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As Nigerians grapple with the harsh economic challenges exacerbated by the removal of fuel subsidies, the House of Representatives has announced the distribution of official vehicles worth billions of Naira to members of the 10th National Assembly. In a statement released on Sunday, Akin Rotimi, Chairman of the House Committee on Media and Public Affairs, conveyed that the House management has entered the final stages of procuring and allocating these vehicles to its members. “The House of Representatives is monitoring a trending topic across multiple traditional and online media, concerning the distribution of vehicles to honourable members, and because this…

The authorities of University of Ilorin say President Bola Tinubu, the institution’s Visitor, will on Oct. 23 commission some projects its administration recently completed. Mr Kunle Akogun, the university’s Director of Corporate Affairs, disclosed this in a statement on Sunday, highlighting the institution’s combined 37th and 38th convocation ceremonies. “Both the graduates of the 2020/2021 and 2021/2022 academic sessions will be receiving their First degrees, Postgraduate degrees and Diplomas. “The programme is full of ceremonies over three days, holding at the university’s Main Auditorium from Friday to Oct. 23,” he said. Akogun stated that the ceremonies begin on Friday with…

Banana entrepreneur Daniel Noboa will become Ecuador’s youngest ever president as he defeated leftist politician Luisa González in elections on Sunday, the head of the electoral authority CNE has said. Thirty-five-year-old Noboa of the centre-right National Democratic Action alliance led led González, from the camp of ex-president Rafael Correa, by 52.30 pet cent to 47.7 we cent with more than 90 per cent of votes counted. González congratulated Noboa on his victory. “Today we made history,” Noboa said on social media platform X, formerly Twitter. “We are going for a country… where promises do not remain in the electoral campaign…

The Kano State Police Command has arrested three persons found in possession of 318 mobile phones suspected to have been stolen from a local market in the state. According to the Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO), SP Abdullahi Haruna Kiyawa, who provided this information in a statement released on Sunday, the suspects were captured following a complaint filed by mobile phone vendors at the Alkhairat GSM market in Kano metropolis. SP Kiyawa mentioned that on September 29, one Muhammad Adam, alongside nine other traders at the market, reported to the police that at midnight on the same day, hoodlums invaded…

David Adeleke, music star, also known as Davido, who recently welcomed a set of twins with his wife, Chioma, said he was filled with joy when he was told that his wife was expecting two children. In a recent interview, Davido expressed the challenges they faced after the loss and how they felt when they received the news of expecting twins. READ ALSO: Lagos Hospital Sealed for Transfusing Patients with Unscreened Blood He spoke candidly about the ordeal, saying, “It is very hard. A lot of people that those things happened to you would never want to believe in God…

The Federal Government has reinstated Mr Sunday Adepoju as the Postmaster General (PMG) and CEO of the Nigerian Postal Service (NIPOST). NIPOST took to its official X handle on Saturday to make this announcement in a statement. The statement reads, “Mr Sunday Adepoju conveys his appreciation to President Bola Tinubu and other key supporters. “ He pledged to redouble his efforts to elevate NIPOST into a world-class digital postal service and align his vision with that of the Federal Ministry of Communication, Innovation & Digital Economy in contributing significantly to Nigeria’s socio-economic development. Adepoju was first appointed by former President…

The Lagos State Government has said that the traffic diversion plan for the re-construction of Thomas Ajufo inwards Sheraton Link Bridge axis will last for four weeks. The Lagos State Commissioner for Transportation, Mr Oluwaseun Osiyemi, made this known in a statement in Lagos on Sunday. He said that diversion, due to ongoing construction of the Opebi Link Bridge, would start from Oct. 16. Osiyemi said that alternative routes would be available to motorists and other road users during the diversion period. ”Motorists heading towards Opebi Road will be allowed to use one side of the Opebi Road Carriageway as…

Former Big Brother Naija housemate Tolanibaj has shared her relationship deal-breakers during a recent podcast. During her podcast, Bahd and Boujee, with co-host and Video Jockey, Moet Abebe, the Disc Jockey expressed her preference for a partner who can take her to luxurious spots all over the world without incident. Tolanibaj also changed her mind about guys who dance, stating she doesn’t want a man who dances on social media, and she finds it more annoying when a guy does dance challenges on the video-sharing app TikTok. READ ALSO: Nigeria to Get $1.5 Billion Budget Support Loan from World Bank…

Vice President Kashim Shettima on Sunday departed Nigeria to represent President Bola Tinubu at the 3rd Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) Forum in Beijing, China, holding from Oct. 16 to 18. Mr Stanley Nkwocha, Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media and Communications, Office of the Vice President, disclosed this in a statement in Abuja on Sunday. Nkwocha said that Shettima would join world leaders from over 130 countries in Africa, Asia, Europe and Latin America to deliberate on the theme, “High-quality Belt and Road Cooperation: Together for Common Development and Prosperity.” According to him, the vice president is…

Former UFC middleweight champion Israel Adesanya has declared that he will take an extended break from the sport following his title loss to Sean Strickland, but “definitely not going to retire.” The Kiwi fighter lost his middleweight championship to Sean Strickland by unanimous decision in Sydney in September, in one of the biggest upsets MMA has ever seen – something which he described as feeling like ‘a bad dream’. Now the 34-year-old Lagos-born fighter has revealed plans for an extended exit from UFC to regroup, change his lifestyle and prepare himself for the future, following his third competitive defeat against…

