A Federal High Court, in Abuja, has ordered the arrest of the Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Mahmood Yakubu. The order for Yakubu’s arrest was based on alleged failure to appear in court. Trial judge, Justice Stephen…
Militants threaten to renew hostilities on oil facilities in Nigeria
Agitators and militants in the Niger Delta of Nigeria hinted on Tuesday, a return to hostilities on oil facilities in the region after they called off the subsisting seven-month ceasefire with the country’s Federal Government brokered November last year, by…
God, guide us through interesting times, Lai Mohammed prays at FEC meeting (Punch)
The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, on Wednesday, sought God’s guidance for the present administration “through the interesting times Nigeria is currently passing through.” Mohammed said this in his opening prayer at the ongoing weekly meeting of…
Calabar Port idle with shallow water channel (Guardian)
Expectations are high on the Federal Government, particularly the Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA), to dredge the Calabar Port channel, to diversify available infrastructure and reduce excessive pressure from the ever-busy Lagos ports, while saving huge revenue losses. Dredging the channel…
Nigeria Internet users decrease in June – NCC
The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) says Internet users in the country decreased to 102,805,122 million in June from the 103,152,726 million recorded in May. The NCC made this disclosure in its Monthly Internet Subscribers Data for June 2018 on its…
Nigeria’s crude oil production may rise by 180,000bpd next year (Guardian)
Shell targets additional production with Bonga Southwest’s investment Nigeria’s crude oil production is expected to rise further if Royal Dutch Shell and its partners, next year, decide whether to go ahead with the development of the nation’s Bonga Southwest offshore…
Voter intimidation, media bias and influence of government resources reported by EU observers (Independent)
EU observers have identifed a string of problems in the Zimbabwe election that passed off peacefully on Monday. The ruling Zanu-PF party won a majority of seats in parliament, according to the country’s electoral commission, in the first election in…
World Friendship Day: Simi and Pasuma to grace the same stage together for the first time ever
Seeing top music acts from different genres collaborate is quite rare and almost non-existent in the Nigerian music industry. Yes, there has been the rare occasion of songs featuring Fuji and Hip hop stars, but such occurrences are typically…
Nigeria gov’t bans speed boats on Lagos waterways
National Inland Waterways Authority (NIWA) Tuesday announced the ban of speed boats and their activities on Lagos waterways. This is coming a week after five persons reportedly lost their lives in a boat accident and other series of boat mishaps…
ZANU-PF wins most seats in Zimbabwe parliament (Guardian)
Zimbabwe’s ruling ZANU-PF party won the most seats in parliament, official results showed Wednesday, as the count continued in the presidential race and the opposition MDC cried foul, alleging widespread fraud. “The Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (ZEC) has announced a further…