TCN ANNOUNCES ANOTHER VANDAL ATTACK ON AHOADA-YENAGOA 132KV POWER LINE
According to the Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN), vandals targeted its Ahoada-Yenagoa 132kV line on Tuesday once more. The line is presently undergoing repairs because...
ALLEGED ABUSIVE PRACTICES: SPAIN SLAMS $187M FINE ON FIVE AIRLINES
Spain’s leftist government said Friday it has fined five budget airlines including Ryanair and EasyJet 179 million euros ($187 million) for “abusive practices” such as...
LAGOS STATE ANNOUNCES TRAFFIC DIVERSION AHEAD OF CITY RACE ON SATURDAY
Agency Report The Lagos State Government has announced traffic diversion to accommodate the maiden edition of the 10-kilometer Capital City Race, scheduled for Saturday, November...
DISCOS SHOULD DOWNGRADE ‘BAND A’ CUSTOMERS IF THEY CAN’T MEET SUPPLY – NERC
If clients in the Band A categories do not have sufficient capacity for supply, the Nigerian Electrical Regulatory Commission (NERC) has instructed the electrical distribution...
BREAKING: SUPREME COURT NULLIFIES NATIONAL LOTTERY ACT
The National Lottery Act 2005, which was passed by the National Assembly, was declared invalid by the Supreme Court on Friday. In a unanimous ruling,...
TENSION AS ONDO VARSITY, SSANU CLASH OVER ALLEGED FINANCIAL RECKLESSNESS
Tension between the union and the administration has arisen as a result of the Senior Staff Association of Nigerian Universities (SSANU) accusing the management of...
WORLD NEWS: JAPAN GOVT TO APPROVE $140 BILLION STIMULUS FOR CITIZENS
Agency Report Following the worst election outcome for the ruling party in 15 years, Japan's minority government was scheduled to approve a $140-billion stimulus package...
SINGAPORE GOVT HANGS THIRD DRUG TRAFFICKER IN A WEEK
Agency Report According to Singapore's narcotics enforcement agency, a 55-year-old man was hanged on Friday for drug trafficking. This was the city-state's third execution in...
ATIKU FAULTS TINUBU’S ‘BONE-CRUSHING’ FRESH LOAN REQUEST
A former vice president Atiku Abubakar has faulted President Bola Tinubu’s newest request for a loan, describing it as “bone-crushing”. The Senate has approved the...
ICC ISSUES ARREST WARRANTS FOR NETANYAHU, GALLANT, DEIF
The International Criminal Court on Thursday issued arrest warrants for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and former defence Minister Yoav Gallant, as well as Hamas’s...