From Ifeoma Ejiofor The Enugu Electricity Distribution Company PLC (EEDC) has explained that the poor power supply currently experienced by its customers across the South East is beyond the organisation. The company attributed the situation to low energy generation, which Read more…
More than a month before a deadly drone strike that killed three U.S. soldiers in Jordan, U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin sought to reassure U.S. troops about the military’s ability to withstand attacks by Iran-backed militants. Austin, in previously unpublished Read more…
An Iran-backed militia group in Iraq claimed responsibility Monday for a drone strike against a base in eastern Syria used by U.S. troops that killed six American-allied Kurdish fighters. The attack, which caused no American casualties, appeared to be the Read more…
Despite promises, the Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) recorded its first electricity system collapse in 2024. In a notice to its customers, the management of Abuja Electricity Distribution Plc (AEDC) said the system collapse occurred “at 11:21 hours today, February Read more…
Russian сosmonaut Oleg Kononenko has set a new record for spending the most time on the International Space Station (ISS), Russia space agency Roscosmos has said. The previous record belonged to another Russian, Gennady Padalka, who stayed in orbit for Read more…
A Houthi anti-ship cruise missile fired into the Red Sea came within a mile of a US Navy destroyer on Tuesday, a report said, close enough that the American warship turned to its close-in weapons system — a last line Read more…
Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Minister, Barrister Nyesom Wike, has assured that President Bola Tinubu will commission Abuja light rail on May 29. Wike stated this on Wednesday during a tour of some ongoing projects in Abuja with a promise to Read more…
Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, yesterday, said President Bola Tinubu has approved the procurement of digital tracking tools to help halt kidnapping in the territory. The minister, at a media chat in Abuja, said while he would not Read more…
Nobel laureate, Professor Wole Soyinka has lamented over the sorry state the social media has fallen into in recent times. According to him, the social media space has been dragged down to the lowest common denominator and taken over by Read more…
The Police High Command hereby confirms the implementation of the upgraded electronic Central Motor Registry (e-CMR), an information system aimed at enhancing the safety and security of all Nigerians. This was contained in a statement made available to newsmen in Read more…
Russian forces have launched a major strike on Ukrainian military industry facilities, the Russian Defense Ministry said on Saturday. The attack involved long-range high-precision weapons, including Kinzhal hypersonic missiles, and also drones. The targets included facilities producing 155mm, 152mm and Read more…
Yemen’s Houthis have fired dozens of missiles and drones toward Red Sea shipping lanes in one of the group’s largest attacks to date. The Pentagon called the offensive a “complex” operation, but claimed to have repelled the strikes. US Central Command (CENTCOM), Read more…