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BREAKING: FG begins overhaul of DisCos
The Federal Government has begun moves to initiate sweeping reforms to revitalise the nation’s electricity distribution sector, starting with a pilot overhaul of two underperforming distribution companies. The…
Bandits Abduct 5 Traders At Plateau Market
A group of bandits attacked the Dogon Ruwa community in Bashar district, Wase Local Government Area of Plateau State, abducting five traders in a market. According to local sources, the bandits burgled shops and…
Boko Haram Invades Another Military Base In Borno, Captures, Kills Soldiers
Suspected Boko Haram terrorists have attacked a base of the Nigerian Army in Marte Local Government Area of Borno State, killing an unspecified number of soldiers. Local and security sources confirmed the attack,…
Tinubu, Others pledge Commitment to Judicial Reforms At Ariwoola’s Book Launch
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has said that his administration is committed to rule of law and the independence of the country’s judiciary. The President, at a book…
Lagos generates ₦1.3trn IGR in 2024, ₦333bn in 2025 to date
…Rakes in ₦14bn from Land Use Charge ….Sets to Convert ₦3 Trillion Fallow Properties to Assets The Lagos State Government…
Nigerians dare EFCC to arrest Tompolo over alleged Naira abuse
A viral video allegedly showing ex-militant leader Chief Government Ekpemupolo, popularly known as Tompolo, at his birthday celebration has ignited public outrage,…
Again, CBN warns public on false contract, intervention funds offering
The Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, on Monday reiterated its stance that it has not authorised any intermediary claiming to offer contracts, financial grants, or intervention funds to the public on its behalf.…
IPOB orders fresh sit-at-home in Southeast, gives reason
The leadership of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) has ordered a sit-at-home to mark its annual commemoration of the Biafra Heroes Memorial Day. The group, in a statement issued on Monday by its spokesperson,…
BREAKING: Fred Ajudua on the run after Supreme Court orders return to Prison
The Supreme Court has ordered the immediate remand of Lagos-based businessman and socialite, Fred Ajudua, in connection with a $1.43 million fraud case dating back over three decades. In a unanimous ruling delivered on…
Ex-MILAD of Bayelsa State, Olubolade dies at 70
Former Military Administrator (MILAD) of Bayelsa State, Navy Captain Caleb Olubolade (retd), has passed away. The Ipoti-Ekiti-born retired naval officer died on Sunday, May 11, in Apapa, Lagos. He had celebrated his…
Tompolo to face EFCC over alleged naira abuse
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has announced that it intends to question former Niger Delta militant commander Government Ekpemupolo, widely known as Tompolo, regarding an incident of alleged naira…
Rivers Crisis: Fubara Visited Me With Two Govs – Wike
The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, says suspended Governor Siminalayi Fubara of Rivers State and two other governors visited him as part of reconciliation efforts over the…
Edo threatens to sue Neo Black Movement over killings
The Edo State Government on Monday said it has commenced necessary legal consultations towards taking a decisive legal action against the Neo Black Movement, also known as Black Axe, over the recent spate of…
BREAKING: Dangote Refinery slashes petrol gantry price to N825 per litre
Dangote Petroleum Refinery has slashed the gantry price Premium Motor Spirit, PMS, also known as petrol to ₦825 per litre from N835 per litre as competition continues in the domestic market. Last month, the…
JUST IN: Professor Chris Piwuna emerges new ASUU president
Professor Chris Piwuna has emerged as the new president of the Academic Staff Union of Universities…
Patients languish as japa dries pool of specialist doctors
...About 16,000 consultants left Nigeria in five years Patients are languishing in various hospitals across Nigeria due to acute…
FG defies concerns, ramps up domestic borrowing to N10.85trn
•Shifts borrowing preference to TBs amidst high interest rates•Deficit to escalate as oil revenue underperforms•Analysts disagree over impact of GDP rebasing on debt ratio In spite of mounting concerns over the…
LG polls: Protests trail Lagos APC primaries over Baba sope’s influence
…We’ll resist imposition in Amuwo-Odofin—Group …LASIEC can’t conduct election in 37 LCDAs —Olarenwaju ANGRY reactions have greeted the just concluded chairmanship primaries of the All Progressives Congress, APC, in…
Cult war escalates in Bayelsa, four killed, police arrest 17
A deadly cult war in Yenagoa, Bayelsa, has claimed four lives amid heavy shootings over the weekend. Two Niger Delta University…
Eight killed in suspected militia attack on Taraba-Benue border
At least eight persons were reportedly killed following an attack by suspected armed Fulani militias on farmers in Chinku community, Wukari Local Government Area, near the Taraba–Benue border. Zagazola Makama, a…
Ganduje Under Fire Over One-Party State Comment
The national chairman of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), Abdullahi Umar…
Two immigration officers shot in Abuja after being mistaken for robbers
Two immigration officers were shot in the Sabon Iddo area of Abuja on…
FG, states add N57tn to debt in 18 months
Nigeria’s total public debt rose by N57.3tn within the first 18 months of the current administration, according to an analysis of data released by the Debt Management Office. The increase represents a 65.6 per…
Rivers emergency rule: FG taps ex-AGF, 11 SANs as Supreme Court battle looms
The Federal Government has assembled 10 Senior Advocates of Nigeria, led by a former Attorney General of the Federation, Chief Akin Olujinmi (SAN) and six other lawyers to defend the emergency rule declaration in…