Faleke, Abejide, Benson retain Committee chairmanship, as Reps unveil 134 committees

The House of Representatives has announced the names of the lawmakers who will chair the 134 standing committees in the green chamber. Speaker Tajudeen Abbas unveiled the names of the committees’ chairpersons and their deputies on the floor of the house on Thursday. The composition of the panels is in line with house standing rules, […]

UK-based Nigerian doctor loses custody of son after flogging him with belt

A Nigerian doctor based in the United Kingdom has lost custody of his 16-year-old son to the government after flogging him with a belt. This was revealed by a child rights advocate known as pepstalk1 on her Instagram page on Wednesday. She narrated that the Nigerian doctor flogged his son after he caught him and […]

Niger Republic’s Army Command backs Coup

Niger Republic’s army command on Thursday declared support for a coup instigated the previous day by soldiers of the presidential guard, saying its priority was to avoid destabilizing the country. In a statement signed by the army chief of staff, it said to “preserve the physical integrity” of the president and his family and avoid […]

Women’s World Cup: Nigeria beats Australia 3-2 to go top of Group B

The Super Falcons on Thursday defeated co-host Australia 3-2 at the Brisbane Stadium in their second match of the ongoing FIFA Women’s World Cup. Australia took the lead via a first half stoppage strike from Emily van Egmond, with the Falcons replying 6 minutes later with an equalizing goal from Uchenna Kanu. In the second […]

Finally, 28-man Ministerial List announced: Wike, Umahi, El-Rufai, others nominated

After a long wait by Nigerians, the Chief of Staff to the President, Femi Gbajabiamila, on Thursday, presented President Bola Tinubu’s ministerial list before the Senate. Gbajabiamila, the immediate past Speaker of the House of the Representatives, presented the list to Senate President Godswill Akpabio at exactly 01:19pm. Akpabio thereafter read the ministerial list with 28 […]

Soldiers in Niger Republic overthrow government

Soldiers in the West African country of Niger Republic have announced a coup on national Television, and have dissolved the constitution, suspended all institutions and closed the nation’s borders. In the TV announcement , Col Maj Amadou Abdramane, alongside nine other uniformed soldiers behind him, said: “We, the defence and security forces… have decided to […]