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The Association of Nigerian Electricity Distributors (ANED) has told the Nigerian Airforce that the Sam Ethnam Air Force Base in Ikeja, Lagos, will not be reconnected to the power grid unless its N4.3 billion debt to Ikeja Electric Plc is settled. The Air Force Base was disconnected last week due to the outstanding debt, which the IE PLC said has disrupted its operation. It would be recalled that the Air Force personnel invaded the electricity company in Ikeja, molested its staff and vandalised facilities. Reacting to the development, Sunday Oduntan, the Executive Director of Research and Advocacy at ANED, the…

The Catholic Bishops’ Conference of Nigeria (CBCN) has expressed concern over the country’s worsening economic crisis, including rising hardship, insecurity, and youth unemployment, despite recent government reforms. The bishops highlighted increasing poverty, food inflation, kidnappings, and poor prison conditions, calling for urgent action from the government to address these issues. This warning was issued at the CBCN’s First Plenary Meeting of 2025 in Abuja, attended by religious leaders, including CBCN President Archbishop Lucius Ugorji, CAN President Archbishop Daniel Okoh, and Archbishop Ignatius Kaigama. They urged the government to address the root causes of economic hardship and insecurity, emphasizing that millions…

Feelers emerged on Sunday evening that the Speaker of the Rivers State House of Assembly, Rt. Hon. Martins Amaehule and 26 pro-Wike members of the House of Assembly are set to shun the invitation by Governor Siminialayi Fubara. An invitation letter to a meeting slate for Monday at the Governor’s Office in Port Harcourt, signed by the Secretary to the State Government, Dr. Tammy Danagogo, surfaced on social media at the weekend. The agenda for the meeting, according to the document obtained by our reporter, included the provision of a befitting space for the House sitting, following the bombing in…

By Deborah Nnamdi The National Working Committee (NWC) of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has delayed the highly anticipated National Executive Committee (NEC) meeting, originally set for Wednesday, March 13. The meeting is now rescheduled for May 13, 2023. The announcement, signed by the party’s National Secretary, Rt. Hon. S.K.E. Udeh Okoye was made public in Abuja on Sunday. The announcement read in part: “Distinguished members of the National Executive Committee (NEC) may recall that after due deliberation by Party leaders, Stakeholders, and relevant Organs of the Party, the NEC meeting was scheduled to be held on Wednesday, March 13,…

By Didimoko A. DIdimoko Rivers State Governor, Siminalayi Fubara, has offered to meet with the Speaker of the Rivers State House of Assembly, Rt Hon Martins Amaehule, and other members of the house in what is seen as a peace overture to end the stand-off between the executive and legislative arms of governments in the state. The governor confirmed that he had received the judgment of the Supreme Court conferring legitimacy on the Rt Hon Martins Amaehule-led Rivers State House of Assembly, and he offered to work with the lawmakers in the interest of the state. The governor’s volte face…

Operatives of the United States Secret Service shot an unnamed armed man during just blocks away from the White House, Washington, D.C., on Sunday morning. Naija Daily News had earlier erroneously reported that the assailant was shot dead, but it has now been confirmed that he was taken to hospital. Anthony Guglielmi, a spokesperson of the Secret Service, wrote on the social media platform X (former Twitter) confirmed that the person of interest was shot dead. It read: “Secret Service personnel were involved in a shooting following an armed encounter with a person of interest shortly after midnight on March…

By Oghenekevwe Kofi, Lagos Nora Awolowo, the visionary filmmaker whose insightful documentaries have earned critical acclaim, is set to make her highly anticipated feature film debut with Red Circle—a pulse-pounding crime thriller that promises to unravel the darkest corners of Lagos’s criminal underworld. Known for her ability to capture the essence of Nigerian society with an unflinching lens, Awolowo’s move to narrative cinema marks a bold new chapter in her illustrious career, blending her documentary roots with compelling storytelling. Red Circle follows Fikayo Holloway, an intrepid investigative journalist, played by the captivating Folu Storms, as she courageously ventures into the…

The Miyetti Allah Cattle Breeders Association was thrown into mourning on Saturday following the killing of its Kwara State leader, Alhaji Idris Abubakar Sakaina, who was shot dead by unknown gunmen. Various reports say Sakaina was gunned down close to his home in Oke Ose of Ilorin, the Kwara State capital. The 32-year-old Sakaina was a Special Assistant to the Chairman of Moro Local Government and served as the Youth Leader of the Fulani community in Kwara. His death is suspected to be an assassination because his shooters fled the scene without taking any of his possessions. “They killed and…

A former aide to President Goodluck Jonathan and social commentator, Mr Reno Omokri, has revealed that controversial Kogi Central Senator, Mrs Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan, had also accused him of sexual harassment. Reno, an author, unearthed an old video of Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan accusing him of sexual harassment. The revelation came amidst the raging controversy surrounding the suspension of the Kogi senator, who recently made a similar allegation against Senate President Godswill Akpabio. Omokri, who posted the video on his Facebook page on Saturday, March 8, 2025, revealed that the video was recorded on October 12, 2021. It showed Akpoti-Uduaghan accusing while…

A Federal High Court in Abuja has granted Nnamdi Kanu, leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, his demand to reassign his terrorism charges case to a new judge, a statement by his lawyer, Aloy Ejimakor, has revealed. Kanu had engaged in a long-drawn legal battle for Justice Binta Nyako to step down from overseeing the seven-count terrorism charge filed against him by the Federal Government. Justice Nyako, who had earlier agreed to step down, was reassigned with the case, much to the angst of Kanu, whose legal team wrote to the Chief Justice of Nigeria, Justice Kudirat Kekere-Ekun,…