Nigeria In Darkness As National Power Grid Suffers Sixth Collapse In 2022
Nigeria’s national electricity grid on Wednesday suffered its sixth system collapse in 2022, throwing many homes and businesses across the country into total blackout. The system failure, which occurred at about 11.27.am, according to industry sources, led to the crash of the entire power supply nationwide to 40 megawatts (mw) as against 3,000MW generated on […]
Italian PM Mario Draghi Resigns After Week Of Turmoil
A year-and-a-half after he was appointed as Italy’s unelected head of a unity government, Mario Draghi has resigned as prime minister. He told President Sergio Mattarella he was standing down after three parties in his government refused to back him in a confidence vote the night before. The president asked him to remain as caretaker […]
Ukraine War: CIA Chief Says No Intelligence That Putin Is In Bad Health
There is no intelligence that Vladimir Putin is unstable or in bad health, the director of the CIA has said. There has been increasing unconfirmed media speculation that Mr Putin, who turns 70 this year, may be suffering from ill health, possibly cancer. But William Burns said there was no evidence to suggest this, joking […]
Nord Stream: Key Russian Pipeline Resumes Pumping Gas To Europe
Russia has resumed pumping gas to Europe through its biggest pipeline after warnings it could curb or halt supplies altogether. The Nord Stream 1 pipeline restarted following a 10-day maintenance break but at a reduced level. On Wednesday, the European Commission urged countries to cut gas use by 15% over the next seven months in […]
INEC Issues Certificates Of Return To Osun Gov-elect Adeleke And Deputy Adewusi
The Osun State governor-elect, under the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Senator Ademola Adeleke, and the Deputy Governor-elect, Kola Adewusi, yesterday, received their Certificate of Return from the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC). The certificate of return was presented to the duo by the National Commissioner supervising Osun, Ogun, and Oyo states, Prof. […]
Gov. Abdullahi Sule Speaks On ‘hiring’ Of Catholic Priests At Shettima’s Unveiling
Abdullahi Sule, Governor of Nasarawa State, has said he could not say if those who appeared as clerics at the official presentation of former Governor of Borno State, Kashim Shettima as the running mate of the presidential flag bearer of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Bola Ahmed Tinubu, are truly Catholic priests. POLITICS NIGERIA reports […]
Osun 2022: Oyetola Set To Contest The Election Result
Osun State Governor Gboyega Oyetola and candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in the just concluded governorship election in the state is prepared to seek legal means to upturn the results in his favor. Recall candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Senator Ademola Adeleke was declared the winner of the Osun governorship held […]
Kogi State House Of Assembly Opposes Commissioner-nominee
Kogi State House of Assembly has turned down the confirmation of Kingsley Fanwo as commissioner in the state. Newman gathered that during the house sitting on Tuesday, the lawmakers refused to confirm the former Commissioner for Information, citing disagreement by members. The Speaker, Matthew Kolawole, ruled that given the lack of concurrence by members, the […]
Trump’s Rivalry With His Then VP Pence Intensifies As Both Consider Vying For Presidency In 2024
Former Vice President Mike Pence is becoming increasingly brazen in his willingness to counter former President Donald Trump. The two will hold dueling rallies in Arizona on Friday as they stump for rival candidates who offer dramatically different visions of the Republican Party in a critical battleground state. Days later, they will once again cross […]
Ivana Trump Funeral Set For Wednesday At NYC Catholic Church
The funeral for the late Ivana Trump, first wife of former President Donald Trump, will be held Wednesday at New York City’s St. Vincent Ferrer Church. Her three children — Eric, Ivanka and Donald Jr. — are expected to speak during the services. Ivana Trump died Thursday after suffering injuries sustained from a fall in […]
