bn was budgeted to support the working conditions of the
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The leader of the All Progressives Congress(APC) in Rivers State, Chief Tony Okocha, has said President Bola Tinubu has no reason or justification to give the state’s ministerial slot to either former Minister of Transportation, Rotimi Amaechi, or Senator Magnus Abe, stressing that both men undermined his election in Rivers State. Rather, Okocha asked Tinubu
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Phrank Shaibu, the Special Assistant on Public Communication to the 2023 Peoples Democratic Party(PDP), presidential candidate, has claimed that poverty has deepened, while inflation skyrocketed within the first 40 days of President Bola Tinubu’s administration. He stressed that Tinubu’s administration had made Nigerians “susceptible to manipulation. In a statement he signed, Shaibu insisted that the
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The Government of Kano State has withdrawn its earlier suit seeking to stop the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission EFCC, from further inviting, investigating, or interrogating the immediate past Governor of the state Abdullahi Ganduje. The notice of withdrawal of the suit submitted before Federal High Court Kano was contained in a letter signed by
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A forensic analysis has declared that the content of the 2017 viral video which captured former Governor of Kano state, Abdullahi Umar Ganduje, allegedly receiving bundles of dollar notes as a bribe from a contractor and stuffing them in his flowing dress was not doctored but real video. Chairman of the Kano State Public Complaints
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The Chief of Army Staff, Major General Taoreed Lagbaja, has approved the appointment and redeployment of Major Generals, and Brigadier Generals, amongst several other senior officers across formations and units in the country. In a statement on Friday, the Director, Army Public Relations, Brigadier General Onyema Nwachukwu, said the development was part of efforts to
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The Acting Inspector General of Police, Kayode Egbetokun(IGP) has directed that all police patrol vehicles must obey traffic rules and regulations. Egbetokun gave the order on Monday, at the Force Headquarters in Abuja, during a strategic meeting with Squadron Commanders of the Police Mobile Force, PMF, and Special Protection Unit, SPU. Speaking at the meeting,
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Operatives of the Department of State Services DSS, have conducted a search of the Abuja home of the suspended Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission EFCC, Abdulrasheed Bawa. The Daily Vendor gathered that another team of DSS operatives also stormed Bawa’s Abuja office with a search warrant. It was also learnt that during the
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