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The Enugu Electricity Distribution Company has attributed the drop in electricity supply across the South-East region to inadequate gas supply to thermal generating stations. EEDC disclosed this in a statement by its spokesperson, Emeka Ezeh, on Friday. According to the disco, development has significantly reduced the energy allocated from the national grid. EEDC apologized to users within its franchise areas …

The Oyo State High Court in Ibadan has upheld the results of the Peoples Democratic Party’s 2025 convention, which took place on November 15 and 16, 2025. Justice Ladiran Akintola of Court 5 delivered the ruling on Friday, after considering an application for joinder in the case. The court dismissed requests from Nwachukwu and others who had sought to pause …

A planned shake-up that would have seen the compulsory retirement of around 30 Deputy Inspectors General (DIGs) and Assistant Inspectors General of Police (AIGs) following the removal of Kayode Egbetokun as Inspector-General of Police (IGP) has been halted by President Bola Tinubu. Egbetokun has since handed over to his successor, Acting IGP Tunji Disu. SaharaReporters has exclusively learned that the …

Popular Anambra native doctor, Mr Chidozie Nwangwu also know as Akwa Okuko has been sentenced to two years in prison. Nwangwu was in February 2025 arrested by operatives of Agunechemba Security outfit on allegations of aiding and abetting kidnapping and money rituals, among others. The native doctor was then arrested alongside two other of his colleagues, one Mr Okocha also …

Federal forensic specialists have uncovered 105 bodies from multiple mass graves in Yelwata community, located in Guma Local Government Area of Benue State, as part of an ongoing probe into the June 13, 2025 assault on the area. Security insiders disclosed that the team, headed by Prof. Saad Ahmed of the Office of the Attorney-General of the Federation, AGF, in …

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), on Friday, re-arraigned Mr Abubakar Malami, SAN, former Attorney-General of the Federation (AGF), his wife, Asabe Bashir and son, Abdulaziz, on money laundering offences. They were re-arraigned before Justice Joyce Abdulmalik of the Federal High Court in Abuja, following the re-assignment of the case to the new trial judge. “The matter is coming …

A member of the United States Congress, Representative Riley Moore, has alleged that Christians in Nigeria have borne the overwhelming brunt of violent attacks over the past two decades, urging Washington to adopt firmer measures in its engagement with Abuja. Moore, who spoke on what he described as worsening insecurity in Nigeria, maintained that while violence affects citizens across religious …

Former Vice President, Atiku Abubakar has expressed regret over his role in the formation of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in 2014, saying the country’s situation has worsened under the current administration. Speaking at a press conference in Abuja, Atiku recalled how opposition leaders came together in 2014 to form a united political front to address what they believed were …

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has arrested Mike Ozekhome, a senior advocate of Nigeria (SAN), over his alleged involvement in a disputed property case in the United Kingdom, now dubbed the “Tali Shani affair”. TheCable understands that Ozekhome was arrested shortly after a Federal Capital Territory (FCT) high court struck out a forgery charge filed against him. He …

The Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, in Kebbi State, once a formidable political force and dominant platform in the state’s power structure, is caught up in a prolonged season of political silence. From losing its grip on key federal seats to witnessing high-profile defections to the ruling All Progressives Congress, APC, the opposition party’s structure has come under intense strain ahead …