The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) say they have killed another man in Gaza suspected of masterminding the large-scale attacks carried out by Islamist Hamas. Billal Al Kedra, commander of Hamas units in southern Khan Younis, was killed in airstrikes the previous evening, according to an IDF statement on Sunday morning. Other Hamas and Islamic Jihad terrorists were also killed, the IDF said. READ ALSO: Impeachment of Ondo Deputy Gov Still Ongoing – Assembly The latest news came after the IDF said it had killed two other men they suspect of masterminding the Hamas attacks. The IDF attacked more than 100…

The Ondo State House of Assembly has declared that the impeachment process against the Deputy Governor, Lucky Aiyedatiwa, is still ongoing, a statement contrary to earlier reports that the process had been suspended. The Chairman, House Committee on Information, Olatunji Oshati, on Friday, told a journalist that the House had halted the impeachment process after receiving a letter from the state Chief Judge, Justice Olusegun Odusola. The letter stated that the Chief Judge was unable to constitute a panel to investigate allegations against the deputy governor due to a court order He said, “We have considered the letter (of the…

Following the Central Bank of Nigeria’s (CBN) decision to lift the forex ban on 43 items, Nigeria has witnessed a substantial drop in dollar supply. The CBN, in a significant shift in monetary policy, reinstated access to forex for these 43 previously restricted items. The ban on these items had been in place since June 2015, with the aim of ensuring the stability of the foreign exchange market and optimizing the benefits derived from imported goods and services. Among the items now removed from the forex ban list are rice, cement, toothpicks, margarine, palm kernel/palm oil products/vegetable oils, meat and…

A new earthquake has jolted western Afghanistan, marking the third of the seismic event in the region this month, following two powerful tremors that killed over 1,000 people. According to the US Geological Survey (USGS), the most recent quake, with a magnitude of 6.3, occurred near the city of Herat. It had a depth of 6.3km (approximately four miles). Fortunately, there have been no reports of casualties so far. More than 90% of those who died in the earlier quakes were women and children, the UN’s children agency Unicef said. READ ALSO: Kogi 2023: “We’ve a good candidate, no need…

Mr Oshodi, the father of the 11-year-old boy allegedly buried alive by his stepbrother at Apamsede, in Kogi, according to News Agency of Nigeria (NAN). NAN gathered that the shovel and the cutlass allegedly used to perpetrate the dastardly act by the stepbrother were also missing. Passers-by rescued the 11-year-old on Wednesday after he had been buried by his stepbrother in a bush at the Silo community in Zango Daji, the Adavi Local Government Area of the state. The 11-year-old boy was alleged to have stolen N1,000 belonging to his stepmother who instructed her son to punish him. In meting…

Rep. Idris Wase, the Chairman, House of Representatives Committee on Federal Character, has pledged to ensure that government agencies’ composition mirrored the diversity of Nigeria. Wase made this promise during the inaugural meeting of the Committee held in Abuja. In a resolute commitment to uphold the principles of federal character and national unity, Wase emphasised the committee’s unwavering dedication to oversee the equitable distribution of employment opportunities across the nation. He highlighted the committee’s strengthened position, backed by sound legislative support, enabling them to carry out their core mission effectively. He insisted that the FCC should appear before the committee…

The Israeli military said Saturday evening that preparations for an “integrated and coordinated attack from the air, sea, and land” on the Hamas-ruled Gaza Strip were nearing completion. The threat of a ground invasion has loomed since Hamas fighters launched thousands of rockets toward Israel, breached border defences, and rampaged across communities of southern Israel a week ago, leaving more than 1,300 people dead. More than 2,200 people have been killed so far in Israel’s bombing campaign of the Gaza Strip launched in retaliation. READ ALSO: Police Arrest 6 Suspects, Attempting to Steal Train Coaches in Borno Israel has sealed…

President Bola Tinubu met Governor Hyacinth Alia of Benue to receive reports on the state of affairs in the state. Similarly, the president received the audience of Minister of Sports Development, Sen. John Enoh, who was on a maiden visit. Briefing State House correspondents, Alia said the talk with the president focused on the return of peace in the state and the returning of the state IDPs to their ancestral lands. “Since our assumption, we have tried to be proactive in ensuring security in the state. In collaboration with security agencies, we identified potential trouble makers. READ ALSO: Senior Hamas…

Ali Qadi, a senior Hamas militant, in the ongoing war bewteen Israel and Gaza, has been killed by Israeli airstrike, Israeli Defense Forces has said. Qadi, according to the IDF, led a unit of commando forces that killed in last week’s attack on Southern Israel. The 37-year-old unit commander in the elite Hamas force, was killed on Saturday. In an official statement, the IDF announced, “Aircraft killed Ali Qadi, a company commander of the Hamas ‘Nukhba’ (elite) commando force.” READ ALSO: Kogi, Imo, Bayelsa Gov’ship Election Results to be Transmitted in Accordance to Law – INEC Boss The Israeli-Hamas conflict…

The National Programme Manager of N-Power, Akindele Egbuwalo has announced plans to settle the salaries of beneficiaries of the Batch C programme, who have been owed for eight months.  The Federal Government recently suspended the N-Power program, citing the presence of ghost beneficiaries and allegations that some consultants were withholding funds meant for participants. GOOD EVENING NIGERIA reports that the N-Power was established during the administration of former President Muhammadu Buhari to combat youth unemployment, with beneficiaries receiving a monthly stipend of N30,000. READ ALSO: 1,900 Gazans Killed, Thousands of Buildings Damaged in Fierce Israeli Bombardment Akindele, in a statement,…