China bridge collapse kills 11 after heavy rains
Eleven people were killed when a bridge in northern China collapsed amid torrential rains, state news agency Xinhua reported Saturday. The bridge in Shaanxi province’s Shangluo collapsed at around 8:40 pm Friday (1240 GMT) “due to a sudden downpour and…
Biden rejects calls to step down from presidential race
US President Joe Biden pledged to stay in the White House race Friday, defying a growing Democratic party revolt that raised speculation he could bow out as soon as this weekend. “The stakes are high, and the choice is clear….
NBTE suspends controversial new scheme of service for polytechnics
The National Board for Technical Education, NBTE, has suspended the implementation of the new revised scheme of service for polytechnics in the country. It was reports that the suspension of the scheme of service is coming on the heels of…
Naira crashes to dollar at official market again
The Naira on Friday depreciated at the official market, trading at N1,596.92 to the dollar. Data from the official trading platform of the FMDQ Exchange, a platform that oversees the Nigerian Autonomous Foreign Exchange Market (NAFEM), showed that the Naira…
Just In: FCCPC imposes $220,000,000 penalty on Meta platforms over ‘discriminatory practices’ in Nigeria
The Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Commission(FCCPC) has imposed a $220,000,000 penalty against Meta Platforms Incorporated over alleged discriminatory practices against Nigerian data and consumers. This was disclosed on Friday in a statement signed by Dr. Adamu Abdullahi, Acting Chief…
LG Polls: Court Restrains INEC from Releasing Voter’s Register to Rivers SIEC
Justice Peter Lifu of a Federal High Court in Abuja on Friday restrained the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) from releasing the national voter’s register to the Rivers State Independent Electoral Commission (Rivers SIEC) for use in the planned local…
IPAC kicks against bill to establish electoral commission for LGs
The Inter-Party Advisory Council (IPAC) has kicked against a bill to establish the Local Government Independent Electoral Commission. The bill, which was read for the first time on Thursday, was sponsored by Sani Musa, the senator representing Niger east. The…
Ndume Rejects Appointment As Senate Tourism Committee Chair, says, ‘I’m Not Interested’
The Senator representing Borno South, Ali Ndume has rejected the chairmanship of the Committee on Tourism in the upper lawmaking body. Ndume was sacked as the senate chief whip over comments he made criticising President Bola Tinubu’s administration’s running of…
Abuja man arrested for attempted suicide released on bail after mental assessment
The Federal Capital Territory Police Command said a man identified as Shuaibu Yushau who was arrested on July 8 for attempted suicide has been released on bail to his lawyer, Deji Adeyanju. The FCT Police Command’s spokesperson, Josephine Adeh, in…
Bayelsa urges calm after NDU student’s murder
The Bayelsa State Government on Tuesday called for calm following the murder of a final-year student of the state-owned Niger Delta University, Francis Paleowei in Amassoma, the institution’s host community. Paleowei, a 400-level student of Sociology, from the Obrigbene community…