Months of blackout loom in Rivers, Bayelsa as Vandals destroy 13 TCN towers in Bayelsa

States in the Niger Delta region, particularly Rivers and Bayelsa State, are expected to face months of electricity blackouts as vandals destroy 13 transmission towers along the Ahoada-Yenagoa 132kV Double Circuit transmission. The spokesperson of TCN, Ndidi Mbah, made this disclosure in a statement on Wednesday. Mbah said that 13 towers were along the Ahoada-Yenagoa … [Read more…]

Enugu PDP Elects Council Chairmanship Candidates Across 17 LGAs

…As Gov Mbah commends exercise as peaceful and credible Ahead of the October 2024 local council election in Enugu State, the state’s chapter of the Peoples Democratic (PDP), on Wednesday, elected the party’s chairmanship candidate for the 17 Local Government Areas (LGAs) of the state. The party had also earlier elected its councillorship candidates for … [Read more…]

Ebonyi Governor Cautions Against Contractual Sabotage, Empowerment Diversion, Leakages

The Governor of Ebonyi State, Rt. Hon. Francis Ogbonna Nwifuru has charged Local Government Chairmen and Coordinators of Development Centres to embark on projects that will have direct bearing on the people He made the call during a Church Service at the Government House Chapel Abakaliki. “If you are a Coordinator or a Local Government … [Read more…]

Tinubu Holds First Council Of State Meeting With Ex Presidents, Govs, Others In Attendance 

Former Presidents Goodluck Jonathan and Muhammadu Buhari are currently attending the inaugural Council of State meeting under President Bola Tinubu administration on Tuesday. The meeting is holding at the State House Council Chambers at the Presidential Villa, Abuja. Also, former Heads of State, General Yakubu Gowon (rtd) and General Abdulsalami Abubakar (rtd) are participating in … [Read more…]

Tinubu heads to Equatorial Guinea on a 3-day official visit

President Bola Tinubu is set to leave the presidential villa Abuja for Malabo, Equatorial Guinea, on a three-day official visit to honour the invitation of President Teodoro Obiang Nguema Mbasogo.    This is contained in a statement released by the President’s spokesperson, Ajuri Ngelale, on Tuesday in Abuja.   According to Ngelale, the visit to the … [Read more…]

Tinubu Inaugurates 30 CNG Buses with 3,000 Passenger Capacity

…says Energy Innovation will Bring Prosperity President Bola Tinubu on Monday in Abuja inaugurated 30 hybrid Compressed Natural Gas (CNG)-powered buses with the capacity to transport 3,000 passengers. The locally-manufactured buses were donated to the federal government by the Depot and Petroleum Products Marketers Association of Nigeria (DAPPMAN) and the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited … [Read more…]

Matawalle says Nigeria now selling weapons to African countries

Many African nations are now turning to Nigeria to produce high-tech military hardware, says the Federal Government. The weapons produced by the Defence Industries Corporation of Nigeria (DICON), according to Minister of State for Defence, Bello Matawalle, show the seriousness of the Ministry of Defence and the new DICON management under the Bola Ahmed Tinubu administration. … [Read more…]

Anambra to hold LG elections after 10 year hiatus

The Anambra State Independent Electoral Commission (ANSIEC) has announced that local government elections in Anambra State will be held on 28 September. This was disclosed in a circular signed by the Chairperson of the ANSIEC, Genevieve Osakwe, on Monday. “The Anambra State Independent Electoral Commission wishes to inform all registered political parties and the general … [Read more…]