Electricity subsidy gulps N629bn as Discos generate N1.1tn

By Okechukwu Nnodim The Federal Government spent N628.61bn as subsidy on electricity in 2023, as power distribution companies collected a total revenue of N1.08tn during the same period, the latest industry data obtained... Read more »

Prove claim military is profiting from terrorism, DHQ tells gov

By Solomon Odeniyi The Defence Headquarters, on Wednesday, urged the Katsina State Governor, Dikko Radda, to come forward and substantiate his allegations against the military. According to the military high command, Radda, while... Read more »

19 Rifles not missing in Anambra, says CP Itam

By Okey Maduforo Anambra Police Commissioner Nneghe Obong Itam has dismissed reports that nineteen police rifles are missing in the Command contending that it is a ploy to score cheap personal agenda... Read more »

IPMAN, Anambra agency in war path over filling station signages advisement fee

By Augustin Okoro The Independent Petroleum Marketers Association of Nigeria (IPMAN), has expressed displeasure over the decision of the Anambra State Signage and Advertising Agency (ANSAA) to disregard the agreement it had... Read more »

Security guard stabs man to death in Anambra church

By Ikenna Obianeri A security guard, identified as David Isaac, attached to St. Alphonsus Catholic Church, Nkpor Uno in Idemili North Local Government Area of Anambra State, has allegedly stabbed a yet-to-be-identified teenager... Read more »

Generator fumes kill seven in Bayelsa music studio

Abuthor _bc Seven persons among whom were many said to be students of the Niger Delta University, Yenagoa, were found dead inside a music studio on Tuesday morning after inhaling what is... Read more »

Bandits abduct 20 in Abuja night raid 

By Abiodun Sanusi About 20 residents of Dawaki, a community near Kubwa in the Federal Capital Territory, have been kidnapped. The attackers were said to have raided houses on Frank Opara Street before... Read more »

Port Harcourt refinery begins operation July

By Damilola Aina The 210,000-barrel-per-day Port-Harcourt refinery may finally commence operations by the end of July after several postponements. The new date was disclosed on Monday by the National Public Relations Officer, Independent... Read more »

Fresh tension rises between Okuama-Ewu, Okoloba

…Okuama accuses Okoloba of spying on villagers with drones…Women protest looting of property, farmlands…They lay siege to our waterways; we have nowhere to pass—Protesters UGHELLI — A fresh crisis is brewing between... Read more »

FG reinstates transfer of electricity regulatory roles to states

The Federal Government has backtracked on halting the transfer of electricity regulatory oversight to state governments. The Minister of Power, Adebayo Adelabu, disclosed this at a two-day stakeholders workshop organised by the... Read more »