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Tinubu’s ₦3.3tn Power Sector Payout Elicits Hope – and Skepticism – in Nigeria’s Long Struggle with Unreliable Electricity

President Bola Tinubu has approved a ₦3.3 trillion payment plan aimed at clearing a decade-long backlog of debts in Nigeria’s troubled power sector, a move...

Gunmen attack two Kaduna churches, kill seven abduct others; 11killed, 52 houses razed in Nasarawa attacks

Suspected terrorists have attacked the Ariko community in Kachia Local Government Area of Kaduna State, killing at least seven people and abducting several others...

Post-Easter Gift: Doctors Declares Indefinite Strike as Nigeria’s Fragile Health System Faces Fresh Disruption

The Nigerian Association of Resident Doctors (NARD) has announced an indefinite nationwide strike set to begin at 12:00 a.m. on Tuesday, April 7, 2026,...

Wike recants after backlash on threat to shoot journalist

The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, has denied issuing a threat against Seun Okinbaloye, a presenter with Channels Television, following widespread...

Ondo SSG Taiwo Fasoranti Resigns, Declares Bid for Senate Seat

The Secretary to the Ondo State Government, Taiwo Fasoranti, has resigned from his position to pursue a seat in the Senate, formally declaring his...

Anger as 52 years old woman facing trial over drug offences slumps, dies

A 52-year-old woman standing trial for alleged drug offences collapsed and died on Tuesday at the Federal High Court in Benin City, Edo State,...

Amid Rising Fiscal Pressures and Debt Concerns NASS Approval of ₦68.3trn 2026 Budget Stirs Concern

Nigeria’s National Assembly has approved a ₦68.3 trillion budget for the 2026 fiscal year, marking one of the largest spending plans in the country’s...

Airport of Grief: Tinubu’s Jos Visit Stirs Anger, Hope, Questions Amid Plateau Bloodshed

Beneath the fading light at the Yakubu Gowon Airport in Heipang, grief arrived before the President. Women clutched photographs. Men spoke in hushed anger. And...

Beaten, Battered, And Bruised Corps Member Freed After Months in Bandits’ Den, Raises Fresh Concerns Over Security

After nearly three harrowing months in captivity, abducted National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) member Abba Musa has finally regained his freedom, bringing relief to...

Court Restrains Police Officer, Others from Asetiya Family Land in Nasarawa

A High Court in Lafia, Nasarawa State, has ruled in favour of the Asetiya family in a long-running land dispute, barring an Assistant Commissioner...

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