MBAKA DECRIES RISING COST OF LIVING, CALLS FOR PRAYERS The Spiritual Director of Adoration Ministry, Enugu State, Rev. Fr. Ejike Mbaka, has decried the rising fuel prices in Nigeria, while calling for urgent prayers to prevent a potential famine. During the commissioning of a new filling station, Blessed Omemma Oil and Gas Limited, in Abakpa, Enugu East Local Government Area, …

WHY NIGERIAN GRID ALWAYS COLLAPSES The Nigerian Government has identified a poor maintenance culture and outdated equipment as key factors contributing to the frequent collapses of the country’s national power grid, which has suffered multiple failures in recent months. During the presentation of a report on Wednesday at the Ministry of Power headquarters in Abuja, the Chairperson of the investigative …

OBASANJO NARRATES HOW LATE WIFE, STELLA, GOT HIM OUT OF PRISON Former President Olusegun Obasanjo has eulogised his late wife, Stella Obasanjo, who he said left no stone unturned to secure his release from prison. According to Obasanjo, no amount of honour given to his wife whether dead or alive would be too much. Obasanjo who spoke during the inauguration …

WE REACHED OUT TO KEMI BADENOCH FEW TIMES BUT NO RESPONSE, WE WON’T FORCE OURSELVES ON ANYBODY – ABIKE DABIRI-EREWA Chairman and CEO of the Nigerians in Diaspora Commission (NiDCOM), Abike Dabiri-Erewa, has stated that Nigeria will not compel Kemi Badenoch, the newly elected leader of the UK’s Conservative Party, to identify with her Nigerian heritage. Dabiri-Erewa revealed that NiDCOM …

AGAIN, NIGERIAN DISCOS RAISE METER PRICES Electricity Distribution Companies in Nigeria, commonly called DisCos, have announced an increase in prices for electricity meters. The development makes it the second price hike in just four months. The increased prices will start on Tuesday, November 5, 2024. The cost of a single-phase meter, a common type for household use, will now range …

NYSC MEMBERS DEMAND IMPLEMENTATION OF N77,000 MINIMUM WAGE National Youth Service Corp members have urged Federal Government to implement the promised N77,000 allowance to alleviate the economic hardship they are going through. The corps members took to their social media handles to share their concerns on Wednesday. They said in spite of Federal Government’s approval of new minimum wage, in …

OIL MARKETERS DRAG DANGOTE TO COURT OVER BID FOR MONOPOLY Three major oil marketers have told the Federal High Court in Abuja that the planned monopoly of the energy sector by Dangote Petroleum Refinery will spell doom for the country’s oil sector. According to the oil marketers, Dangote’s plan to monopolize the oil sector is a recipe for disaster in …

ENUGU BACKS OUT OF SUIT CHALLENGING LEGALITY OF EFCC Enugu State Government has formally backed out from a lawsuit involving 16 states, which questions the legal power of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) and other anti-corruption bodies. The lawsuit, filed in the Supreme Court, argues that these agencies were established without the approval of state governments. This case, …

US PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION: WHY KAMALA HARRIS’ LOST TO TRUMP 1.) Americans are not ready to allow a woman lead them as President. In as much as they champion gender equality, they understand the dangers of electing a woman, a black or mixed raced as the POTUS. The current generation of Americans now are not ready for that risk. 2.) Americans …

PUTIN HAS NO PLANS TO CONGRATULATE TRUMP – SPOKESMAN Russian Presidential Press Secretary Dmitry Peskov said he does not know whether Vladimir Putin plans to congratulate Donald Trump on his election victory, but he recalled that the United States is an unfriendly country involved in a war against Russia. “As for congratulations, I am not aware of the president’s plans …

FRENCH PRESIDENT, MACRON, OTHER EUROPEAN LEADERS CONGRATULATE TRUMP ON ELECTORAL VICTORY French President Emmanuel Macron and other EU leaders congratulated Donald Trump after he claimed victory in Tuesday’s U.S. presidential election, saying they were ready to work together but would defend Europe’s interests. Macron’s message on X was not as enthusiastic as ones by Hungary’s nationalist Prime Minister Viktor Orban …

TRUMP DEFEATS HARRIS IN US PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION Donald Trump has declared self victory over Kamala Harris in the US presidential election, as he is poised to make a historic comeback as the first former president to return to the White House in over 130 years. Addressing his enthusiastic supporters in Florida, Trump promised a “new golden age for America”. According …

Bayo Onanuga, Special Adviser to the President, (Information and Strategy) disclosed this in a statement on X Platform, formerly Twitter. According to him: “President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces, regrets to announce the passing of Lt. General Taoreed Abiodun Lagbaja, Chief of the Army Staff, at age 56. “He passed away on Tuesday night in Lagos after …

ABIA LG POLLS COMPOUND LP CRISIS The leadership crisis rocking the Labour Party, LP, worsened, weekend, with the party failing to clinch at least one local government area in the recently conducted Abia State local government elections.The outcome of the polls is seen as an indication that the leadership crisis plaguing the LP at the national level has taken a …

WE SUPPORT COMPETITION, BUT AGAINST IMPORTATION OF SUBSTANDARD PETROL – DANGOTE Dangote Petroleum Refinery and Petrochemicals has expressed its support for healthy competition that drives innovation and quality, saying it looked forward to the upcoming commissioning of the four state-owned refineries as promised by the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL). It also advised Pinnacle Oil and Gas Limited that …