UN Human Rights Council launches probe of abuses in east DRC

Kogi Electricity Distribution Limited (KEDL), a subsidiary of the Abuja Electricity Distribution Company (AEDC), has formally assumed full ownership of electricity distribution across the state. This development is expected to make more electricity available to citizens, marking a major step toward ensuring access to power for both industrial and commercial enterprises, as well as domestic…

Nigeria’s Coordinating Minister of Health and Social Welfare, Professor Muhammad Pate, has assured that Nigerian pilgrims will fully comply with Saudi Arabia’s health requirements for the 2025 Hajj. While stressing the commitment of the Federal Government to safeguarding the health of all pilgrims, Pate said it is important for the country to adhere to the…

The Lagos State Health Management Agency (LASHMA) has warned residents in the state not to pay the ILERA EKO Health Insurance premium into any private bank account. The Permanent Secretary of the Lagos State Health Management Agency (LASHMA), Emmanuella Zamba, stated this today in Alausa, Ikeja, stressing that LASHMA operates a zero-cash policy and, therefore,…

Concerned Nigerians in Defence of Democratic Governance have petitioned the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) over alleged breach of law on the proclamation of emergency rule in Rivers State by President Bola Tinubu.

Apex Igbo socio-cultural organisation, Ohanaeze Ndigbo, has declared that the prospect of reconciliation between the Northern region and President Bola Tinubu has reached an irreparable juncture.

Emir of Kano, Lamido Sanusi, has appealed to residents to be law-abiding and avoid acts that could provoke unrest in the city, even as he cursed those opposing his reinstallation as emir, saying fire would consume those trying to set the city ablaze.

Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Prof. Mahmood Yakubu, has said those responsible for the annulment of the 1993 presidential election now regret their action.  

Against the backdrop of perennial boundary disputes between Ifon, Ilobu and Erin-Osun communities, which have culminated in loss of lives and property, the Osun State chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC), yesterday, said the development had demonstrated the failure of Governor Ademola Adeleke to secure the state.

Operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) have arrested 133 suspects in Abuja following a raid on a ponzi scheme academy operating under the name Q University, also known as Q-Net.

President Bola Tinubu, yesterday, affirmed his administration’s resolve to equip Nigerian youths with the requisite skills to compete effectively as key players on the global stage.