Israeli air raids struck Yemen’s main airport and power stations in the Sanaa area on Tuesday, Huthi media and Israel’s military said, the latest retaliation for a missile attack by the Iran-backed rebels. AFP correspondents in the Huthi-controlled Yemeni capital, Sanaa, reported hearing multiple airstrikes and seeing smoke rising from various locations, including the airport….
The United Nations Children’s Fund has said Nigeria now stands as the country with the highest burden of malnourished children in Africa. The international agency disclosed this on its website on Tuesday, adding that only two out of every 10 children affected currently have access to treatment. It said with an estimated two million children…
On Tuesday, six members of the House of Representatives from Delta State announced their defection from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC). Additionally, two lawmakers from Enugu State defected from the Labour Party (LP) to the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). The defections were formally announced by Speaker Tajudeen Abbas…
A mild drama ensued on Tuesday at the resumption of the trial of the leader of the indigenous people of Biafra, Nnamdi Kanu, at the Federal High Court in Abuja, when the presiding judge, Justice James Omotosho, barred Kanu’s sister-in-law for three sittings. Favour Kanu, identified as the sister-in-law of Nnamdi Kanu, was accused of…
Nigeria loses more than N2 billion annually due to inadequate and unreliable power supply, the United Nations Development Programme has said. The UNDP Resident Representative, Elsie Attafuah, stated this on Monday during the ‘First National Legislative Conference and Expo on Renewable Energy’ held in Lagos. The event was organised by the House of Representatives Committee…
The Federal Government on Monday identified schools vulnerable to threats, adding that it has plan to protect and enhance the safety of schools across the country. Disclosing this in an interview with journalists at a one-day stakeholders’ meeting with the theme, ‘Strengthening Security Resilience and Integration of host communities in the Protection of Education’, the…
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has confirmed the arrest of a popular rights activist and social media influencer, Martins Vincent Otse, also known as VeryDarkMan (VDM). The anti-graft agency, in a statement on its X handle on Tuesday, said Otse was arrested following petitions pertaining to grave allegations of financial malfeasance which could…
The Nigerian Senate has constituted an 18-member committee tasked with overseeing the activities of the Sole Administrator of Rivers State, Vice Admiral Ibok-Ete Ibas (rtd.). This, it said was in a bid to strengthen transparency and accountability in the state’s governance. Senate Leader, Senator Opeyemi Bamidele, was named as chairman of the committee. The announcement was made on…
The Federal Government has approved the launch of the NIN Authentication Service (NINAuth), for secure and seamless identity verification across Ministries, Departments, and Agencies. A statement by NIMC’s head of Corporate Communications, Kayode Adegoke indicates that President Bola Tinubu has directed that all government services adopt the _NINAuth_ platform as part of efforts to strengthen…
Oil gained more than $1.50 per barrel on Tuesday, rebounding on technical factors and bargain hunting. Although concerns about a market surplus persisted, the increase was fueled after a decision by OPEC+ to boost output sent prices down in the previous session, Brent crude futures rose $1.67, or 2.8%, to $61.90 a barrel by 0927…
