Nnamdi Kanu’s wife visits husband at DSS office, as Igbo Youth Convention commends Sen Ifeanyi Ubah

By Okey Maduforo Three years after the Leader of Indigenous People Of Biafra IPOB Mazi Nnamdi Kanu was kept in the custody of the Directorate State Service DSS wife of the leader... Read more »

JUST IN: Ikeja DisCo slashes Band A tariff to N206.80/kwh 

By Dare Olawin The Ikeja Electricity Distribution Company has slashed the tariff payable by its Band A customers to N206.80 per kilowatt-hour from the N225/kWh approved by the Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission. The... Read more »

DSTV price hike: More Nigerians consider SLTV, others

By Adetutu Sobowale Following the decision of the broadcasting company, Multichoice to increase the prices of its offerings in Nigeria four months after its last increment many people have been on the search... Read more »

Local firms, IOCs to bid for 12 onshore, 7 deep offshore oil blocks

…As FG woos investors at OTC 2024 By Udeme Akpan, Energy Editor, in Houston, Texas Many indigenous companies and International Oil Companies, IOCs, have indicated interest in bidding for the 12 onshore... Read more »

NiMet forecasts 3-day sunshine, haziness from Monday

The Nigerian Meteorological Agency (NiMet) has predicted sunshine and haziness from Monday to Wednesday across the country. NiMet’s weather outlook released on Sunday in Abuja forecast sunny and hazy conditions on Monday over parts... Read more »

‘Foreign boots on our soil’ – PRP rejects US, France military bases in Nigeria

By Luminous Jannamike The Peoples Redemption Party (PRP) has opposed the relocation of United States and French military bases to Nigeria, warning of the dangers of compromising the country’s sovereignty and security.... Read more »

Putin orders nuclear drills with troops near Ukraine

President Vladimir Putin on Monday ordered new nuclear weapons drills in the face of Western “threats,” as a Ukrainian drone attack killed six people and wounded over 30 in Russia’s Belgorod border region. Russia’s... Read more »

Onitsha, Ogbaru residents rename Okpoko “New Heaven”, following massive transformation

By Okey Maduforo Residents of Onitsha North, Onitsha South and Ogbaru local government areas of Anambra state have changed the name of Okpoko, one of the towns in the Council Area to... Read more »

In Nigeria, judicial appointments have become network of corruption, by Chidi Odinkalu

“Fools at the top would cause damage to any system not to talk of the fragile institutions of a fledgling democracy.”—Charles Archibong, A Stranger in Their Midst: A Memoir, 97 (2021) IN... Read more »

Kidnappers sleep off after abducting pastor’s wife, others in Ondo

By Dayo Johnson Akure —Police detectives have arrested five suspected kidnappers, who slept off after abducting a pastor’s wife and two other persons. The suspects reportedly slept off after taking hard drugs.... Read more »