By Udeme Akpan &  Obas Esiedesa, Abuja   Nigeria’s national power grid suffered another disruption yesterday, the second in four days, triggering widespread outages that disrupted businesses and renewed concerns over the economic cost of power instability, even as the Nigerian Independent System Operator (NISO) described the incident as a partial system disturbance. The disruption occurred at about […]

Days after the mass abduction, the Village Head of Kurmin Wali, Ishaku Dan’azumi, has disclosed that the terrorists, who abducted about 177 worshippers in Kajuru Local Government Area of Kaduna State, have demanded N250 million and 20 motorcycles as ransom for their release.

Enugu State government has reaffirmed the strategic importance of town unions as critical partners in grassroots governance, describing them as indispensable structures for community administration, peacebuilding, and sustainable local development. The government also charged Town Union Presidents-General across the state to maintain peace in their respective communities and resist any attempt to use their platforms […]

The Minister of State for Works, Mr. Bello Goronyo, has cautioned contractors handling the Sokoto–Gusau–Funtua–Zaria highway project to adhere strictly to agreed timelines and specifications as the Federal Government intensifies monitoring of the strategic road project.

By Babajide Komolafe The Nigeria Deposit Insurance Corporation (NDIC) and the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) have agreed to strengthen collaboration to enhance the investigation and prosecution of offences that lead to bank failures, while also improving the recovery of assets and debts of failed banks. This formed the focus of a courtesy visit by […]

Tension gripped Onitsha, the commercial hub of Anambra State, yesterday, following the continued closure of the Onitsha Main Market and its adjoining markets, as traders protested the enforcement of Governor Chukwuma Soludo’s directive, ordering markets to operate on Mondays.

By Emma Ujah, Abuja Bureau Chief & Gabriel Ewepu The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) has declared a total revenue of N7.28 trillion for the fiscal year 2025, the Comptroller-General of Customs, Bashir Adeniyi, disclosed yesterday in Abuja. Speaking at the International Customs Day celebration and the official launch of the Time Release Study (TRS), Adeniyi said […]

By Enewaridideke Ekanpou Squirrel, the most recognisably arboreal creature, becomes excessively noisy, loquacious, smart and restless in its ‘kekodo kekodo’ movement upon the serpentine branches of trees whenever it spots danger or strange signals in the forest. Squirrel’s easily recognisable ‘kekodo kekodo’ signals are designed to alert either itself or other foresters to a waiting […]

The presidential candidate of the New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP) in the 2023 general election and leader of the Kwankwasiyya Movement, Senator Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso, has said that Kano State Governor, Abba Kabir Yusuf, and his political associates will eventually regret their decision to leave the party.

Ahead of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Area Council elections scheduled for February 2026, the Commissioner of Police, FCT Command, CP Miller Dantawaye, has paid courtesy visits to key traditional rulers in Abuja to reinforce the message that elections should not be treated as a do-or-die affair.