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Former Chairman of the Nigeria Electricity Regulation Commission, NERC, Sam Amadi, has countered government officials’ warning against the politicisation of the nation’s security crisis. Amadi, who was reacting to the recent surge in attacks and abductions by terrorists across the country, said the situation is a “product of political leadership.” In a post on his official Facebook page, Amadi said the President Tinubu-led government should be held accountable for students languishing in the forests. According to the socio-political commentator, the ruling All Progressives Congress, APC, also politicised insecurity in 2014 when it was fighting to take over power. He said,…
The African Democratic Congress, ADC, in ward 5, Ngor Okpala local government Area of Imo State, has held a strategic meeting to consolidate the party’s structure across wards and chapters, ahead of the 2027 general elections. The Executive committee meeting was chaired by Emeka Ukaegbu at the country home of Kingsley Odionyemma, the Ngor Okpala House of Assembly candidate of ADC. The meeting was aimed at grassroots mobilisation, party unity, membership expansion, and the development of effective strategies that would position the party for overwhelming success in the 2027 General Elections. Participants reaffirmed their commitment to building a stronger and more…
Nigeria National League, NNL, club Sunshine Stars have commenced an open screening exercise for the selection of new players to strengthen the team. The open screening which will be conducted by experienced tactician Duke Udi will start on Friday, June 5. Interested players are expected to report to for training on weekdays from 8:00 a.m. The screening exercise will hold at the ODSFA Games Village along Oda Road, Akure. Selected players will join the retained players for the 2026-27 NNL season. Sunshine Stars are targeting a return to the Nigeria Premier Football League, NPFL after their failure last season. The Owena…
The Edo State Government on Thursday said that it will commence training for newly recruited forest guards on June 5. The Commissioner for Public Safety and Security, Festus Ebea, in a statement released noted that the training would take place at the Police Training School, Ogida Barracks, Benin City and the recruits are to report on or before 5:00 p.m. on the stated date. Ebea stated that all candidates have successfully been profiled by the Department of State Services and completed medical screening at Edo Specialist Hospital. The statement read, “The Edo State Government hereby announce that the training for…
Residents of Eda Oniyo in the Ilejemeje Local Government Area of Ekiti State on Wednesday staged a protest over the continued captivity of 16 worshippers abducted by gunmen, despite the payment of N10.5m ransom. The protesters, comprising community leaders, women, youths, relatives, and friends of the victims, appealed to the Federal Government, Ekiti State Government, and security agencies to intensify efforts to secure the release of the abductees. The victims were kidnapped on April 28 during an evening service at a Christ Apostolic Church in Eda Oniyo, when gunmen invaded the church and killed the presiding pastor. According to residents,…
The Nigeria Export Processing Zones Authority and 20 other Federal Government agencies have pledged to integrate into the Revenue Optimisation and Assurance Platform and the Federal Treasury e-Receipt system as part of efforts to improve transparency and accountability in government financial operations. The commitment followed a meeting held in Abuja on Tuesday between the Minister of Finance and Coordinating Minister of the Economy, Mr Taiwo Oyedele, and the chief executive officers of the affected agencies. The development was disclosed in a statement issued on Wednesday by the Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of NEPZA, Olufemi Ogunyemi. According to the…
Today on Decoder, I’m talking to Ryan Mac, a technology reporter at The New York Times and coauthor of the excellent book Character Limit: How Elon Musk Destroyed Twitter, which came out in 2024. I can’t recommend it enough.I wanted to have Ryan on the show because we’re on the cusp of the SpaceX IPO, which promises to be one of the most consequential public offerings in history for a variety of reasons — its biggest-ever size, of course, at nearly $2 trillion dollars, but also because all kinds of rules that keep our markets fair are being bent, if…
Apex Group is providing fund management services for a tokenized real estate fund whose shares are being issued on Goldman Sachs’ Digital Asset Platform, GS DAP.The fund was developed with Goldman Sachs, digital asset exchange Archax, real estate investment manager LRC Group and interoperability provider Ownera, Apex said Thursday.“Tokenization at institutional scale depends on trusted, regulated infrastructure,” Apex Group’s global head of digital assets, Agnes Mazurek, said, adding that its participation reflects growing demand from managers and investors for blockchain-native solutions.The project reflects a growing push by banks, fund administrators and regulated digital asset companies to move real-world asset funds…
The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills’ Dorit Kemsley claims just one of her costars has congratulated her on her new memoir, Unburdened. Dorit, 49, was a guest on the Wednesday, June 3, episode of Watch What Happens Live With Andy Cohen and was quizzed about the reception to her new book, which she documented writing on the recently aired RHOBH season 15. “Which of the other women have congratulated you on the book?” host Andy Cohen asked her, noting that her memoir was published the day before. Dorit responded, “So funny, because that’s a question I’ve been asked repeatedly.” She…
A fresh controversy over the leadership of the opposition caucus in the House of Representatives erupted on Thursday after deputy spokesperson of the House Philip Agbese denied endorsing Ikenga Ugochinyere for the position of minority leader and accused an unnamed MP of forging his signature. The dispute, which played out during plenary, triggered heated exchanges among lawmakers and briefly disrupted proceedings as MPs argued over competing claims surrounding the ongoing contest for the minority leadership position. The development comes barely 24 hours after documents obtained by journalists indicated that 61 of the 81 opposition MPs in the House had endorsed…
