insert_link News SENATE INVITES ANYAOKU-LED PATRIOTS TO PRESENT NEW CONSTITUTION PROPOSAL AT PUBLIC HEARING The Senate has urged the EMEKA ANYAOKU-led group, ‘The Patriots,’ to avail itself of the opportunity of the public hearing to be organised by the National Assembly to present its recommendations on the proposal for a new Constitution.It would be recalled that the group, which had demanded a new constitution for Nigeria, contended that the 1999 Constitution has limitations and has failed to address Nigeria’s challenges, necessitating the demand for […] todayAugust 12, 2025
insert_link Economy EERC MOVES TO RESOLVE SUDDEN POWER SUPPLY SHORTAGE IN PARTS OF ENUGU. The Enugu State Electricity Regulatory Commission, EERC, says it is taking steps to resolve the sudden electricity supply shortages that have plunged parts of the state into an acute power outage.Recall that MainPower Electricity Distribution Company Limited had last week issued a statement where it blamed the development on the drastic reduction of power being supplied it by the parent company, the Enugu Electricity Distribution Company, EEDC, following EERC’s decision […] todayAugust 12, 2025
insert_link News GOVERNOR MBAH FLAGS OFF 5,000-SHOP NSUKKA INTERNATIONAL MARKET. In a landmark event over the weekend, Enugu State Governor, PETER MBAH laid the foundation for the construction of a 5,000 shop-capacity Nsukka International Market, emphasizing his administration's commitment to addressing the welfare of those affected by development projects across the state.Speaking at the groundbreaking event, Governor MBAH, said his target was to have the market construction completed by the end of 2025 and assured traders at the former Ogige […] todayAugust 12, 2025
insert_link Economy ELECTRICITY UNION SEEK REVERSAL OF POWER AND WATER SECTORS PRIVATISATION The National Union of Electricity Employees, NUEE, and the Amalgamated Union of Public Corporation, Civil Service Technical and Recreational Services Employees, AUPCTRE, have called on the Federal Government to urgently revoke the privatization licences granted in the power and water sectors. In a joint statement, the unions argued that Nigeria was better off when the sectors were under government.” NUEE’s North West Zonal Organising Secretary I, AYUBA BARDE, who spoke […] todayAugust 8, 2025
insert_link National INEC GIVES UPDATE ON THE REGISTRATION OF NEW POLITICAL PARTIES The Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, says it has received eight more letters of intent from associations seeking registration as political parties. The National Commissioner and Chairman, Information & Voter Education Committee, SAM OLUMEKUN, gave the update after the weekly meeting of the Commission on Thursday. OLUMEKUN said details of the latest requests, indicating the proposed names, acronyms, logos, addresses and interim leaderships of the associations have been uploaded on its […] todayAugust 8, 2025
insert_link National FORMER IPAC CHAIR CLAIMS PETER OBI WIDELY ACCEPTED IN THE NORTH A former National Chairman of the Inter-Party Advisory Council (IPAC), PETER AMEH, says the pulse from northern Nigeria shows that the people of the region accept presidential hopeful PETER OBI and his single-term proposal. AMEH, a staunch supporter of the 2023 flag bearer of the Labour Party (LP), during an interview, said four years is enough for OBI to change Nigeria, as he isn’t coming to learn on the job, and does not have […] todayAugust 8, 2025
insert_link Entertainment DAVIDO CELEBRATES SOLD-OUT NORTH AMERICAN TOUR, MILLIONS IN EARNINGS Afrobeats superstar Davido has announced the successful completion of his 5 alive tour, with all 12 venues across the united states and Canada completely sold out. The multi-award-winning artist revealed the tour generated millions of dollars during his celebratory event at the merriweather post pavilion in Maryland on august 5th. The tour saw Davido perform at major arenas including Canada's scotiabank arena, joining the elite group of Nigerian artists like […] todayAugust 8, 2025
insert_link National NORTH REJECTS ONE-TERM PRESIDENCY PROPOSAL AHEAD OF 2027 ELECTIONS – ACF The arewa consultative forum (ACF) has dismissed suggestions that northern voters would support a southern presidential candidate offering a one-term pledge for the 2027 elections. acf national publicity secretary professor tukur muhammad baba stated this position during an appearance on arise tv's the morning show on thursday. Baba emphasized that while former president goodluck jonathan remains respected, the idea of a predetermined single term undermines democratic principles. he argued that […] todayAugust 8, 2025
insert_link Economy HEAVY RAIN PARALYZES LAGOS, FLOODS HOMES AND ROADS IN MULTIPLE COMMUNITIES Heavy rainfall caused widespread flooding across lagos state on monday, submerging homes and disrupting daily life in nigeria's commercial capital. The nonstop downpour, which began sunday night and continued through monday evening, particularly affected flood-prone areas including ijede in ikorodu, lekki, ajegunle, agege, and surulere. Viral social media videos showed vehicles completely underwater and residents wading through waist-deep water as drainage systems overflowed across the city. The flooding paralyzed economic […] todayAugust 5, 2025
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