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A nationwide blackout is imminent in Nigeria as electricity workers, under the aegis of National Union of Electricity Employees (NUEE), have vowed to embark on strike if the demand by the organised labour against plan to sell Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) to some investors is not halted. The union …

The governors of the Southern States have insisted that the next President of Nigeria must be from the South. This was part of the decisions reached at the meeting of the southern states governors in Lagos today July 5. Governor Rotimi Akeredolu of Ondo state who is the Chairman of the …

Media personality, Dele Momodu has reacted to allegation of supporting anyone who is against the present administration and anyone who mocks the President.   The exchange ensued after the media personality shared an old video of wanted secessionist leader, Sunday Igboho dancing with the caption “Happiness is FREE… OOSA.”   …

Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, has started receiving 16 of his colleagues from Southern Nigeria. The governor arrived at Alausa, Ikeja, the venue of their meeting on the state of the nation. The meeting is holding eight weeks after the governors met in Asaba, the Delta State capital, on May …

Kaduna state governor, Nasir el-Rufai, has said that he withdrew his son, Abubakar, from a public school in the state because bandits were targeting him for abduction.   The governor had in September 2019 enrolled Abubakar into the Kaduna Capital School which is a public school in the state. He had …

Yoruba activist, Sunday Adeyemo popularly known as Sunday Igboho, has reacted to the claims made by the Department of State Services (DSS) that he had an armoury stored in his Ibadan residence that was raided on Thursday, July 1.   The spokesperson for the service, Peter Afunnaya, while addressing newsmen in Abuja …

The Chief of Defence Staff, Gen. Lucky Irabor, has pledged to sustain interaction with the Pakistani armed forces towards supporting the defence capability of Nigerian armed forces. Irabor stated this at the Gala Night organised by the Defence Headquarters in honour of the Chairman, Pakistani Joint Chiefs of Staff Committee, …

The Petroleum Industry Bill has been passed by the Senate and House of Representatives.   At the House of Representatives, the bill was passed after clauses of the bill were considered based on the recommendation of the Committee on PIB.   Chairman of the House Adhoc Committee on the PIB, Rep. Mohammed Tahir …

The Inspector-general of Police, Usman Baba, says the force is working on efforts to provide better security in the country so Nigerians can sleep with their eyes closed. Baba stated this when he appeared before the house of representatives committee on police affairs on Wednesday, June 30. In his words …

President Muhammadu Buhari has reflected on the complexities of the Nigerian condition, concluding that neither ethnicity nor religion was to blame, “but we ourselves,” for inherent injustices. The President spoke recently while receiving members of the Muhammadu Buhari/Osinbajo (MBO) Dynamic Support Group, who visited State House, Abuja, to present a …