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MALAYSIA TO PHASE OUT CNG VEHICLES BY 2025 OVER SAFETY CONCERN The Malaysian government has announced plans to phase out the use of compressed natural gas (CNG) for vehicles and end the sale of natural gas vehicles (NGV) in the country. Loke Siew Fook, minister of transport, spoke at a press conference recently, according to Free Malaysia Today (FMT), a …

INSIDE CONTROVERSIES TRAILINGRECRUITMENT, APPOINTMENT OF UNIZIK VICE CHANCELLOR The recent appointment of Bernard Odoh as the substantive vice-chancellor of the Nnamdi Azikiwe University (NAU), Awka, Anambra State is rife with controversy, ranging from the recruitment process to the appointee’s profile. The university’s governing council, led by Greg Mbadiwe, last week, announced Mr Odoh, a professor of geophysics, as the 7th …

ROCHAS OKOROCHA NOT DEAD – AIDE Ebere Nzeworji, an aide to Senator Rochas Okorocha, has debunked claims that his principal died in a London hospital. According to Nzeworji, the former Imo State Governor is “hale and hearty.” He clarified that Okorocha was spotted at his Unity House office in Abuja around the time the rumour started circulating. Nzeworji attributed the …

:NIGERIAN-BORN UK CONSERVATIVE LEADER, KEMI BADENOCH, SAYS IT’S SCAM FOR FORMER BRITISH COLONIES TO BLAME THEIR UNDERDEVELOPMENT ON COLONIALISM The newly elected leader of the Conservative Party in the United Kingdom, Kemi Badenoch, once claimed it is fallacious for developing countries to always blame their underdevelopment on British colonialism. The Nigerian-born British lawmaker who once served as UK business and …

HOW ELECTORAL COLLEGE, NOT POPULAR VOTE, PICKS US PRESIDENT Although the United States prides itself as the world’s pre-eminent democracy, where each person can have their say about who should be president, the Constitution calls for states to choose “electors” who do the actual electing. This is known as the Electoral College. Since the first presidential election in 1789, won …

STATES WON BY TRUMP, HARRIS IN US ELECTION The US presidential election 2024 saw a fierce battle between former President Donald Trump and incumbent Vice President Kamala Harris. Early counting showed close competition, but as results continued to come in, Trump began to secure his lead in a series of critical states. Now, Trump has declared victory, claiming that the …

BREAKING: NATIONAL GRID COLLAPSES AGAIN The National grid has suffered yet another collapse, plunging the county into another round of darkness. The collapse which happened around 11:28am, on Thursday, is the second this week and 10th in 2024.Breaking: National grid records another collapse two days after A check on Independent System Operator, an autonomous arm of the Transmission Company of …

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 …