The Federal Government has vowed to urgently address the N4 trillion debt crippling Nigeria’s power generation sector, following high-stakes talks between Power Minister Adebayo Adelabu and Chairmen of Generating Companies of Nigeria (GenCos) in Abuja on Tuesday. The move aims to avert an imminent collapse of the power infrastructure in the country. The Minister assured GenCos executives that the government would prioritize immediate payment of a significant amount out of the N4 trillion debt while the balance would be defrayed through other debt instruments. He said this would be proposed in a meeting being planned between President Bola Ahmed Tinubu…
Author: Olamide Obayemi
By Yusuf Alli The internet was abuzz the night of 2025 May Day, as a United States based activist, Dr Sandra Duru, with the moniker Prof Mgbeke made an expose` on the enfant terrible of the Senate and the suspended Senator representing Kogi Central Senatorial District, Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan as a chronic liar, manipulator, and embarking on a malicious campaign of deceit to malign the reputation of the person and President of the Senate, Senator Godswill Akpabio. According to Prof Mgbeke, the Kogi Central Senator who was linked to her through a top opposition politician, had sought her support to…
by Olabode Opeseitan Two women, two distinct destinies. One, Oluremi Tinubu, Nigeria’s First Lady, a political luminary and steadfast advocate for the marginalized. The other, Aisha Achimugu, a trailblazing entrepreneur who conquered the male-dominated oil and gas sector, yet wears her heart on her sleeve for humanity. Though their paths differ, their souls converge in two profound ways: an unyielding passion for women’s empowerment and a lifelong covenant with charity. For Oluremi, empowering women and uplifting the vulnerable is not merely a mission—it’s her oxygen. From founding the New Era Foundation as Lagos’ First Lady to launching her Renewed Hope…
The Forum of State Chairmen of the defunct Congress for Progressives’ Change (CPC) has declared their support for President Bola Tinubu, stating that the breakaway members from the All Progressives Congress (APC) have merely exercised their democratic rights. The group in a statement signed by the National Secretary, Sulaiman Oyaremi, and representatives of each of the zones, Lekan Obolo, Mike Agbe, Enyinnaya Ibiam Nnachi, Isah Ramatu Saidu, Ahmad Dawayo and Musa Abubakar Damaliki said: “We believe that we owe ourselves a duty to support the current leader of the party, President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, and contribute to the transformation of…
Senate Leader, Senator Micheal Opeyemi Bamidele has said that Education Minister, Dr. Tunji Alausa mobilised resources for the chieftains of the National Democratic Coalition (NADECO) that fled the country when the late Gen. Sani Abacha was military Head of State. He also disclosed that Alausa rejected offers to be either Commissioner for Education or Commissioner for Health under the administration of Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu when he was Governor of Lagos State. Bamidele who represents Ekiti Central Senatorial District in the Upper Legislative Chamber, revealed Alausa’s interventions for the pro-democracy advocates in Europe and the United States between 1993 and…
The Nigerian Correctional Service (NCoS) has described as false, misleading, and a gross misrepresentation of the realities within its facilities, the publication alleging poorly feeding of inmates in the country. The reaction of the NCoS was contained in a statement on Sunday signed by the Public Relations Officer of the Service, Umar Abubakar, a Deputy Controller of Corrections. The statement read: “The attention of the Nigerian Correctional Service (NCoS) has been drawn to a recent publication alleging that inmates in custodial centres are being fed poorly . The Service categorically debunks this claim as false, misleading, and a gross misrepresentation…
All is set for a transformative discourse on Cross Border Trade and Security by Alhaji Bashir Adewale Adeniyi , Comptroller General, Nigeria Customs Service at the 2025 annual national reunion conference of the Obafemi Awolowo University Muslim Graduates’ Association (UNIFEMGA). The event, scheduled for Saturday, May 10, 2025, will take place at the prestigious Oduduwa Hall, Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, Osun State. In a statement by Prof. Sirajudeen Obayopo, Chairman of the Planning Committee, and Ibrahim Fagbenro, Public Relations Officer, stated that Adeniyi, an Alumnus, will speak on the Topic of the Conference “Cross Border Trade and Security Implications On…
The attention of the Niger Delta Development Commission, NDDC, has been drawn to series of fraudulent emails and messages being sent to applicants of the Postgraduate Foreign Scholarship Programme. The mailing address (nddcregistry@gmail.com), claiming to be the Commission’s ‘Board Registry,’ invites unsuspecting members of the public to a fake document verification and authentication exercise scheduled for May 19th—21st, 2025, at 30 Bishop Oluwole Street, Victoria Island, Lagos. We want to clarify that the NDDC is not associated with this fraudulent selection process and exercise. All official communications concerning the scholarship programme will only be through the official NDDC portal (www.scholarship.nddc.gov.ng). Applicants…
By Gbenga Nicholas, Abuja The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has re-arraigned one Alhaji Ahmed Shaw before Justice D.I. Dipeolu of the Federal High Court in Ikoyi, Lagos, on charges of money laundering for failing to declare $90,000 at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport. Shaw was arrested on March 3, 2025, by operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) while attempting to travel out of the country, according to Dele Oyewale, Head, Media & Publicity in a statement issued on Sunday. He allegedly failed to declare the sum of $90,000 to the Nigeria Customs Service as mandated…
By Gbenga Nicholas, Abuja The Lagos State Police Command has confirmed the arrest of a prime suspect in the murder of 65-year-old Mrs. Jane Okoye, who was killed in her residence in the Orile Iganmu area of Lagos on Wednesday, 2 April, 2025, reports thegazellenews.com The suspect, identified as Abubakar Iliyasu, was apprehended in Ankpa, Kogi State, and the stolen Toyota Sienna linked to the crime was successfully recovered. According to a statement by the Lagos State Police Public Relations Officer, CSP Benjamin Hundeyin, the suspect allegedly broke into the victim’s home, attacked her, and fled with her Toyota Sienna and…