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Speaker of the House of Representatives, Abbas Tajudeen, has raised alarm over Nigeria’s rising debt profile, warning that it has crossed the country’s statutory threshold and now threatens fiscal sustainability. Speaking on Monday at the opening of the 11th Annual Conference and General Assembly of the West Africa Association of Public Accounts Committees (WAAPAC) at the National Assembly, Abuja, Abbas …

Lawless DSS, too idle and incompetent to secure Nigeria, where over 130 citizens were killed just yesterday, has now written to Facebook, begging them to delete content they find “offensive” to their equally idle, tired, and criminal Commander-in-Chief, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu. Again, I ask this of Nigerians, how long do you want to continue being held hostage by a …

Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan, representing Kogi Central, is set to return to the National Assembly later this month following the expiration of her six-month suspension. Her lawyer, Victor Giwa, confirmed that the lawmaker, currently in London on vacation, has completed all necessary arrangements to resume plenary when the Senate reconvenes on September 23. “Everything is in place, and the six months …

A total lunar eclipse brought a “blood moon” over Asia, Europe, and Africa as stargazers marvelled at the sight. Stargazers enjoyed a “blood moon” during a total lunar eclipse visible across Asia, as well as swaths of Europe and Africa. When the sun, Earth, and the moon line up, the shadow cast by the planet on its satellite makes it …

The General Overseer of the Mountain of Holy Ghost Intervention and Deliverance Ministry, Onitsha, Prophet Chukwuemeka Cyril Ohanaemere, popularly known as Odumeje, has stirred widespread reactions with a startling revelation about his life and ministry. Speaking during a recent church service, Odumeje declared that his time on earth is limited and that when his journey ends, no one will ever …

The recently conducted Local Government Elections in Rivers State have continued to raise a lot of controversies and reactions among Nigerians, groups and political parties. Rivers State Independent Electoral Commission, RSIEC, went on with the election despite widespread vehement opposition from notable Nigerians and stakeholders who believed it not only violates the Nigerian constitution but also makes a mockery of …

Benue State governor, Rev. Fr. Hyacinth Alia, has said the petition written against him to Pope Leo XIV, by the All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA) gubernatorial candidate in the 2023 general election Joseph Waya was built on gossip and personal bitterness. Alia said this while dismissing the petition in which Waya alleged levelled various allegation of misconduct against him and …

Following public outcry, mostly from the members of the Organised Private Sector (OPS), Civil Society Groups, and Nigerians at large, there are strong indications that the National Assembly (NASS) may scrap the Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC)’s introduced electricity tariffs categories- Band A, B, C, and D in the ongoing review of the 2023 Electricity Act over its unconstitutionality, Sunday …

The Nigeria Union of Petroleum and Natural Gas Workers, NUPENG, has explained that it is embarking on strike action on Monday, September 8, 2025, because Dangote Refinery and its management want to bring back slavery into Nigeria’s workforce. The union made its position known in a statement released on Sunday, signed by Williams Akporeha and Afolabi Olufemi, President and General …

A stakeholder in the health sector, Adedayo Adelanwa, has lamented the surge of eye challenges, saying about 23 million people suffer from eye problems in Nigeria. Adelanwa made the outcry on Sunday, during a two-day free medical outreach and glaucoma surgery held for residents of Abeokuta. He insisted that if 25 percent of the Nigerian population suffers one eye defects …