In a statement on Sunday, April 6, Bolaji Tunji, Special Adviser on Strategic Communications and Media Relations to the Minister of Power, Chief Adebayo Adelabu, announced that the first delivery of 75,000 meters under the International Competitive Bid 1 (ICB1) is expected in April 2025, with an additional 200,000 meters set to arrive in May…
The Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has urged President Bola Tinubu to reject the recently approved $1.08 billion World Bank loan. In a statement, the organization called on the president to initiate an investigation into allegations that over N233 billion in public funds have gone missing, been diverted, or are unaccounted for by the…
A farmer, identified only as Jesuyon, has tragically lost his wife, Abosede, in a canoe accident on the Erekiti River in Lagos State. According to journalist Deji Rambo, Jesuyon and his 25-year-old wife set out from their home on Sunday, March 30, 2025, to work on their farm. To reach their destination, the couple boarded…
The Nigerian Correctional Service (NCoS) Bayelsa State Command has dismissed recent reports claiming that former First Lady Patience Jonathan was involved in the illegal detention of 15 of her former domestic staff at the Okaka Custodial Centre. The command labeled these claims as false and part of an attempt to damage the reputation of the…
Two Chinese nationals and a police officer were killed in an ambush by gunmen on Friday evening, April 5, in Uturu, Isuikwuato Local Government Area, Abia State. The victims, identified as Manager Mr. Quan, his colleague Mr. Cai, and Inspector Audu Saidu, an escort officer, were attacked while en route to a company site at…
Chief Omololu Olunloyo, former Governor of Oyo State, has passed away at the age of 89, just days shy of his 90th birthday. The respected elder statesman, renowned mathematician, engineer, and technocrat, died in the early hours of Sunday, April 6. His death was confirmed through a statement by Barrister Oladapo Ogunwusi, who expressed the…
