An intruding monkey at a Sri Lanka electrical grid sub-station caused a general island-wide blackout on Sunday, government officials said. The power outage, which began around 11:30 am (0600 GMT), had yet to be fully restored after three hours. “A monkey has come in contact with our grid transformer causing an imbalance in the system,”…
…Says Nigerians are frustrated, hungry, angry Archbishop of Ibadan Province, Church of Nigeria Anglican Communion, Dr. Williams Aladekugbe, has lamented that the economic crunch in the country has prevented Christians from attending services and giving offerings in churches. He said this while delivering the 1st Distinguished Alumni Lecture of the Department of Religious Studies, Faculty…
There are indications that the camp of the embattled ex-speaker of the Lagos State House of Assembly, Mudashiru Obasa, is plotting to remove the incumbent Speaker, Mojisola Meranda, at any moment. The indications emerged over the weekend when an inside source confided in Vanguard. According to the source, after a series of failed attempts to…
Kebbi Govt To Sponsor Mass Wedding For 600 Persons The screening process will include pre-marital health checks and an assessment of the groom’s employment or trade status to ensure he is capable of providing for his wife. The Kebbi State Government has finalised plans to sponsor the mass wedding of 600 individuals, comprising 300 grooms…
Troops of the 6 Division Nigerian Army have apprehended twenty nine suspected oil thieves as over sixty thousand liters of illegally refined products were confiscated. This is according to the Acting Deputy Director public relations of the Nigerian Army Lieutenant Colonel Danjuma Jonah in a statement. According to the Army, twenty four illegal refineries sites…
US President Donald Trump said Sunday that he had told the Treasury to stop producing penny coins, presenting it as an effort to cut down on government spending. Trump wrote on his Truth Social platform, “For far too long the United States has minted pennies which literally cost us more than 2 cents. This is…
The Nigerian Police Force Public Relations Officer, Muyiwa Adejobi, has reiterated that cheating is a criminal offence under Nigerian law and is punishable accordingly. Quoting Section 421 of the Criminal Code Act, the PRO in Abuja on Sunday posted on his X, emphasized that any person who by means of any fraudulent trick or device…
US President Donald Trump said Sunday he had told the Treasury to stop producing penny coins, presenting it as an effort to cut down on government spending. Trump wrote on his Truth Social platform, “For far too long the United States has minted pennies which literally cost us more than 2 cents. This is so…
Investigators have discovered the bodies of 28 migrants next to a detention facility in the desert in southern Libya. The Libyan Attorney General’s Office discovered the grave north of the city of Kufra, where dozens of migrants had been detained, according to a statement issued Sunday. Security forces freed 76 migrants from the facility. A…
The French foreign minister, Jean-Noel Barrot, warned on Monday that the European Union would retaliate by replicating any tariffs imposed on it by the United States, warning Washington against a trade war. “There is no hesitation when it comes to defending our interests,” Barrot said in an interview with TF1 after US President Donald Trump…
