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By Deborah Nnamdi President Bola Tinubu has approved a N3.3 trillion payment plan to settle long-standing debts in Nigeria’s power sector, a move aimed at improving electricity supply and restoring investor confidence. The development was disclosed in a statement issued on Sunday by the President’s Special Adviser on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga, who said the approval followed a final review of legacy debts accumulated under the Presidential Power Sector Financial Reforms Programme over a 10-year period from February 2015 to March 2025. According to the statement, the agreed sum represents a full and final settlement after verification, ensuring what…

By Deborah Nnamdi Barely a week after deadly violence in Plateau State, suspected gunmen have launched another attack in the Mbalom community of Gwer-East Local Government Area in Benue State, leaving nine people dead and one critically injured. The Director General of the Bureau for Homeland Security in Benue, Air Commodore Jacob Gbamwuan (retd), confirmed the incident, which has heightened fears over the resurgence of coordinated attacks in the region. Chairman of Gwer-East LGA, Timothy Adi, said nine bodies had been recovered, while a tenth victim survived but remains in critical condition. He disclosed that he had just visited the…

By Deborah Nnamdi Suspected terrorists have attacked Ariko community in Kachia Local Government Area of Kaduna State, targeting two Christian worship centres during Easter celebrations and killing at least seven persons, while several others were abducted. The assault, which occurred in the early hours of Sunday, threw the community into panic as gunmen reportedly stormed the area in large numbers and opened fire on worshippers. The councillor representing Awon Ward, Mark Bawa, confirmed the incident in a telephone interview, stating that the affected churches were First ECWA Church and St. Augustine Catholic Church, both located within Ariko community. Bawa said…

The Police Command in Ondo State has disrupted a suspected cult gathering and arrested five alleged members in Akungba-Akoko, Akoko South-West Local Government Area of the state. The command’s spokesperson, DSP Abayomi Jimoh, disclosed this in a statement issued on Sunday in Akure, noting that the operation was carried out by the Special Anti-Cultism Squad following credible intelligence. According to Jimoh, the police on March 27 received actionable information from members of the public indicating that individuals suspected to be cultists were assembling at a residential building in the area. He said operatives were swiftly deployed to the location, where…

By Deborah Nnamdi The Jigawa State Police Command has arrested a 27-year-old man, Kabiru Nuhu, for allegedly setting his 60-year-old father on fire in Kazaure Local Government Area of the state. The command’s Public Relations Officer, Shi’isu Adam, confirmed the incident in a statement issued on Sunday, disclosing that preliminary investigations revealed the suspect poured a flammable substance, suspected to be petrol, on his father before igniting it. The incident occurred on April 1, 2026, at about 6:30 a.m. in the Magama Quarters of Kazaure town. According to the police, the victim was engulfed in flames, prompting a report from…

By Deborah Nnamdi Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency have arrested a pastor and his wife in Lagos after uncovering 11 kilograms of skunk concealed in hidden compartments of their vehicle. The suspects, Pastor Afolabi Hodonu, 45, said to be in charge of the Celestial Church of Christ, Agonvi Sea Beach, Sakpo area of Seme border, Badagry, and his wife, Mrs Success Hodonu, 35, were apprehended on Thursday, April 2, at the Gbaji checkpoint. According to a statement issued on Sunday by the agency’s spokesman, Femi Babafemi, a search of the couple’s Honda Pilot SUV led to the…

By Deborah Nnamdi Suspected Boko Haram insurgents on Saturday launched coordinated attacks on an Internally Displaced Persons (IDP) camp in Damasak and the Nganzai Divisional Police Headquarters in Borno State, killing five security personnel and destroying property. The spokesperson for the Borno State Police Command, Nahum Daso, confirmed the incidents in a statement, disclosing that one local hunter was killed in the Damasak attack, while four police officers lost their lives during the assault on the Nganzai police facility. According to the statement, the attackers, suspected to be members of Boko Haram/ISWAP, stormed the Nganzai Divisional Police Headquarters in the…

By Deborah Nnamdi The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, has come under heavy criticism from civil society groups, media organisations, and opposition figures over a controversial remark in which he said he would have “shot” a television anchor during a live broadcast. The backlash followed comments made by the minister during a media parley in Abuja, where he reacted to remarks by Seun Okinbaloye, an anchor on Channels Television’s programme Politics Today. Okinbaloye had raised concerns about Nigeria potentially drifting towards a one-party state amid internal crises within the opposition African Democratic Congress ahead of the 2027…

By Deborah Nnamdi Troops of the Nigerian Army under Operation Enduring Peace have begun a comprehensive stop-and-search operation across the Jos metropolis in Plateau State following a recent attack in Jos North that left over 28 people dead and more than 50 others injured. The exercise, which commenced on Friday, is part of intensified efforts to restore normalcy and safeguard lives and property in the state, according to a statement issued by the Media Information Officer of the Joint Task Force, Captain Chinonso Oteh. The military said the heightened security measures have already recorded early successes, with troops intercepting and…

By Deborah Nnamdi The Nigerian Association of Resident Doctors has announced an indefinite nationwide strike scheduled to commence at 12:00 a.m. on Tuesday, April 7, 2026, following a dispute with the Federal Government over the implementation of agreed allowances. The decision was reached at the end of the association’s virtual Extraordinary National Executive Council meeting held on Saturday. The strike comes in response to the Federal Government’s move to halt the implementation of the revised Professional Allowance Table, a key component of agreements reached after the association’s 2025 industrial action. In a statement signed by its National President, Dr. Shuaibu…