The Senate has constituted an ad hoc committee to investigate the recent explosion near the Gbarain-Ubie gas processing facility in Yenagoa, Bayelsa State. This followed the adoption of a motion at plenary on Wednesday on the need for urgent action on massive explosion close to Gbarain-Ubie gas processing facility in Yenagoa, Bayelsa by Sen. Benson…
The Speaker of the Kogi State House of Assembly, Aliyu Umar Yusuf has appealed to the State Commissioner of Police and other security agencies to provide armed officers to guard the Assembly Complex. The Speaker made the appeal during plenary on Wednesday. He directed the Clerk of the House to communicate the request to the…
The Police said on Wednesday that divers were battling to recover the body of a 30-year-old man who allegedly drowned at Elegushi Beach, Lagos, where he had gone for prayers. The Lagos Police Command spokesperson, SP Benjamin Hundeyin, told NAN in Lagos. He said that a report to the police indicated that the man, simply…
Former lawmaker, Senator Shehu Sani on Wednesday suggested that northern leaders were not serious about addressing the security concerns of the region. Sani made the statement after reports emerged that bandits killed 30 farmers in Zamfara and also 50 farmers in Plateau State. In a post on his X handle, the former lawmaker pointed out…
Nigeria’s Minister of Information and National Orientation, Mohammed Idris has disclosed that there will be no fanfare to mark President Bola Tinubu’s one year in office. He said there would be low-key activities to mark the anniversary. The Minister said this on Wednesday during a World Press conference to commence “Ministerial Sectoral Updates” as part…
The Federal Government of Nigeria, on Wednesday, said the President Bola Ahmed Tinubu-led government has achieved several milestones in the various sectors. Secretary to the Government of the Federation, SGF, Senator George Akume stated this at a World Press Conference, titled ‘Ministerial Sectoral Updates’, to herald Tinubu administration’s One Year Anniversary celebration. Also at the…
Elvert Ekom Ayambem, Speaker of the Cross River State House of Assembly, has been impeached. The Speaker was impeached by 17 members of the House during Wednesday’s plenary over allegations of misappropriation of funds. The impeachment motion was moved by Effiom Ekarika, who represents Calabar South 1 Constituency. The motion was seconded by Omang Charles…
Representatives of the Nigeria Television Authority, NTA, Federal Radio Corporation of Nigeria, FRCN, and Voice of Nigeria, VON, have appeared before the House of Representatives Committee on Public Assets, which is conducting an investigation into the management of assets in the establishments. Chairman, House Committee on Public Assets, Ademorin Kuye said the investigative hearing is…
Nigerian students at Teesside University in the United Kingdom have been told to quit the school and return to Nigeria over unpaid fees. According to BBC, Teesside University said the move was in line with the UK’s immigration regulations. “Teesside University is proud to be a global institution with a diverse student population but is…
Spain, Norway and Ireland have announced plans to formally recognize a Palestinian state, CNN reports. According to the report, Irish Foreign Minister Micheál Martin said the recognition will come into force in all three countries on May 28. This was announced on Wednesday by the Irish Prime Minister Simon Harris in a news conference in…
