The national electricity grid collapsed on Saturday, leading to a nationwide blackout. Data obtained from the Nigerian system operator’s portal showed that the grid recorded zero megawatts (MW) as of 9.10am today. The system failure at the national grid is the third time within a week. However, the national grid has collapsed eight times in…
Federal Government has officially launched the website for the upcoming National Youth Conference, marking a significant milestone in its commitment to youth engagement and empowerment. The newly launched website, nationalyouthconfab.gov.ng, will serve as the central hub for information, registration, updates, and participation in the highly anticipated conference scheduled to take place later this year. Designed…
Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Ola Olukoyede, has assured the Commission is working tirelessly to recover funds lost to the Crypto Bridge Exchange trading platform (CBEX) investment scheme. In a video on the EFCC’s official X handle, on Monday, Olukoyede emphasised the agency’s commitment to securing justice for the victims. He…
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) says it will commence nationwide continuous voter registration (CVR) in the first quarter of 2025. The electoral body said the exercise will commence at the LGA level and later extend to registration areas. In a memo dated November 20, 2024, sighted by TheCable, Rose Oriaran-Anthony, the commission’s secretary, asked…
Disc jockey Florence Otedola alias DJ Cuppy has said that a spiritual awakening shifted the course of her career. The 31-year-old reflected in an X post on how her growing spirituality led her down an unexpected path — but one that ultimately brought greater fulfilment. Cuppy, as she is also called, was baptised at Holy…
Tears flowed freely in Uga, Aguata Local Government Area, Anambra State, as the remains of Chikaima Ejezie (9), Chimziterem Ejezie (8), and Chimdirim Ejezie (5)—siblings brutally murdered and stuffed inside a freezer—were laid to rest on Saturday. The tragic incident occurred on February 1, 2025, in Nnewichi, Nnewi North Local Government Area, when unidentified assailants…
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has made arrests related to suspected vote-buying in the ongoing Edo State governorship election The arrests took place at around 10:00 am, in the Egor Local Government Area of the state. EFCC officials apprehended three individuals — two men and one woman — who are suspected of being…
Former Speaker of the House of Representatives, Yakubu Dogara, has said that multiple and obsolete taxation has denied Nigeria so much foreign investments over the years as potential investors were scared of setting up their businesses in the country due to the tax system. He stated this on Thursday in Kaduna at a town hall…
Kenya’s President William Ruto sparked protests recently after donating some $150,000 to a Nairobi church just months after saying such hand-outs fuelled corruption. Ruto’s pledge of 20 million shillings to the Jesus Winner Ministry Church led to protesters gathering there a week later, demanding the return of what they called “stolen tax money”, only to…
President Donald Trump said Tuesday that “we” have control of the skies over Iran as questions grew over whether the United States will join Israel’s strikes against the Islamic republic. “We now have complete and total control of the skies over Iran,” Trump said on Truth Social, hailing the use of US-made weaponry although without…