Nigeria has reached a historic milestone in its power sector, with the country recording a new peak generation of 5,543.20 megawatts (MW), the highest ever achieved. The Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) confirmed this achievement, which occurred on the night…
. Osun State Governor, Senator Ademola Adeleke, cast his vote today in the ongoing Local Government Elections across the state. The governor, who arrived at his polling unit in Sagba/Abounded Ward 2, Unit 9, Ede, was accredited before exercising his…
Despite an appeal from the Federal Government, Osun Governor, Ademola Adeleke, insists there is no going back on the local government election in the South-West state. The governor made this known in a statement on Friday by his spokesman, Olawale…
The Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) says there will be a seven-hour power outage in some parts of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT). In a statement, TCN’s General Manager of Public Affairs, Ndidi Mbah, said the affected areas will experience…
The Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL) has said the fire outbreak that started on a dry crude storage barge at Cawthorne Channel 1 in Rivers State has been successfully contained. In a statement on Thursday, NNPCL Chief Corporate Communications…
Edo State Governor, Monday Okpebholo, says Edo North Senator Adams Oshiomhole is not a dictator as some of his detractors have described him. Rather, the governor said, the federal lawmaker is allowed to handle the affairs of the state without…
Senate spokesman, Yemi Adaramodu, on Friday, faulted the action of his colleague, Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan, over a seating arrangement row in the hallowed chamber. Natasha, who represents Kogi Central under the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) had on Thursday, refused to use…
The presidential candidate of the Labour Party (LP) in the 2023 election, Peter Obi, has said that Nigeria is worse off when compared to the late ’80s and early ’90s. Obi stated this on Thursday after attending the launch of…
The National President of the Afenifere Youth Council, Prince Eniola Joseph Ojajuni, has been kidnapped by unknown gunmen in Abuja. The incident, which has sparked concerns among youth groups and political circles, reportedly took place on Monday, February 17. In…
The Federal Government has asked Governor Ademola Adeleke of Osun State to suspend the Local Government elections scheduled for Saturday. Lateef Fagbemi, Attorney-General of the Federation (AGF), stated this while commenting on the ongoing crisis in the state. In a…
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has approved Dr Saviour Enyiekere’s appointment as Chairman of the National Assembly Service Commission (NASC) for a five-year renewable term. Until his appointment, Enyiekere, an environmental specialist, was the deputy chief of staff to the Senate…
Tensions flared during plenary on Monday as a dispute over seating arrangements led to a heated exchange between Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan and the senate leadership. The controversy began when Senator Natasha’s seat was relocated upon resumption of the session, but…
President Bola Tinubu on Thursday recalled how he once challenged the former military President, Ibrahim Babangida, and told him that he failed to make history. Babangida, a former military dictator, ruled Nigeria from 1985 to 1993. He is renowned for…
Former military president Ibrahim Babangida says the annulment of the June 12, 1993, presidential election was for “national interest”. IBB, as he is fondly called, was the military president during that election which was widely believed to have been won…
Thirty-two years after his controversial annulment of the June 12, 1993, presidential election, Nigeria’s former Head of State, Ibrahim Babangida, admitted for the first time that the late philanthropist and democracy hero Moshood Kashimawo Olawale (MKO) Abiola won the election.…