Electricity customers on Band A feeders may need to brace up for a possible tariff increase following the rise in the electricity tariff shortfall otherwise known as subsidy. The PUNCH reports that the electricity subsidy to be paid by the Federal […]

A foremost non-govermental organisation, Yiaga Africa, that observed the 21 September Edo State governorship election, says the exercise failed its integrity test. Yiaga said this in a report it released on Monday and shared with P.M News. The report was jointly signed […]

The Federal Government has threatened to shut down financial institutions in Nigeria that violate the accessibility law on the movement of persons with disabilities. Mr Ayuba Gufwan, the Executive Secretary of National Commission for Persons with Disabilities (NCPWD) in an […]

Justice Inyang Ekwo, of the Federal High Court in Abuja, on Monday, dismissed the suit seeking the removal of Dr Abdullahi Ganduje, as the National Chairman of the All Progressive Congress. In his judgment, he agreed with the preliminary objection […]

LAGOS — AT exactly 9.28 pm, yesterday, Senator Monday Okpebholo of the All Progressives Congress, APC, was declared the winner of the Edo State 2024 governorship election, sparking celebration in the state. He polled 291,667 votes to beat his closest marker, […]

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has directed security and law enforcement agencies to scale up efforts at cracking down individuals or organisations involved in cybercrime and transnational car theft. A statement in Abuja by his Special Adviser on Information on Strategy, […]

By Paul Dada Yiaga Africa, a frontline civil society organisation, has identified eight Local Government Areas in Edo as hotspots for violence. This is coming as the state prepares for the governorship election on Saturday. The organisation expressed its concern […]

Chief Barth Nwibe, a businessman, has declared his intention to run in the 2025 Anambra governorship election under the platform of the Labour Party. Nwibe made the declaration on Sunday when he addressed political stakeholders in Anambra Central Senatorial District […]

Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) have arrested an Ibadan businesswoman, Mrs. Adewunmi Adebola Dorcas, and auto parts dealer, Arinze Ora, for attempting to export opioids and cocaine to the UK and Congo. The duo attempted to […]

By Kazeem Ugbodaga Operatives of the NDLEA’s Special Operations Unit have arrested two brothers, Ikechukwu and Ugochukwu Ikeabba, for sponsoring drug traffickers who specialize in exporting drugs by ingestion to Vietnam. Their arrest on Tuesday, September 10, followed a detailed […]