An amnesty bill for hundreds of Catalan secessionists involved in a failed breakaway attempt seven years ago has been approved by the Spanish parliament. The controversial bill, passed 177–172 on Thursday, will see courts annul the legal records of hundreds of officials and activists involved in crimes related to Catalonia‘s secessionist push from 2011, paving…
Following a fire in some areas of Lagos Island’s Dosunmu Market, the allegedly flawed structure collapsed. The Lagos Territorial Coordinator of the National Emergency Management Agency, NEMA, Ibrahim Farinloye, who confirmed the incident, said 14 other buildings were seriously impacted by the fire. The fresh occurrence follows that of April, when four buildings collapsed due…
The declaration was made on Wednesday at the PCNGI conversion and refueling site launch in Ilorin. A statement by the PCNGI, said the initiative aims to convert mass transit vehicles to cleaner energy sources, significantly reducing emissions and promoting environmental sustainability. The PCNGI is the program of President Bola Tinubu’s administration, dedicated to promoting clean…
In 2023, $142.5 million was transferred to the Niger Delta Development Commission by Shell Petroleum Development of Nigeria Limited and Shell Nigeria Exploration and Production Company Limited. It stated, “The honour reinforces Globacom’s position as Nigeria’s most innovative telecoms operator focused on providing affordable tools of communication that will transform lives and businesses.” Dr. Nwadiuto…
A man identified as Omolomo has called out Veritas University in Abuja over the death of one of its students, Joshua Eju-Ojo. Omolomo stated that Eju-Ojo was initially reported by the institution to have died while playing basketball, but his body was found in a gym. He further revealed that an autopsy showed multiple stab…
As Women Inclusion, Economic Reforms, local government Autonomy and state policing takes centre stage The National Assembly has been urged to consider strategic economic transformation roadmaps, state policing, and women inclusion in politics as critical flashpoints of the constitution review exercise. Consultants to the House of Representatives Committee on constitution review while presenting the harmonized…
The National Assembly has been urged to consider strategic economic transformation roadmaps, state policing, and women inclusion in politics as critical flashpoints of the constitution review exercise. Consultants to the House of Representatives Committee on constitution review while presenting the harmonized reports from the 305 memoranda submitted to the house by Nigerians spotlighted issues bordering…
Distinguished Colleagues,I have keenly followed the developments on the recent events concerning the stool of the Emir of Kano. I must say, without any equivocation, that the conducts of counsel and the Courts in the handling of the proceedings which culminated in the orders issued by the Federal High Court, the Kano State High Court…
President Bola Tinubu on Wednesday said he would soon transmit the 2024 Supplementary bill to the National Assembly for consideration and approval. Tinubu disclosed this while addressing the joint session of the Senate and House of Representatives, in commemoration of the 25 years unbroken democracy. According to him, “We are walking the talk. I will…
