President-elect Donald Trump has made his first official appointment after his surprise election victory, naming Susie Wiles, his campaign manager, as White House chief of staff. This marks the first woman to hold the position in Trump’s administration and underscores his intention to bring a fresh leadership style to the White House. Wiles, a Florida native, is known for her tough, pragmatic approach and has earned widespread respect within Trump’s…

The ECOWAS Court has dismissed Nigeria’s preliminary objection to the court’s jurisdiction to determine a human rights violation case involving a Nigerian man on death row for 30 years. Vincent Ogueri is a 72-year-old inmate in a Nigerian maximum security prison. Delivering a ruling on Thursday in Abuja, Justice Edward Asante dismissed all the preliminary objections raised by Nigeria challenging the court’s jurisdiction to entertain the case involving Mr Ogueri.…

Gunmen on Thursday evening killed an Inspector of Police at the Marksino quarry camp in Akamkpa LGA, Cross River State. An official statement signed by the Zone six Police PRO, SP Nelson Okpabi, said the police inspector, whose name was not disclosed, was shot dead by gunmen who also carted away his AK-47 rifle, Breech No. BE-35-2982. Okpabi also confirmed that the gunmen kidnapped two Chinese nationals and a Nigerian.…

As part of the recommendations to stop the incessant collapse of the national grid, the Minister for Power, Adebayo Adelabu, has ordered the immediate replacement of aged equipment, assuring that the replacement would be achieved in six months. The minister also directed the Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) and all other relevant agencies of the ministry to begin the immediate implementation of the recommendations of the inter-agency committee set up…

The Presidential Compressed Natural Gas Initiative (PCNGi) has announced that more than $200 million has been invested in the Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) value chain. This initiative encompasses the establishment of 140 conversion centres nationwide. In a statement issued on Wednesday, Michael Oluwagbemi, the Project Director and Chief Executive Officer of PCNGi, announced that more than 100,000 vehicles have been successfully converted from petrol to Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) since…

Outgoing Governor of Edo State, Godwin Obaseki, has expressed his readiness to voluntarily submit himself to the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) if the anti-graft agency requires his attention following his eight years in office. The governor made the declaration while speaking to reporters in Abuja on the sidelines of the EdoBEST National Results-Sharing Session, an event aimed at showcasing his administration’s achievements, particularly in the education sector. Obaseki,…

The election of Donald Trump to a second term has unleashed a wave of anxiety and fear among undocumented immigrants across the United States. For individuals like Angel Palazuelos, the prospect of Trump’s return to the White House has become a daily source of dread. Palazuelos, a 22-year-old graduate student in biomedical engineering living in Phoenix, Arizona, is haunted by Trump’s past promises of mass deportations. A Mexican national who…

By Helen Okechukwu In an effort to address the continuing falling grid, The Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) has announced the commencement of repair work on the transmission line. This was contained in a statement shared on X by the special adviser of information and strategy to President Bola Tinubu on Thursday. In the disclosure, Ndidi Mbah, the General Manager and Public Affairs of TCN, said the blackout was caused…

Editors, media owners, and other stakeholders have made a passionate plea to President Bola Tinubu to save the nation’s media industry amid the ongoing economic hardship in the country. They spoke at the All Nigerian Editors Conference in Yenagoa, Bayelsa State, with the theme: “Economic Growth and Development Strategies in a Resource-Rich Country.” This development came as President Tinubu urged media managers to focus on factual reporting and uphold professional…

The Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Prof. Mahmood Yakubu, has said the commission accredited 111 domestic and international organizations, and will deploy 3,554 observers for the Ondo State governorship poll. Yakubu made this known on Thursday in Akure during a stakeholders’ meeting organised by the commission ahead of the governorship election scheduled for November 16. He said, “As you are aware, an election is a multi-stakeholder activity.…

Washington D.C.—In a Rose Garden address on Thursday, President Joe Biden urged Americans to “bring down the temperature” and assured the nation of a peaceful transition of power following Republican Donald Trump’s victory in the U.S. presidential election. Addressing the nation amidst a deeply divided political climate, Biden called on Americans to see each other as “fellow Americans” rather than adversaries, regardless of political leanings. “You can’t love your country…

The Federal Government has promised to provide Nigerians with at least 20 hours of daily electricity by 2027. The government, however, has conditioned this target on sufficient investment in Nigeria’s oil and gas sector, which it has said is currently far below expectations. Disclosing the plans at the Energy Week in Cape Town, South Africa, the Special Adviser to the President on Energy, Olu Verheijen, in a release by the…