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In a bold announcement on Sunday, Chief Minister of Power Adebayo Adelabu declared a significant leap in Nigeria’s electricity supply, revealing that more than 40% of the population now benefits from electricity that is on for up to 20 hours every day. This achievement achieved in just one year, according to Adelabu, shows the impact of strategic reforms undertaken by …

President Bola Tinubu has appointed Joseph Tegbe as director general and global liaison of the Nigeria-China strategic partnership to expand economic cooperation between the two countries. The appointment was announced in a statement on Sunday by Bayo Onanuga, special adviser to the president on information and strategy. He revealed that Tegbe will lead the day-to-day operations of the partnership and …

Bobrisky, also known as Okuneye Idris Olanrewaju, has initiated legal proceedings against fellow influencer VeryDarkMan, seeking N1 billion in damages for alleged defamation. The lawsuit centers on the recent publication of VeryDarkMan’s voice recordings, which Bobrisky claims were generated by artificial intelligence that misrepresents him and has damaged his reputation. In a formal legal notice, Bobrisky’s legal representatives assert that …

The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) have announced the killing of another senior Hezbollah official in an airstrike in the Lebanese capital Beirut, two days after the killing of the militant group’s leader, Hassan Nasrallah. Making the announcement on Sunday, the IDF said Nabil Qaouq, a member of Hezbollah’s central council was killed in an airstrike on Saturday, adding that its …

  Communities in the Southeast are grappling with widespread devastation after Helene made landfall as the strongest hurricane on record, slamming into Florida’s Big Bend region on Thursday and devastating several states, killing at least 61 people, disrupting the electricity to millions of people and trapping families in floodwaters. A personal video shows storm damage in Biltmore Village following Hurricane …

A zookeeper identified as Babaji Daule at the Olusegun Obasanjo Presidential Library in Abeokuta, Ogun State, has been killed by a lion at the library zoo. The incident which the Ogun State Police Command confirmed in a statement on Sunday by its spokesperson, Omolola Odutola, occurred on Saturday evening after the 35-year-old Bauchi State indigene reportedly forgot to secure the …

A recent survey in Africa conducted by KnowBe4 revealed that 84% of respondents rely on social media as their primary news source, and 80% prefer Facebook; The heavy reliance on social platforms for information is concerning, especially as disinformation continues to rise. This survey underscores the need for increased education and awareness around misinformation and disinformation. With 19 African countries …

  The Director General of Tinubu Support Organization for the 2023 elections, Hon. Aminu Suleiman has received two federal appointments from President Bola Tinubu. The appointments were confirmed in a congratulatory poster shared on social media over the weekend by the appointee. The Eagle Online recalls that Suleiman as DG of the TSO had declared on April 20, 2022 that …

The Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has urged Professor Mahmood Yakubu, Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) “to immediately and effectively enforce the decision ordering INEC to pursue bribery cases against state governors and deputies them, and others. election violations committed in the 2023 election.” The judgment was delivered on July 18, 2024 by Hon. Justice Obiora …

  There is a young woman taking shelter under a tree between two busy streets clutching a stack of documents to her chest. Nazdana and her brother Shams say they had to flee for their lives These pieces of paper are more important to Bibi Nazdana than anything in the world: they are the divorce granted to her after a …