Iran’s energy ministry called on citizens to reduce electricity use on Friday after the power grid came under strain following US strikes on energy infrastructure in the south.

Expressing disappointment over the handover ceremony, he said he was unable to identify any law that justified the government’s action.

Former President Goodluck Jonathan has commended the decision of the Sierra Leone government to discontinue the criminal proceedings against its former President, Dr Ernest Koroma.

In today’s Nigerian newspapers review programme, Today in the News, Vanguard leads with the Chief of Staff to the President, Femi Gbajabiamila, instituting a N15 billion defamation suit against Prince Adeniyi Adeyemi at the Federal Capital Territory High Court, Abuja, over allegations that he demanded a 48 per cent kickback from a N27.3 billion take-off grant approved for a federal agency.

By Musa Ubandawaki, Sokoto The newly elected Chairman of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA), Sokoto Branch, Barrister Bashir Muazu Jodi, has pledged to strengthen the independence of the Bar, promote the rule of law, improve members’ welfare and support faster justice delivery during his tenure. Speaking with journalists in Sokoto shortly after his emergence as […]

By Anayo Okoli ENUGU — A chieftain of the African Democratic Congress (ADC) in Enugu State, Comrade Adolphus Ude, has criticised Anambra State Governor, Prof. Charles Soludo, over his commendation of President Bola Tinubu’s approval of major road projects in the Southeast. Ude, who is the leader of the ADC Like-Minds support group and Secretary […]

In a move to further strengthen grassroots mobilization and political coordination, the Governor of Delta State, His Excellency Rt. Hon. Sheriff Oborevwori has approved the appointment of Hon Prince O Otemu Chief Executive Officer of DCISL/K&Q Oil Co as Executive Assistant to the Governor on Political Matters. The appointment takes immediate effect and is in […]

By Dayo Johnson, Akure Some aspirants loyal to Ondo State Governor Lucky Aiyedatiwa, who failed to secure the All Progressives Congress (APC) tickets in the recently concluded National Assembly primaries, have approached the court to challenge the outcome of the exercise. The aggrieved aspirants are challenging the APC National Working Committee (NWC) and the Independent […]

By Olasunkanmi Akoni The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has declared a suspected drug kingpin, Nnamuka Kelvin Uchenna, also known as Odogwu, and three of his associates wanted over alleged involvement in the establishment of a clandestine methamphetamine laboratory, production of illicit drugs and money laundering. The three other suspects declared wanted are Emmanuella […]

The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA, and the Nigerian Copyright Commission, NCC, have signed a Memorandum of Understanding to forge a joint front against drug trafficking and copyright piracy in Nigeria.