The House of Representatives has commenced moves to increase funding for some strategic agencies in the 2025 budget. The Deputy Spokesman for the House, Phillip Agbese, disclosed this to journalists on Monday in Abuja. He listed the agencies as the National Identity Management Commission (NIMC) National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) and the Nigerian Defence Academy…
A 51-year-old South African pastor has been arrested for r3pe and sexual assault of church members under the pretence of offering them healing. The pastor from Endlovini, Khayelitsha, was arrested on Saturday, February 2025 after being accused of r3ping and impregnating a minor and young women, which sparked protests in the community. He…
CALABAR – The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has expressed utter displeasure and dis-affection with the Cross River State House of Assembly (CRSHA) for the hasty passage of the Local Government Amendment Bill 2025. According to a press release signed by Prince Mike Ojisi, State Publicity Secretary of the PDP on Monday, the party condemned the…
A teenage girl has been k!lled in a suspected shark attack at a popular tourist hotspot off the south-east Queensland coast, Australia. Emergency services were called to Woorim Beach on Bribie Island at about 4.45pm on Monday, Feb. 3, following reports of a “serious shark bite incident”. It’s understood the teen, 17, was attacked while swimming 100m…
The National Chairman of the Social Democratic Party (SDP), Shehu Gabam, has warned President Bola Tinubu that his economic policies would significantly hinder his chances in the 2027 general election. Gabam, who featured on Channels Television’s Inside Sources with Laolu Akande on Sunday, dissected some of the most controversial moves made by the Tinubu administration,…
