By Adedayo Olowoniyi Since the return to democratic governance in Nigeria in 1999, the Ministry of Power has remained one of the most consequential portfolios in the federal cabinet. Electricity is the backbone of economic growth, industrial productivity, and national development. Over the past two and a half decades, several distinguished leaders have steered the sector through complex reforms, infrastructure deficits, and evolving market realities. Among those who held the mantle are respected figures such as Bola Ige, Barth Nnaji, Liyel Imoke, and Babatunde Raji Fashola. Each brought unique perspectives and reforms to the sector, laying the groundwork for the…
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By Chuks Collins, Awka The Anambra State Police Commissioner, Okoye Orutugu has ordered the immediate arrest, detention and investigation of six police officers who allegedly extorted N200,000 from an Onitsha based trader under gunpoint. The six officers, reportedly attached to the Okpoko Police Division, Onitsha, allegedly extorted the victim of ₦200,000 using a PoS operator. Their arrest and detention followed a widely circulated video report of the incident where the wife of the victim narrated how her husband, names withheld, was reportedly threatened, harassed, traumatized, handcuffed and extorted after being stopped by some policemen while on his way home from…
Stakeholders in Nigeria’s peace and governance sector have renewed calls for the full inclusion of women in political and peacebuilding processes, describing it as indispensable to achieving sustainable peace and national stability. The call was made by the West Africa Network for Peacebuilding (WANEP) Nigeria and the Global Network of Women Peacebuilders (GNWP) at a two-day town hall meeting held in Abuja under the Women, Peace and Security (WPS) and Youth, Peace and Security (YPS) frameworks. The meeting, themed “Strengthening Local Leadership in WPS and YPS in Nigeria,” was organised by WANEP Nigeria with support from Global Affairs Canada. Speaking…
By Daniel Oluwatobiloba Popoola The Borno State Police Command has confirmed that 23 persons were killed and 108 others injured in multiple suspected suicide bomb attacks that struck key locations in Maiduguri, even as security agencies said normalcy has been restored and surveillance intensified across the state capital. The explosions occurred at about 7:24 p.m. on Monday 16,March, 2026, at the Maiduguri Monday Market, the gate of the University of Maiduguri Teaching Hospital, and the Post Office Flyover area. According to the police, preliminary investigation indicates that the attacks were carried out by suspected suicide bombers who detonated improvised explosive…
By Daniel Oluwatobiloba Popoola The Lagos State Waste Management Authority (LAWMA) has secured the support of the Nigerian Air Force (NAF)for the monthly environmental sanitation exercise scheduled to resume on Saturday, 25 April, 2026 as part of efforts to strengthen compliance and improve environmental cleanliness across the state. The commitment was made on Monday, 16 March, 2026 during a courtesy visit by the Commander of the 651 Base Services Group, Air Commodore Mohammad Imam, to LAWMA headquarters, where discussions centred on operational cooperation, waste management support and the planned resumption of the sanitation exercise recently reintroduced by the Lagos State…
By Daniel Oluwatobiloba Popoola The Nigeria Customs Service, Apapa Area Command, has seized two containers loaded with 3,398 cartons of codeine-containing syrup valued at N3.398 billion, which were concealed inside household utensils at the Apapa Port in Lagos. The interception was carried out on Sunday, 15 March, 2026, in a joint operation with the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, according to a statement issued on Monday, 16 March, 2026, by the command’s Public Relations Officer, Chief Superintendent of Customs Isah Sulaiman. He said the seizure followed intensified surveillance at the port and came barely five days after the Comptroller-General of…
The Onisabe of Igbobi-Sabe Kingdom, His Royal Majesty Owolabi Adeniyi on Monday, 16 March, 2026, played host to the Commander of the 9th Brigade of the Nigerian Army, Brigadier General Olufemi Owolabi, reports thegazellenews.com The Monarch expressed appreciation to Brigadier General Owolabi for the visit noting that it will engender robust cordial relationship between the palace and the 9th Brigade. Oba Adeniyi also expressed the desire of the palace in collaborating with the Brigade in the area of security improvement. “We are happy that you are here. I appreciate this visit and I want to implore you to assist us in…
Nigeria’s ongoing economic and governance reforms under the administration of Bola Ahmed Tinubu are strengthening global confidence in the country and opening new opportunities for trade, investment, and international cooperation, the Minister of Information and National Orientation, Mohammed Idris, has said. The Minister spoke on Sunday in London during a World Press Conference ahead of President Tinubu’s official visit to the United Kingdom at the invitation of King Charles III. “This visit highlights the historic and strategic relationship between Nigeria and the United Kingdom, a partnership built on deep diplomatic, economic, cultural, and democratic ties,” the Minister said. Idris noted…
The Management of the Nigerian Railway Corporation (NRC) wishes to confirm that an avoidable train incident occurred at about 10:30 a.m. today near Asham, involving a rear locomotive and a passenger coach next to it due to a coupling issue. Some passengers sustained injuries and were promptly attended to and taken to a nearby medical facility for proper medical care. No fatalities were recorded. Emergency response protocols were immediately activated, and relevant technical teams have been mobilized to the location. The Safety Investigation Bureau (SIB) is also on site to conduct a thorough investigation into the incident in line with…
Our attention has been drawn to a report in The Guardian Newspaper dated March 16, 2026, titled “Edo Community Seeks Okphebholo’s Intervention in Chieftaincy Crisis.” We are writing to formally address and correct the deliberate misrepresentations regarding the succession of the late Oba Momodu Sani Momodu II, the former paramount ruler of the Agbede Community in Edo State. It is evident from the false allegations contained in that report that the group in question is a hurriedly assembled body aiming to cause mischief and stoke disharmony among the peaceful people of Agbede. To set the records straight, we provide the…