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The House of Representatives Committee on Petroleum Resources (Downstream), says it plans to conduct a comprehensive audit of the subsidy regime of the Premium Motor Spirit (PMS) in the country. Rep. Ikeagwuonu Ugochinyere, the Chairman, said this at the committee’s inauguration in Abuja on Friday. He said that the committee’s legislative priorities included ensuring energy security, enhancing professionalism in the …

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken called it “striking” and “shocking” that the brutality of the October 7 Hamas attack on Israel “has receded so quickly in the memories of so many” during a news conference in Tel Aviv on Friday. Blinken said today he viewed additional images and footage from the attack collected by the Israeli government. “It remains …

Previous negotiations with bandits have all failed due to some reasons. Among the early visitors of President Bola Tinubu after he was sworn in was a former Zamfara State governor, Ahmad Sani (popularly known as Yarima). His advice to the president, he said, was to see how he could give amnesty to terrorists. “The major causes of this problem are …

The Inspector General of Police, IGP Kayode Adeolu Egbetokun, on behalf of the entire Nigeria Police Force, paid tribute to former spokesman, CP Frank Odita, who was buried on Friday. Odita, a former Force Public Relations Officer who served in the revered office between 1990 and 1992, died in June 2023 at the ripe age of 84 after a brief …

United States and Israeli officials have “identified mechanisms to enable fuel to reach hospitals and other needs,” US Secretary of State Antony Blinken said Friday, as the situation in Gaza’s healthcare facilities continues to deteriorate. The issue of getting fuel into Gaza was expected to be a key focus of Blinken’s conversations in Tel Aviv, and a source familiar with the discussion …

The Peoples Democratic Party in Akwa Ibom State has dragged President Bola Tinubu to court for allegedly appointing a member of his party, the All Progressives Congress as Resident Electoral Commissioner of the Independent National Electoral Commission. The suit was filed by the Chairman and Secretary of the state PDP, Aniekan Akpan and  Harrison Ekpo, respectively. They are challenging the …

Rwandan President Paul Kagame has introduced visa-free travel for Nigerians and all Africans. Rwanda is now one of the African countries after Seychelles, The Gambia and Benin, that provides visa-free entry for all African citizens. “Let there be no mistake about it. Any African can get on a plane to Rwanda whenever they wish and will not pay a thing …

Hezbollah’s leader, Hassan Nasrallah, called in a speech Friday for people to “work day and night” to achieve a ceasefire in Gaza, saying it is Hezbollah’s “primary goal.” Hezbollah leader Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah delivers a speech from an unspecified location in Lebanon, in this screenshot taken from video obtained on November 3. Al-Manar via REUTERS THIS IMAGE HAS BEEN SUPPLIED BY A THIRD …

The Chief Whip of the Senate, Senator Ali Ndume has revealed that the deal of presidential yacht included in the supplementary budget has already been signed and delivered. Ndume made this revelation in an interview with Arise Television on Friday. He said, “The deal has been signed and delivered, but not paid, and that’s what brought the inclusion of the …

Joint troops of the Nigerian Army and the Department of State Services (DSS) have successfully averted an imminent attack on Kano State by insurgents. Nigerian army. Photo/ facebook/NigerianArmy In a statement signed by spokesperson Brigadier General Onyema Nwachukwu, the Army said a dawn raid operation was carried out on the terrorists’ hideout in the early hours of today, Friday, November …