parades 100 other suspected criminals Amotekun Corps, the local security outfit in Ondo State has arrested 39 suspected terrorists who fled Sokoto State following the Christmas Day airstrikes carried out by the United States military in Nigeria’s North-West. It also paraded other 100 suspected criminals arrested across the state. Briefing reporters, the Amotekun state commander, […]

The national electricity grid collapsed on Monday after major power plants lost generation, as the Federal Government intensified efforts to restore the system. Checks by our correspondent confirmed that the grid went down around 2 pm, plunging many Nigerians into darkness. Power generation had peaked at about 4,800 megawatts earlier on Monday before crashing to […]

Former Attorney-General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami (SAN) at the Federal High Court in Abuja. Photo: NTA The Federal High Court In Abuja on Tuesday ordered the remand of the Former Attorney-General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami (SAN), at the Kuje Correctional Centre pending the hearing and […]

President Bola Tinubu on Tuesday said the implementation of the new tax laws, including those enacted on June 26, 2025, and the remaining acts scheduled to commence on January 1, 2026, will take effect as planned. In a statement he personally signed, Tinubu said the reforms represent “a once-in-a-generation opportunity to build a fair, competitive, […]

The Dangote Group has announced a 10-day credit facility backed by a bank guarantee for petrol station owners and dealers, alongside free direct delivery and other incentives, as part of a new supply arrangement. The company disclosed this in a statement posted on its official X handle on Tuesday, inviting petrol station operators across the […]

The Turaki-led Peoples Democratic Party National Working Committee has accused FCT Minister Nyesom Wike of deliberately causing division within the party to serve his personal political interests. In a Monday statement, the PDP’s National Publicity Secretary, Ini Ememobong, said Wike has consistently acted as a political agitator, creating conflicts to conceal self-serving motives. The statement […]

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has said that the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Barrister Nyesom Wike is jittery over his declining political influence in Rivers State, where he was governor for two terms (2015 to 2023). In a statement on Monday, PDP’s factional spokesperson, Mr. Ini Ememobong said that comments made by […]