Nigeria’s national power grid has collapsed once again. The grid collapse occurred at approximately 11:27 a.m., according to the Eko Electricity Distribution Company. “Dear customers, we regret to inform you of a system collapse on the national grid at precisely 11:27 am today, Wednesday, July 20. We are in talks with the Transmission Company of …
Bola Tinubu, the presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress, officially unveiled former Borno State Governor Kashim Shettima as his running mate on Wednesday. This came just two weeks after the party’s national leader chose the lawmaker as his vice-presidential candidate. Tinubu, a former Lagos State governor, and other APC stalwarts, including the party’s National …
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The National Assembly will on Thursday proceed on its two-month annual recess ahead of the last lap of the 9th Assembly. The Assembly had clocked three years on June 11, 2022, shortly before the lawmakers embarked on a two-week Sallah break. At the resumption of plenary on Tuesday, Speaker of the House of Representatives, Femi …
Nigerian-born Kemi Badenoch who was contesting for the position of the United Kingdom’s prime minister has crashed out of the race after MPs voted on the next Tory Leader. On Tuesday, Ms Badenoch was voted out of the race as other contestants; former Chancellor Rishi Sunak, Penny Mordaunt, and Foreign Secretary Liz Truss advanced to …
President Muhammadu Buhari on Tuesday unveiled the ‘new’ Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited, declaring that it will operate as a commercial national oil company as Nigerians struggle across the country to buy fuel. The unveiling officially changes the oil firm from a wholly state-run entity to a commercial company, limited by shares. At the unveiling …
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Abuja residents are groaning over the high cost of kerosene. According to the residents, the hike in kerosene price has made life more difficult for them. Some said the product was sold at N1,000 per litre from kerosene vendors instead of N600. A vendor at UTC market, Musa Magaji, confirmed the price hike. He explained …
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The Police Command in Kaduna State says its operatives re-arrested a suspected Kuje Prison escapee in Kaduna at about 7:30 p.m. on Sunday. The command’s spokesperson, Mohammed Jalige, confirmed the re-arrest in a statement on Monday in Kaduna. Mr Jalige said the re-arrest was sequel to the state’s Commissioner of Police Yekini Ayoku’s directive to …
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The Independent National Electoral Commission(INEC) has declared candidate of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) Senator Ademola Adeleke as Osun Gov-elect. Adeleke defeated his closest challenger Governor Gboyega Oyetola of the rulling All Progressive Congress (APC). Here are 15 things to know about Osun Gov-elect Adeleke 1. Ademola Nurudeen Jackson is from the Adeleke family of …
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Ademola Adeleke, candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), has been declared the winner of the Osun governorship election. Toyin Ogundipe, returning officer for the state, announced the result of the election on Sunday morning. “I declare that Adeleke Jackson Nurudeen Ademola of the PDP, having satisfied the requirements of the law, is hereby declared …
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Nigerian singer Davido says the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) is set to win the ongoing Osun governorship election while accusing the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) of attempts to scuttle the election process through vote-buying. “All the info coming in is looking very good for PDP and it is making APC jittery and desperate. Please …
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