The Rivers State Police Command has said that all eight passengers inside the helicopter crash that occurred in Port Harcourt, the Rivers State capital, on Thursday, may have died. Three persons were confirmed dead in earlier reports. This was disclosed in a statement by its Public Relations Officer, SP Grace Iringe-Koko, noting that all the…
Hakeem Baba-Ahmed, a former special adviser on political affairs to the president, has criticised President Bola Tinubu’s administration for failing to improve Nigerians’ quality of life. Baba-Ahmed, who spoke on Channels Television’s Political Paradigm programme on Tuesday, also said the president has failed to meet expectations to improve on the quality of governance. “Clearly, the…
The funeral prayer for former President, Muhammadu Buhari, has been moved to 2pm on Tuesday in Daura, his hometown. The ceremony was earlier scheduled for Monday. Briefing newsmen in Katsina, Governor Dikko Radda revealed that following consultations with the late President’s family and close associates in London – where he died – it has been…
Nigerians have expressed outrage over the Federal Government’s latest indication of an impending electricity tariff hike, as the Minister of Power, Adebayo Adelabu, revealed plans to transition the sector to a cost-reflective tariff regime in a bid to stem the country’s mounting power sector debt, which now stands at N4 trillion as of December 2024….
The Independent National Electoral Commission has raised concerns over the notice submitted by the Peoples Democratic Party regarding its planned 100th National Executive Committee meeting scheduled for June 30, 2025. The development was conveyed in a letter dated June 13 and addressed to the party’s chairman, with reference number INEC/DEPM/PDP/286/iii/80 and titled “RE: NOTICE OF…
A father in Pakistan killed his teenage daughter after she uploaded what he considered to be inappropriate videos on the social media app TikTok, police said on Thursday. The man, said to be in his 50s, recently brought his family back from the U.S. to settle in the southwestern Pakistani city of Quetta, local police…
The Federal Government has settled the outstanding minimum wage arrears for the staff of the Nigerian Meteorological Agency (NiMET), covering a period of 3 years and 9 months. This payment resolves a long-standing issue dating back to 2019, which had caused tensions between NiMet’s management, its employees, and labour unions. The Director General of NiMet,…
The Economic Community of West African States, ECOWAS, has described recent claims of a “Christian genocide” in Nigeria as false and dangerous, warning that such allegations are intended to fuel insecurity and undermine social cohesion across the region. In a communiqué issued on Tuesday, the regional bloc said terrorist groups operating in parts of West…
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has appointed Muhammad Babangida, the son of Ibrahim Badamasi Babangida popularly known as IBB the chairman of the revamped Bank of Agriculture. The appointment of Babangida was announced in a statement issued on Friday by presidential spokesperson, Bayo Onanuga. His appointment was announced with seven others appointed as chairmen or directors-general…
The Ekiti State Government has dismissed a medical doctor at the Ekiti State University Teaching Hospital, Ado Ekiti, over a surgery involving a patient, Joshua Afolayan. The state also suspended the surgical team present during the operation for one month. Afolayan, who said he visited the hospital following an accident, alleged that his two kidneys…
