Angry Youths Protest Over Prolonged Blackout, Issue 7-Day Ultimatum
Residents and youths in Boripe Local Government Area have issued a strong warning to the Ibadan Electricity Distribution Company (IBEDC) over a prolonged blackout affecting several communities. The youths stormed the company’s office in protest and handed the electricity distributor…
Fuel Prices Cross N1000 Per Litre As Nigerians Cry Out
Long queues are beginning to build across filling stations in Lagos and environs, where Premium Motor Spirit (PMS), also known as petrol, is still selling below N1,000 per litre, as motorists rush to secure cheaper fuel. A market survey on…
Barefaced Bank Theft in Nigeria
By Farooq Kperogi Nigerian banks may be the only financial institutions in the world where the bank and the government form a tag team against the customer. They charge you when money enters your account. They charge you when money…
Iran Fires Missiles After Naming Mojtaba Khamenei New Supreme Leader
Iran fired missiles at Israel and Gulf nations early Monday after the Islamic Republic named Mojtaba Khamenei its new leader to succeed his late father, despite threats by the United States and Israel to target him next. Nine days after…
Iran Names Khamenei’s Successor in Secret Vote Amid War Tensions
Iran’s Assembly of Experts, the clerical body responsible for selecting the country’s supreme leader, has reportedly reached a decision on a successor to the late Ali Khamenei, though the identity of the chosen figure has not yet been publicly disclosed….
ADC Blasts Akpabio Over Electoral Act Provision on Certificate Forgery
Nigeria’s opposition party, the African Democratic Congress (ADC), has criticised the President of the Senate, Godswill Akpabio, over his comments dismissing concerns about the recently amended Electoral Act. The criticism followed remarks attributed to Akpabio during a public event in…
Panic In Sokoto As Bandits Kill One, Abduct Five Residents
The Sokoto State Police Command has confirmed that a bandit attack on Mallamawar Yari village in Gawakuke Ward of Rabah Local Government Area left one person dead and five others kidnapped. The assault reportedly took place on Saturday night when…
Actress Sarah Martins Apologises Over Road Side Cooking After Lagos Govt Threatens Arrest
Nollywood actress Sarah Martins has addressed the warning issued by the Lagos State Government over her recent public cooking activity, insisting the gesture was meant to reconnect with disadvantaged children rather than violate environmental regulations. The clarification followed comments by…
Ebonyi APC Publicity Secretary Fingered In Kidnap, Killing Of Ex-Deputy Governor’s Father, Party Reacts
The All Progressives Congress (APC) has expressed shock at its member’s involvement in the kidnap and eventual death of HRH Francis Igwe, father of Ebonyi’s former deputy governor, Dr Kelechi Igwe. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that confirmed…
Former Council Chairman Arrested As NDLEA Recovers Illicit Drugs In Baby Diapers (Photos)
A former two terms Councilor at Ibeju-Lekki local government council in Lagos state, Sheleru Sadiq Olalekan has been arrested by operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) following credible intelligence linking him to illicit drug sale and trafficking….