Itam replaces Adeoye as Anambra Police Commissioner

By Okey Maduforo Police Commissioner Nnaghe Obono Itam has assumed office as the new Commissioner of Police for the Anambra State Police Command. CP Itam is the 34th Commissioner of Police in... Read more »

Rivers crisis: Tinubu won’t take sides between Wike, Fubara —Presidency

You lack moral standing to talk about impeachment, Rivers govt tells Ganduje-led APC By Dan Abia & Davies Iheamnachor PORT HARCOURT—The Presidency, yesterday, said President Bola Tinubu will not take sides between Minister of Federal... Read more »

BREAKING: Workers stranded as labour pickets Jos DisCo, NERC

By James Abraham Members of the Nigerian Labour Congress in Plateau State and the Trade Union Congress on Monday blocked the entrance of the headquarters of Jos Electricity Distribution Company in Jos, the... Read more »

NLC, TUC shut down Ikeja, Ibadan DisCos over electricity tariff hike

By Dare Olawin Workers have stormed various offices of electricity distribution companies to protest over the Band A tariff hike. The workers, under the aegis of the Nigerian Labour Congress and the Trade... Read more »

$2.5bn fraud: EFCC to collaborate with UK prosecutors in Diezani’s case

By Adetutu Sobowale “The overall aim is for Nigeria to benefit from Diezani’s trial, especially the recovery of all assets linked to funds looted in this country. The EFCC has sufficient evidence against Diezani, including... Read more »

Rivers lawmakers who defected to APC have lost their seats – Falana 

By Okiki Adeduyite Human rights lawyer, Femi Falana, has insisted that members of the Rivers State House of Assembly who defected from the Peoples Democratic Party to the All Progressives Congress have forfeited... Read more »

Stop electricity subsidy, IMF tells FG

By Dare Olawin The International Monetary Fund has warned the Nigerian government to remove what it called implicit fuel and electricity subsidies. In a report published recently by the IMF, the organisation told... Read more »

I was offered money to impeach Fubara – Rivers gov’s aide, Ehie

By Okiki Adeduyite The Chief of Staff to Rivers State Government, Edison Ehie, has alleged that he was offered money to impeach Governor Siminalayi Fubara. He, however, did not disclose the identities of... Read more »

Electricity tariff hike: Labour demands reversal as protests begin today

By Daniel Adaji, Deborah Tolu-Kolawole, Henry Falaiye •NLC, TUC, others to picket NERC office, DisCos in 36 states The organised labour will on Monday (today) commence nationwide protests over the electricity tariff... Read more »

Rivers assembly: Fubara, pro-Wike lawmakers clash over relocation

By Dennis Naku The Rivers State Government and lawmakers loyal to the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, on Sunday disagreed over an executive order, which relocated the sitting of the... Read more »