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Staff members of the Kaduna Electricity Distribution Company (KADECO) have embarked on an indefinite strike over an alleged plan by the management to dismiss over 900 workers among other grievances. The aggrieved workers who carried placards with various inscriptions on Monday, blocked

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has arraigned a former Executive Secretary of the National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS), Usman Yusuf, on a five-count amended charge, bordering on alleged fraud. Usman Yusuf was arraigned before Justice Chinyere Nwecheonwu of the Federal

The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) says a 59-year-old businessman, Chijioke Nnanna Igbokwe, has undergone surgery, exploratory laparotomy, to let out 57 out of 81 pellets of cocaine stuck in his stomach after seven days of ingesting the illicit substance in

The Special Adviser to President Bola Tinubu on Media and Public Communication, Sunday Dare, has berated the president’s political opponents for “heating up the polity.” Dare said the president’s political opponents whom he labelled “wannabes” unleashed vitriol on him while he was

Gabam also denied claims that the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) pays political parties N50m bribe, saying that will compromise the watchdog role of the opposition. Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar said last week that the APC government paid opposition parties an

The National Chairman of the Social Democratic Party (SDP), Shehu Gabam, says the economic policies of President Bola Tinubu may be his greatest undoing if he tries to be reelected in 2027. Gabam listed some of the unpopular policies of the Tinubu

…PDP wraps up case amid protests by APC lawyers Fresh troubles have surfaced for the All Progressives Congress(APC) and Governor Monday Okpebholo at the Edo Governorship Election Petition Tribunal as INEC appeared today, February 3rd 2024 to tender additional BVAS Machines in

The recent decision by Dangote Petroleum Refinery to slash the ex-depot price of Premium Motor Spirit (PMS) has sparked concerns among petroleum marketers, with many fearing significant financial losses. On Saturday night, the refinery announced a reduction in price from ₦950 to

Former Governor of Osun State, Chief Bisi Akande, has reignited discussions on the unresolved assassination of former Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Chief Bola Ige. In a recent interview, Akande alleged that former Oyo State Governor, Rashidi Ladoja,

Nigerians may soon face a significant increase in electricity tariffs as the Federal Government moves towards eliminating power subsidies, a decision that has sparked widespread opposition among consumers and industry stakeholders. Special Adviser to the President on Energy, Olu Verheijen, recently disclosed

(Mother Confesses to Selling Son for N1.5 Million Due to Hunger) .The Zone 2 Police Command in Lagos has dismantled a notorious child-trafficking syndicate, arresting eight suspects, including a 22-year-old mother, Faith Sunday, who confessed to selling her one-year-old son for N1.5

Former Governor of Kaduna State, Nasir El-Rufai, has declared that he does not belong to the category of politicians who engage in theatrics while in government, stating that he has always been direct and uncompromising in his approach to leadership. El-Rufai made

Akin Osuntokun, former Director-General of the Labour Party (LP) Presidential Campaign Council, has asserted that Afenifere was originally established as a political party by the late Obafemi Awolowo, former Premier of the defunct Western Region, and not as a socio-cultural organisation. Speaking