NIGERIA CUTS POWER SUPPLY TO NIGER REPUBLIC The Federal Government has reduced electricity supply and sales to the Junta-ruled Niger Republic by 42 per cent, cutting it down from 80 megawatts to 46MW. The measure has caused the country’s electricity production to fall by 30 to 50 per cent and forced state-owned power company Nigelec to impose planned power cuts …

ENUGU APC SUSPENDS SENATOR UTAZI OVER ALLEGED ANTI-PARTY ACTIVITIES The All Progressives Congress (APC) in Uzo-Uwani Local Government Area of Enugu State on Friday announced the suspension of Senator Chuka Utazi over alleged anti-party activities. Utazi, who served as senator for Enugu North Senatorial District from 2015 to 2023 under the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), defected to the APC on …

I WANTED OUTRIGHT REMOVAL OF FUBARA, NOT STATE OF EMERGENCY – WIKE Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, says he is not happy with the Presidential Proclamation of a State of Emergency in Rivers State. The minister stated this during a media parley in Abuja on Friday Last month, President Bola Tinubu declared a state of emergency …

ATIKU, PDP GOVERNORS NOT TRUTHFUL – WIKE, SAYS PARTY MAY LOSE 2027 PRESIDENCY The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, Nyesom Wike, on Friday, said the Peoples Democratic Party , PDP, Governors Forum and those vying for a coalition, like former Vice President Atiku Abubakar, are not truthful. Wike warned that what happened in 2023, where the PDP lost …

RIVERS BUSINESSES COUNT LOSSES AS NBA PULLS OUT OVER POLITICAL CRISIS Rivers State’s business landscape is facing a staggering financial blow fol­lowing the Nigerian Bar Association’s (NBA) decision to relocate its 2025 An­nual General Conference (AGC) from Port Harcourt to Enugu. The switch, prompted by the po­litical instability rocking the state, is estimated to cost the economy a jaw-dropping N2.6 …

RIVERS BUSINESSES COUNT LOSSES AS NBA PULLS OUT OVER POLITICAL CRISIS Rivers State’s business landscape is facing a staggering financial blow fol­lowing the Nigerian Bar Association’s (NBA) decision to relocate its 2025 An­nual General Conference (AGC) from Port Harcourt to Enugu. The switch, prompted by the po­litical instability rocking the state, is estimated to cost the economy a jaw-dropping N2.6 …

The Plateau State Government has commenced an investigation into the suspected poisoning of 36 cows at Tafi Gana Junction in the Zanwar community of Bassa Local Government Area. The incident occurred on Wednesday, April 16, 2025, at approximately 4:30 p.m. while the cattle were grazing. According to Ya’u Idris, Chairman of the Miyetti Allah Cattle Breeders Association (MACBAN) in Bassa, …

The Plateau State Government has commenced an investigation into the suspected poisoning of 36 cows at Tafi Gana Junction in the Zanwar community of Bassa Local Government Area. The incident occurred on Wednesday, April 16, 2025, at approximately 4:30 p.m. while the cattle were grazing. According to Ya’u Idris, Chairman of the Miyetti Allah Cattle Breeders Association (MACBAN) in Bassa, …

FIRST LADY, REMI TINUBU’S CONVOY KILLS SEVEN YEAR-OLD GIRL A vehicle reportedly belonging to the convoy of Nigeria’s First Lady, Senator Oluremi Tinubu, has killed a seven-year-old girl identified as Saratu Lawal in Akure, Ondo State. The incident was confirmed by multiple eyewitnesses. The First Lady was in the state to launch the South-West phase of the Renewed Hope Initiative, …

RIVERS CRISIS: WIKE GIVES CONDITION FOR PEACE, SAYS FUBARA MUST ASK FOR FORGIVENESS The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, has responded to a call by former Niger Delta militant leader, High Chief Government Ekpemupolo, popularly known as Tompolo, urging him to forgive the embattled and suspended Governor of Rivers State, Siminalayi Fubara. Wike, speaking through his media …

WE’RE TIRED OF MASS BURIALS — CHRISTIAN YOUTHS LAMENT RISING DEATH TOLL IN NORTH CENTRAL The Concerned Christian Youth Forum has raised alarm over the relentless killings in Benue and Plateau states, lamenting the rising number of mass burials as a result of incessant attacks by armed bandits and criminal gangs. Speaking in Abuja on Wednesday, the Convener of the …

NIGERIA EXEMPTED AS TRUMP MOVES TO SHUT DOWN US EMBASSIES IN AFRICA US President, Donald Trump, has initiated a move to shut down several embassies in Africa and other parts of the world, according to CNN. About 30 embassies and consulates across the globe are said to be affected by the decision of the Trump administration. The move is part …

PAST ADMINISTRATIONS TO BLAME FOR POWER SECTOR ROT – MINISTER To WORLD BANK Adebayo Adelabu, Minister of Power, has blamed the rot in the sector on the neglect of past administrations. In a statement on Wednesday, Bolaji Tunji, special adviser on strategic communications and media relations, said Adelabu made the comments while hosting the World Bank delegation in his office …

ENUGU GOVT’S CARTELS HIKE ELECTRICITY TARIFF AS RESIDENTS GROAN UNDER HEAVY TAXATION By Eddy Chukwujindu When in October 2024 the Enugu State government announced its take -over of the electricity sector from the federal government, many residents received the news with mixed feelings. Their cold reaction was not unconnected with Governor Peter Mbah’s capitalist inclination and penchant for hiking taxes …

ENUGU-PH RAILWAY PROJECT TOP PRIORITY FOR NIGERIAN GOVT – NRC MD The newly appointed Managing Director (MD) of the Nigerian Railway Corporation (NRC), Dr. Kayode Opeifa, has said the Enugu-Port Harcourt railway project is already receiving attention as one of the top priority projects of the Federal Government (FG). While assuring that the project had been getting a fair share …