78% North Oil Ownership Claim: Niger Delta stakeholders slam Bugaje

•Say he is ignorant, fishing for trouble By Emma Amaize, Regional Editor, South-South, Sam Oyadongha, Egufe Yafugborhi, Chioma Onuegbu, Ozioruva Aliu and Daniel Abia ASABA — Some leaders and stakeholders of the... Read more »

Tariff hike: FG plans N1.5tn savings, 2.5m meter installations

By Okechukwu Nnodim The Federal Government has raised the amount that it would save this year following the recent hike in electricity tariff for Band A customers to N1.5tn. It also stated that... Read more »

Kanu’s lawyers allege access denial, threaten to boycott trial

Solomon Odeniyi and Deborah Musa The legal team of the leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, Nnamdi Kanu,  has warned that they may boycott court proceedings due to perceived injustices against... Read more »

Lagos-Calabar coastal highway costs N4bn per kilometre – Umahi

By Damilola Aina The Minister of Works, David Umahi, has said the government is constructing the Lagos-Calabar coastal highway at a total cost of N4bn per kilometre and not the N8bn per km... Read more »

State police: 20 governors’ decisions ready for NEC May – NGF

By Chukwudi Akasike, Godfrey George The decisions of the remaining 20 state governors on the proposed establishment of state police are expected to be submitted within the next four weeks. This is according... Read more »

Why we profess Islam despite discrimination in S’East – Igbo Muslims

By Amarachi Okeh AMARACHI OKEH writes about the growing popularity of Islam in the South-East and how Igbo Muslims are coping in a region largely dominated by Christians and adherents of the African... Read more »

How Nasarawa gov pressurised me to establish militia group, Miyetti Allah leader tells investigators

SOLOMON ODENIYI and COLLINS AGWAM The President of Miyetti Allah Kautal Hore, Bello Bodejo, has alleged that the Governor of Nasarawa State, Abdullahi Sule, was behind the establishment of the ethnic militia... Read more »

12 states plan power projects, anger spreads over tariff hike

Dare Olaiwin, Animasahun Salman and Tukur Muntari Lagos, Kano, and 10 other states have concluded plans to start generating power in their respective states in conformity with the Electricity Act 2023. The... Read more »

Ohanaeze plans talks with Lagos monarch, others for Kanu’s release

By Makua Ubanagu In a bid to secure the release of the embattled leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, Nnamdi Kanu, the Ohanaeze Ndigbo has unveiled plans to engage in peace talks... Read more »

BREAKING: Bobrisky fails to meet EFCC bail conditions

By Abiodun Sanusi Popular cross-dresser, Idris Okuneye aka Bobrisky, has failed to meet the bail conditions granted him by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission. Bobrisky was arrested and detained by the Lagos... Read more »