The Transmission Company of Nigeria has raised the alarm about a planned attack on its facility in the Zuba Area of the Federal Capital Territory amid an erratic electricity supply. Ndidi Mbah, the General Manager of Public Affairs at TCN, disclosed this in a statement over the weekend. The company said aside from gas…
An Islamic cleric in Ondo state, Oluwafemi Idris, has been arrested by men of the Ondo State Police command for possessing human body parts. While acting on an intelligence received, the police stormed the house of the cleric and discovered human hands, three kidneys, three hearts, a spine, and a tongue. Confirming the arrest…
The Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has issued a one week ultimatum to Nigeria’s 36 state governors and the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja, Mr Nyesom Wike to account for loan agreements and spending details of some N5.9 trillion and $4.6 billion loans obtained by their states and the FCT. SERAP’s…
Pope Francis in his Easter message on Sunday prayed for peace on the African continent and sought the exchange of prisoners between Russia and Ukraine in a bid to put an end to the war. The pope urged the world to resist “the logic of weapons” in his Easter message at the Vatican, easing…
The Commander of the National Safe Schools Response Coordination Centre, Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps, Hammed Abodunrin, on Sunday, blamed the poor network for delayed security response during the Kaduna and Ekiti schoolchildren abductions. Abodunrin disclosed this to newsmen on Sunday. The Safe School Response is an initiative of the Federal Government in…
The Registrar, Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board, Prof. Ishaq Oloyede, has described Nigerians as religious people, who are not necessarily godly. According to him, many Nigerians shun hard work but turn to prayers, thinking being religious will guarantee them results. Oloyede called on Nigerians to harness the vast endowment of the country to turn…
The ‘Port Harcourt First Son’ crooner revealed that he took a sabbatical from music to focus on his education. Speaking in a recent interview, Duncan Mighty stated that he has an MSc in Acoustics from Freiburg University, Germany. “Taking a break from music wasn’t a difficult decision. Most importantly, you must be able to…
Veteran talent manager and music executive Obi Asika has claimed that controversial singer Eedris Abdulkareem took a bullet for other Nigerian artists by challenging the poor treatment of local artists during American rapper, 50 Cent’s concert in Nigeria in 2004. He spoke in a recent episode of Hip TV programme, Trending. Asika said, “The…
The All Progressives Congress (APC), North-West Zone, has asked the members of the opposition party in Zamfara, accusing the Minister of State, Defence, Bello Matawalle of giving palliatives to bandits, to come forward with their evidence or risk prosecution. Musa Mada, Zonal Publicity Secretary of the party, disclosed this while addressing a press briefing…
Gov. Alex Otti has said that no sacrifice by his administration to better the lots of Abia residents would be considered too much. This is as he has directed payment of full pension to Abia pensioners, adding that pensioners in the state will henceforth be paid on or before the 28th of every month….