The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has denied reports suggesting plans to destroy uncollected permanent voter cards (PVCs). A recent online article claimed that the electoral body intended to destroy six million uncollected PVCs. However, in a statement issued on Sunday, January 5, INEC refuted the claim, calling it “false” and urging the public to…
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has announced his resignation from office. At 53 years old, Trudeau revealed that he will step down as leader of the Liberal Party, which he has helmed since 2013. “I intend to resign as party leader and as prime minister,” he told reporters in Ottawa following a lengthy political crisis,…
Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) arrested US-trained filmmaker and motivational speaker, Emeka Emmanuel Mbadiwe, on Friday, December 27, 2024, in his hotel room in Lekki. His arrest followed the earlier apprehension of his partner, Uzoekwe Ugochukwu James, at a warehouse in Ajao Estate, Ikeja, on the same day. According to a…
A bride-to-be, Nansik Dashe, reportedly fled just one day before her wedding in Plateau State. The wedding, planned for December 27, 2024, between Nansik and Kapnan Daniel Ventur, was set to take place at COCIN LCC, NIMTIM, PIL Gani in Langtang North Local Government Area. Sources indicate that Dashe disappeared on December 26, apparently having…
The World Health Organization (WHO) has declared a new coronavirus outbreak in China a global health emergency. WHO Director-General Tedros Ghebreyesus made the announcement during a press conference in Geneva. The organization’s emergency committee had met the previous Thursday and recommended declaring the outbreak a Public Health Emergency of International Concern (PHEIC). Didier Houssin, chair…
Nigerian man Garba Umar has expressed that having two wives is a blessing. “Having two wives is a blessing. If one gives you a headache, the other will give you Paracetamol,” he wrote in a Facebook post on Saturday.
Suspected bandits have murdered Alhaji Amadu Surajo, the Acting Chairman of the Miyetti Allah Cattle Breeders Association of Nigeria in Katsina State, at Mai Rana village, Kusada Local Government Area. The attack occurred on the night of Saturday, January 4, 2025, when the gunmen also killed three others and left several more injured. In addition…
At least seven people were injured when a three-storey building under construction collapsed at Aboga, along the Igwuruta-Etche Road in Ikwerre Local Government Area of Rivers State. The incident occurred around 1:30 pm on Saturday, January 4, 2025, while workers were on site. According to an eyewitness, no lives were lost, though seven of the…
Petroleum marketers, under the umbrella of the Petroleum Products Retail Outlets Owners Association of Nigeria (PETROAN), have called on the Nigerian government to privatize the Warri and Kaduna refineries. PETROAN made this appeal in a statement issued on Saturday, January 4, titled “Retrospect of Nigeria’s Oil and Gas Downstream Sector in 2024.” The statement was…
The World Health Organization (WHO) has ignited a debate after advising people not to wash raw meat. On Facebook, WHO posted: “Wash fruits and vegetables with clean water. Do not wash raw meat, as this can spread harmful microorganisms to hands, surfaces, utensils, or other food.” The advice led to a lively discussion in the…
