Nigeria’s President, Bola TinubuPresident Tinubu has approved the construction of 1,000 houses in seven states of Sokoto, Kebbi, Katsina, Zamfara, Kaduna, Niger and Benue as part of broad plan by the Federal Government to address the humanitarian crisis in northern Nigeria. Vice President Kashim Shettima who represented the President made this known on Friday in…
The National Drugs Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has exposed a community in Abuja where hard drugs are sold like regular food items. NDLEA carried out a sensitisation exercise against the use of hard drugs in the community known as Abattoir in Abuja. The sensitisation came on the heels of an investigation revealed Abattoir, located close…
Karpowership switched off the power supply following an unpaid debt of around $40 million, the energy minister of the country said on Friday. Sierra Leone’s capital Freetown has been thrown into darkness after Turkish firm, Karpowership switched off the electricity supply to the West African country. Karpowership switched off the power supply following an unpaid…
The Executive Governor of Osun State, His Excellency Senator Ademola Jackson Nurudeen Adeleke has graciously approved the payment of Severance Gratuity to Honourable Members of the Sixth and Seventh Assembly of the Osun State House of Assembly, which is majorly composed of members of the All Progressives Congress (APC). This was disclosed in a statement…
Karpowership switched off the power supply following an unpaid debt of around $40 million, the energy minister of the country said on Friday. Sierra Leone’s capital Freetown has been thrown into darkness after Turkish firm, Karpowership switched off the electricity supply to the West African country. Karpowership switched off the power supply following an unpaid…
Senator Emmanuel Udende was declared the winner of the Benue North-East senatorial election held on February 25. The Benue North-East Senatorial Election Petitions Tribunal has sacked Senator Emmanuel Udende of the All Progressives Congress (APC) and returned Senator Gabriel Suswam of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) as the senator-elect. The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC)…
Minister of Humanitarian Affairs and Poverty Alleviation, Dr Betta Edu, said she would usually not be found in her Abuja office but on the field every day reaching out to the poorest of the poor. The minister, who stated this during a two-day visit to Maiduguri, Borno State, on Friday said high level poverty was…
The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has directed Nigerians to file any suspected electronic fraud to relevant security agencies, saying it has no power to investigate such cases. The commission urged telecommunications subscribers to report strange debit alerts from their accounts to financial institutions and carry the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) and security agencies along….
King Charles III on Friday thanked the public for their support in his first year as monarch and paid tribute to his mother Queen Elizabeth II on the anniversary of her death. In a short statement, the 74-year-old British head of state recalled the “great affection” for his mother, her life and public service. “I…
A former pastor at the Redeemed Christian Church of God, Prince Afolabi Ghandi Laoye, on Friday, was installed as the new Soun of Ogbomosoland in Oyo State. SAHEL had reported that Laoye, who was based in the United States of America, arrived in Ogbomoso early in the morning in a private chopper, which landed at…
