NewsReports

Fifty members of the House of Representatives from different parts of Nigeria and political parties, known as Concerned Federal Lawmakers for Peace and Security in the South East, have appealed to President Bola Tinubu to invoke Section 174 of the Constitution of Nigeria, 1999 (as amended) and Section 107(1) of the Administration of Criminal Justice Act, 2015 for the release …

The building, located in the Oregun area of Ikeja, is the headquarters of the church Fire engulfed the headquarters of the Christ Embassy church in Lagos Sunday morning. Witnesses posted multiple videos of the fire Sunday morning. A fire truck could be seen near the building indicating fire service officials were present. It is not clear if worshippers were in the church …

•Govt asked to deploy vaccine in schools Lagos is shivering under the outbreak of cholera. A vicious intestinal illness has gripped the state, adding a layer of fear to the already bustling streets. With 24 deaths, 35 confirmed cases and 417 suspected cases across the state as of Friday, July 21, 2024, experts say the outbreak isn’t just a national …

A new Governing Council for Edo State-owned Ambrose Alli University (AAU), Ekpoma will be constituted to take over from the outgoing Special Intervention Team (SIT), the State Governor, Mr. Godwin Obaseki said on Friday The governor who spoke when he received the SIT team end of tenure report, at the Government House, Benin City, reaffirmed the government’s commitment to repositioning …

A Federal High Court in Lagos, Nigeria  has ordered the permanent forfeiture of properties worth over N11.14 billion and N1.04 billion belonging to the former Central Bank of Nigeria Governor, Godwin Emefiele to the Federal Government. Justice Chukwujekwu Aneke issued the final forfeiture order after considering a motion filed by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, represented by counsel Chineye …

Repeated slump in Nigeria’s monthly oil outputs since January 2024 has resulted in a revenue loss of about N636.3bn, according to findings by Sunday PUNCH. Oil production data obtained from a Federal Government agency indicated that Nigeria produced 1.43 million barrels of crude oil (excluding condensates) in January this year, but this nosedived to 1.25mbpd in May. Figures obtained by …

BY MIKE OSAROGIAGBON Edo State Police Command said it has commenced a serious manhunt for those behind the alleged rape and gruesome murder of Miss Adekolure Idowu Glory, a 22-year-old fresh graduate of the University of Benin (UNIBEN). The gruesome murder committed by yet-to-be unmarked assailants reportedly occurred at Iyowa Community, along Benin-Akure road, Benin City, on Thursday, June 13, …

The Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC) approved N21 billion for electricity distribution companies (DisCos) on Friday to procure meters for customers. This funding, sourced from the Meter Acquisition Fund (MAF), aims to address the significant metering gap in the Nigerian Electricity Supply Industry (NESI). According to NERC data, only 44.67% of the 13.4 million registered customers had electricity meters as …

Based on the number of outbreaks and their geographic expansion, alongside the shortage of vaccines and other resources, WHO said it has classified the outbreak as “a grade 3 emergency.” The World Health Organisation (WHO) has announced a resurgence of cholera cases across countries in Africa, East Asia, America, Europe, and the Eastern Mediterranean region. Cholera is an acute diarrheal …

TEMPE, Ariz. — Over the course of two weeks, President Joe Biden has imposed significant restrictions on immigrants seeking asylum in the U.S. while also offering potential citizenship to hundreds of thousands of people without legal status already living in the country. The tandem actions — the first to help immigrants illegally in the U.S., the second to prevent others from entering at the border — …