Nigeria’s electricity distribution companies, known as Discos, lost more than 1.13 million customers over the past year. The main reasons are unreliable power supply and rising energy costs. This loss happened even though the...
Peter Obi, the presidential candidate of the National Democratic Party, demands spending accountability from President Bola Tinubu’s government. He also challenged the widespread corruption, citing an IMF report that revealed ₦8.83 trillion in government...
Security operatives in Cross River State have successfully dismantled a baby-selling syndicate, rescuing a newborn who had been sold for ₦3 million through a carefully planned fake pregnancy scheme. The Cross River State Homeland...
Former Jigawa State Governor Suleiman Lamido has publicly criticised Alhaji Isa Pantami over his past remarks referring to the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) as an “infidel party.” Lamido expressed disappointment over the comment, describing...
Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar has raised serious concerns over what he describes as illegal off-budget spending by the administration of President Bola Tinubu. According to Atiku, the government has allegedly spent ₦8.8 trillion...
Anti-Immigrant Protests Leave Some South African Businesses Counting Heavy Losses Some business owners in South Africa say recent anti-immigrant protests and immigration enforcement operations have had an unexpected impact on local economies, with many...
Human rights lawyer Femi Falana (SAN) is set to represent Prince Adeniyi Adeyemi, who is facing criminal charges filed by the Federal Government over alleged forgery, conspiracy, impersonation, and the use of forged presidential...
Former Vice President and African Democratic Congress (ADC) presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar, has appointed actor-turned-politician Kenneth Okonkwo as his spokesperson for the 2027 presidential election campaign. The appointment was contained in a letter shared...
A fresh controversy has erupted over Nigeria’s 2026 Appropriation Act after a council the Presidency says does not exist was found to have received ₦1.302 billion in the approved federal budget. The controversy centres...
The Fabulous International Achievers Award (FLAA) 2026 once again demonstrated its commitment to nation-building by combining intellectual discourse with the celebration of excellence at its prestigious Achievers Awards Banquet, held on June 28,...
The National Secretary of the Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC), Ikenna Enekweizu, has raised concerns that certain individuals are trying to prevent the party’s presidential candidate, Peter Obi, from contesting in the 2027 general elections....
The Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC) is preparing to appeal a Federal High Court ruling in Lokoja that cancelled its registration with the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC). Party leaders, including presidential candidate Peter Obi...
The Small and Medium Enterprises Development Agency of Nigeria (SMEDAN) has launched a new initiative called the Grow Fund for Small Businesses in Nigeria – a N500 million zero-interest loan fund for micro,...
The recent court ruling that ordered the deregistration of the Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC) will not stand. That’s the message from Peter Obi, the party’s 2027 presidential candidate. Obi called the Kogi State High...
Nigerian soldiers fighting Boko Haram in the North East are pushing back against a directive that would require them to work alongside former insurgents who have been reintegrated under the Borno State deradicalisation programme....
The Nigerian Senate has passed a constitutional amendment bill to establish State Police across the country. This is the biggest change to how Nigeria handles security since the 1999 Constitution was written. The bill,...
Repentant Bandits Kill Grandson Of District Head, Abduct Nine Others In Kaduna Highway, Farm Attacks* A group of bandits who were said to have “repented” have reportedly killed a farmer they abducted in Kaduna...
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) says it has dismantled a large-scale clandestine methamphetamine production facility hidden in a forest in Tapa Village, Oyo state. The operation, carried out on June 17,...
Senate President Godswill Akpabio has warned Nigerian governors not to misuse state police once the government approves its creation. The National Assembly is currently working on setting up state police to help improve...
Dr Boniface Aniebonam, founder of the National Association of Government Approved Freight Forwarders (NAGAFF) and the New Nigeria People’s Party (NNPP), recently spoke about the ongoing challenges at Nigeria’s ports. He explained why NAGAFF...
A new video has surfaced online showing a man believed to be Bello Turji, one of Nigeria’s most wanted bandit leaders. In the recording, he claims responsibility for recent attacks on security operatives in...
Mrs Helen Prest Ajayi and her daughter, Tomisin Ajayi, have filed an appeal against a Lagos State High Court judgment concerning the estate of the late Dr. Tosin Ajayi. The appeal challenges the...
Omoyele Sowore, activist and former presidential candidate of the African Action Congress (AAC), has been remanded at Kuje Correctional Centre in Abuja. The order came from the Federal High Court following a cybercrime charge...
Everybody says, “Friends are wicked, friends are scam” But when sunshine was sick, Chidera stayed. When Blessing was sick & struggling, Beady stayed. When Alex passed away, Vintage and IK Ogbonna stayed. Maybe friendship...
President Tinubu Grants Customs CG Adeniyi Six-Month Tenure Extension President Bola Tinubu has approved a six-month extension for Adewale Adeniyi as the Comptroller General of the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS). Adeniyi will now remain...
Yiaga Africa has reported inconsistencies between the ballot papers, result sheets, and the final list of candidates published by INEC in the ongoing Ekiti State governorship election. In a statement, the election observation group...
Sam Amadi, Director of the Abuja School of Social Thought and Politics, says attacks on Peter Obi have not hurt his popularity because there are no credible corruption or scandal allegations against him....
Scholars, Traditional Rulers, Cultural Icons, and Public Leaders to Gather in Honour of Global Art Legend The University of Nigeria, Nsukka (UNN), in collaboration with the University Senior Staff Club, cordially invites members...
The Arewa Consultative Forum (ACF) has condemned what it describes as ethnic profiling and threats to deport Northern women by the Ondo State Amotekun security corps. The Ondo State Security Network Agency (Amotekun) earlier...
When Nigerians Protest for Kidnapped Children, Why Do Some People Feel Threatened? By Beadysword Insight More than 30 days after schoolchildren and teachers were kidnapped in Oyo State, a painful question remains: Why does...
Beadysword Insight “Stop bringing us slogans. Bring us economic solutions.” say the Ndigboamaka ProgressivMarket Association, an umbrella body of over 58 major markets in Lagos dering a roundtable with Maritime Journalists Association of Nigeria...
The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), Apapa Area Command, has intercepted 1.8 tonnes of Cannabis Sativa (“Canadian Loud”) and two containers of expired pharmaceutical products at Apapa Port. The combined Duty Paid Value of the...
Dangote Petroleum Refinery has cut the price of Premium Motor Spirit (petrol) by N75 per litre, bringing the gantry price down from N1,250 to N1,175. The coastal price per metric tonne has also been...