Suspend Electricity Tariff Increase -Reps
The House of Representatives yesterday urged the federal government to instruct the Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC), to halt the proposed Increase in electricity tariff billed to commence in June. The House also mandated its Committees on Power, Poverty Alleviation and Labour, Employment and Productivity to ensure compliance. This is just as the lawmakers kicked […]
Chief Of Army Staff, Attahiru And Other Top Officials Die In Plane Crash
A military plane crashed in Kaduna State on Friday with the Chief of Army Staff, Lieutenant General Ibrahim Attahiru, along with several other officers, on board. The Nigerian Air Force confirmed the incident via a statement issued shortly after the crash, but did not reveal the identities of the affected military personnel. But several media […]
Southern Nigeria Governors, Others Rebuke AGF Malami For Opposing Open Grazing Ban
Nigeria’s Attorney-General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Mr. Abubakar Malami (SAN), on Thursday came under fire for criticising the open grazing ban by the 17 Southern governors at their recent meeting in Asaba, Delta State. Malami, while fielding questions on a live TV programme on Wednesday had kicked against the open grazing ban. […]
Trump Justice Department Seized Reporter’s Phone Records
The Trump administration Justice Department secretly obtained the 2017 phone records of a CNN correspondent, the network said Thursday in revealing the existence of another apparent leak investigation aimed at identifying a journalist’s sources. The revelation comes two weeks after The Washington Post disclosed that the Justice Department had last year seized phone records belonging […]
Microsoft Announces Retirement Of Internet Explorer
Microsoft said it is retiring Internet Explorer, the browser it created more than 25 years and which is now largely abandoned as people instead use competitors like Google’s Chrome or Apple’s Safari. “We are announcing that the future of Internet Explorer on Windows 10 is in Microsoft Edge,” the company said in a blog post […]
William, Harry Condemn BBC Over ‘deceitful’ Diana ‘Panorama’ Interview
Prince William and his brother Prince Harry on Thursday issued strongly worded statements criticizing the BBC and British media for unethical practices after an investigation concluded that one of the broadcaster’s journalists used “deceitful behavior” to secure Princess Diana’s most explosive TV interview in 1995. The circumstances surrounding the interview from more than 20 years […]
Israel, Hamas Agree To Cease-fire To End Bloody 11-day War
Israel and Hamas announced a cease-fire Thursday, ending a bruising 11-day war that caused widespread destruction in the Gaza Strip and brought life in much of Israel to a standstill. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s office said Israel accepted the Egyptian proposal after a late-night meeting of his Security Cabinet. Hamas quickly followed suit and said […]
At Least 20 Arrested During Clash Between Israeli, Palestinian Protestors In NYC: Police
More than a dozen people were arrested during a clash between Israeli and Palestinian protestors in Manhattan Thursday. NYPD officials say at least 20 people were arrested in connection to the protests in Times Square. They say two commercial fireworks were thrown from a car near Midtown. One person suffered a minor burn in the […]
14-year-old Gives Birth And Hands Baby To Customer At Restaurant
A teenager walked into a restaurant in Jersey City on Wednesday afternoon with a newborn, handed the baby to a customer and then left. The entire incident at the El Patron restaurant was captured on surveillance video. The 14-year-old mother walked up to the counter and claimed she found the infant girl. Restaurant owner Frankie […]
Federal Government Signed MOU With JUSUN And PASAN On Implementation Of Financial Autonomy
The Federal Government has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the Judicial Staff Union of Nigeria (JUSUN) and the Parliamentary Staff Association of Nigeria (PASAN) in its bid to resolve the strike by the unions. This followed a meeting between the government and the leaders of the unions presided over by the Minister of Labour […]
