BILL TO ESTABLISH IBADAN STATE PASSES SECOND READING IN HOUSE OF REPS
HOTJIST NEWS On Thursday, the House of Representatives approved a legislation aimed at establishing a new state within the south-west geopolitical region for its second reading in the House of Representatives. The suggested statute, which is endorsed by Abass...
END OF AN ERA: ELDER STATESMAN CHRISTOPHER KOLADE DIES AT 92
BY MUNIRAT BALOGUN Respected media personality and former Nigerian High Commissioner to the United Kingdom, Dr. Christopher Kolade, has passed away at the age of...
ICPC NAILS EX-FCTA DIRECTOR ₦318M SCAM, GETS 24YEARS JAIL TERM
BY MUNIRAT BALOGUN The Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) has secured the conviction of a retired Director of Finance and Administration...
‘WE NEED A NEUTRAL UMPIRE’, NIGERIANS TELL FG ON INEC APPOINTMENT
The Generation Z Movement, a coalition driven by youth, has asserted that the individual selected as the chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC)...
PROTESTERS STORM CAC OVER DEREGISTRATION OF YOUTH COUNCIL
BY JENN NOMAMIUKOR Numerous young Nigerians, operating under the auspices of the National Youth Council of Nigeria (NYCN), on Thursday organized a demonstration at the headquarters of the Corporate Affairs Commission (CAC) in Abuja in...
SOWORE PLANS NATIONWIDE PROTEST OCTOBER 20 FOR NNAMDI KANU
Human rights advocate and previous presidential contender of the African Action Congress (AAC), Omoyele Sowore, has declared his intention to spearhead a demonstration on October...
POLICE PROBE DEATH OF CANADIAN NATIONAL IN LAGOS HOTEL
A Canadian citizen, identified as Sullivan, was reportedly discovered deceased in his hotel accommodation on Victoria Island, Lagos State, on Tuesday. This unfortunate event transpired...
ROBBERY GANG RESPONSIBLE FOR ARISE NEWS ANCHOR SOMTOCHUKWU’S DEMISE- POLICE
HOTJIST NEWS The FCT Police Command has verified the apprehension of 12 alleged armed robbers associated with the incident that resulted in the deaths of Arise News employee Somtochukwu Christella Maduagwu and a security officer, Barnabas Danlami, at Unique Apartment, Gishiri...
PRESIDENCY DISPUTES WORLD BANK REPORT ON RISING POVERTY
The Presidency has contested the recent economic assessment released by Nigeria’s largest multilateral lender, the World Bank, which estimated that 139 million citizens were experiencing...
TRUMP DESERVES NOBEL PEACE PRICE- HERZOG
Israel’s President Isaac Herzog has praised U.S. President Donald Trump’s role in brokering an agreement between Israel and Palestinian militant group Hamas to end the...