Shehu Sani, a former senator who represented Kaduna Central, has voiced his concern over Nigeria’s persistent power supply issues. Taking to X (formerly Twitter), Sani highlighted the worsening situation, noting widespread blackouts across the country. “The nation’s power supply is terrible,” he wrote. “The national grid is tired of collapsing — it just died.”
Nnamdi Kanu, leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), has told the court that his campaign for the self-determination of the South East, South South, and parts of Benue and Kogi States is a constitutionally protected right—not an act of terrorism, as alleged by the federal government. In a statement made to operatives of…
A yet-to-be-identified cyclist has tragically died after colliding with a moving truck in the Ikeja area of Lagos. The accident, which occurred at Alausa Bus Stop near ‘Radio’ on Kudirat Abiola Way, was confirmed by the Lagos State Traffic Management Authority (LASTMA) in a statement from its General Manager, Mr. Olalekan Bakare-Oki, on Sunday. According…
Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, has outlined clear conditions for any meaningful reconciliation with his former ally, Rivers State Governor Siminalayi Fubara. Speaking on Friday, April 25, during the platinum jubilee celebration of Hon. Ken Chikere in Port Harcourt, Wike addressed the ongoing political crisis in Rivers State. While expressing a willingness…
Rivers State’s Sole Administrator, Vice Admiral Ibok-Ete Ibas (Rtd), has acknowledged that while the state is experiencing relative calm, it remains in a fragile state and requires careful management, particularly amid ongoing political transitions. Speaking on Friday, April 25, during a meeting with the House of Representatives Ad-hoc Committee on Rivers State Oversight, Ibas emphasized…
On Friday, April 25, Justice Akintayo Aluko of the Federal High Court in Ikoyi, Lagos, remanded singer Terry Alexander Ejeh, popularly known as Terry Apala, in a Correctional Centre for the alleged mutilation of Naira notes. Terry Apala was arraigned by the Lagos Zonal Directorate 1 of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) on…
The National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons (NAPTIP) welcomed 231 Nigerians repatriated from Ghana, including 27 individuals identified as suspected traffickers. African beauty products The returnees, handed over to NAPTIP and the Nigerians in Diaspora Commission (NiDCOM) by the Government of Ghana through the Economic and Organised Crime Office (EOCO), arrived in…
The lifeless body of an unidentified man was recovered from the Asa River in Ilorin, Kwara State, by operatives of the Kwara State Fire Service. The man, believed to be around 45 years old, was found on the night of Tuesday, April 22, 2025. Authorities were alerted to the body floating in the river by…
Amid Rising Insecurity, President Tinubu Meets with NSA, Defence Chief at State House Concerned by the escalating wave of insecurity across the nation, President Bola Tinubu on Tuesday met with the National Security Adviser (NSA), Nuhu Ribadu, and the Chief of Defence Staff (CDS), General Christopher Musa, at the State House in Abuja. The meeting…
The Commandant-General of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), Dr. Ahmed Audi, has ordered the immediate detention of several officers accused of extorting ₦5.2 million from youths in Ekiti State. This move follows a directive by the Minister of Interior, Dr. Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo, who on Tuesday called for a thorough investigation after a…
