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APC, ADC Trade Words Over Attacks On Atiku, El-Rufai, Obi, Amaechi
A heated exchange erupted yesterday between the African Democratic Congress (ADC) and the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), following attacks by the APC on top opposition figures and criticisms of President Bola Tinubu’s administration. The APC criticized key ADC figures—including former Vice President Atiku Abubakar, 2023 Labour Party presidential candidate Peter Obi, former Kaduna State governor Nasir el-Rufai, and former...
Again, Igbo Communities Beg Buhari To Release Nnamdi Kanu
The Association of South East Town Unions, ASETU, also known as Igbo Town Unions, has again pleaded with President Mohammadu Buhari to release the leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, to their custody, promising to produce him anytime he ...
GenCos Warn Of Imminent Shutdown Amid N4 Trillion Outstanding Debt
Nigeria's 23 power generation companies, GenCos, have issued a warning that they can no longer ensure a stable electricity supply, citing a deepening liquidity crisis in the electricity sector, with outstanding debts now surpassing N4 trillion. The firms, under the aegis of the Association of Power Generation Companies, raised the alarm in a statement issued on Monday and signed by...
Army Arrests Soldier Who Urged Colleagues Not To Shoot Protesters (Photos)
The Nigerian Army on Wednesday announced the arrest of Lance Corporal Harrison Friday, who “had gone on social media to advise his colleagues not to attack #EndSARS protesters. In a video uploaded last week, the masked soldier had asked his colleagues to understand that the protesters were fighting for a better Nigeria and must be supported by all, including the...
Strike: Abia NLC Shuns Ikpeazu, Meets With Otti
The leadership of Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) in Abia state has shunned meeting with the state Governor, Okezie Ikpeazu but instead, met with the governor-elect, Dr. Alex Otti who is yet to be inaugurated as governor of the state. The meeting was aimed at charting means to resolve the ongoing strike by NLC in the state. The workers are pressing...
”58 Prisoners Take NECO Exam In Kano” — NCoS
The Nigerian Correctional Service, Kano State Command, said 58 inmates from its custodial facilities are currently sitting for the 2025 National Examination Council Senior School Certificate Examination. This was contained in a statement issued by the command’s Public Relations Officer, Musbahu Kofar-Nasarawa, on Sunday in Kano. According to him, the milestone was achieved following the payment of registration fees by the...
JAMB Refute Claims Directing Candidate To Reprint Exam Slips
The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board, has disowned messages in circulation directing the 2025 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination, UTME, to reprint examination slips for a resit examination. Despite the messages emanating from a 66019 shortcode used by JAMB, the board described the shortcode as a spoofed version. In a statement by its Public Communication Advisor, Fabian Benjamin, JAMB categorically denied responsibility...
President Tinubu To Commission Reconstructed Port Harcourt Road, 6 Others In Aba – Otti
Abia State Governor, Dr. Alex Otti, has announced that President Bola Ahmed Tinubu will visit Aba on October 3, 2025, to commission the newly reconstructed Port Harcourt Road, along with six other rehabilitated roads in the city. The Governor made this announcement while addressing stakeholders at the Aba Security Trust Fundraising Luncheon, noting that the projects are part of his...
Bode George: APC Lacks Structure, It’s A One-Man Show
Chief Bode George, a former deputy national chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), has called the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) a "one-man show" and dismissed it as having no true political structure. The elder statesman made the statement on Wednesday during an appearance on Channels Television’s Morning Brief while addressing the possibility of a third political force, such...
Minister Decries Low Gas Utilisation
Minister of State Petroleum Resources (Gas), Ekperikpe Ekpo, has lamented the low natural gas utilisation among Nigerians, urging Seplat Energy Producing Nigeria Unlimited to accelerate its natural gas delivery efforts for domestic use and export. The minister lamented Nigeria’s “paradoxical situation” as a major gas-endowed nation with alarmingly low natural gas utilization. According to him, operators like SEPNU should partner with...
