PIB passage deadlocked, Reps suspend consideration indefinitely

The harmonised version of the Petroleum Industry Bill failed to pass at the House of Representatives on Thursday as consideration of the report by the conference committee on the bill…

APC suspends 11 Lai Mohammed loyalists, stops offenders’ registration

THE factional crisis in the Kwara State chapter of the All Progressives Congress took a turn for the worse on Thursday. This was sequel to the news that 11 party…

Obiano fires 20 aides allegedly working against Soludo’s gov bid

THE Anambra State Governor, Willy Obiano, on Thursday, announced the sack of no fewer than 20 of his aides for allegedly working against the emergence of Prof. Chukwuma Soludo as…

‘You can now use WhatsApp on other devices even if your phone battery is dead’

Facebook-owned messaging service WhatsApp has announced the launch of a trial aimed at freeing its users from smartphones. In a blog post on Wednesday, Facebook engineers said the new feature…

Woman locks up five-year-old for six months in Lagos

The police in Lagos State have arrested a 43-year-old woman, Sharon Williams, for allegedly locking up and assaulting her five-year-old nephew, Micheal Ibiyome, for six months. Ibiyome lived with the…

FG declares Tuesday, Wednesday public holidays for Eid-El-Kabir celebration

The Federal Government has declared Tuesday, July 20, and Wednesday, July 21, 2021 as public holidays to mark this year’s Eid-el-Kabir celebration. The Minister of Interior, Ogbeni Rauf Aregbesola, disclosed…

INSECURITY: Army Provost Marshal killed by bandits TO BE BURY today

The military is set to bury a former Provost Marshal of the Nigerian Army, Major General Hassan Ahmed, who was shot dead by unknown gunmen, in the Abaji area of…

Bank security staff arrested over alleged plot to kidnap his boss in Edo

Edo State Police Command has arrested one Felix Alika, a security staff attached to Zenith Bank, Ekpoma in Esan West Local Government Area for allegedly conspiring to kidnap his manager, Raphael…

Electronic results transmission: Southern senators turn against govs, National Assembly members clash

• Decision of the APC-led Senate shocking, it undermines our electoral process – PDP Facts on Thursday emerged about how the All Progressives Congress rallied its senators to reject moves…

RE: Court Issues Criminal Summons Against Ex-cbn Governor, Prof. Charles Soludo

The Upper Area Court Zuba in Abuja has issued a criminal summons against the former Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria and factional candidate of the All Progressives Grand…