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The European Union (EU) has announced a €545 million package to expand renewable energy investments across nine African countries, aimed at boosting electrification, modernising power grids, and improving access to clean energy. The announcement was made via video message at the Global Citizen Festival, held on the sidelines of the…

By Deborah Nnamdi The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has arrested two suspected drug kingpins, Victor Nwosa and Felix Chika Obiegbu, after intercepting consignments of cocaine, heroin, and methamphetamine from their Lagos homes. The arrests, announced in a statement on Sunday, September 28, 2025, by NDLEA spokesperson Femi Babafemi,…

By Deborah Nnamdi The Kano Strategic Command of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), in collaboration with the Police, has arrested 57 suspects for drug-related offenses in a series of raids across the state. The arrests, carried out on September 24, 25, and 27, were announced in a statement…

By Deborah Nnamdi Nigerian music producer and record executive Don Jazzy has disclosed the massive financial investment required to turn a budding talent into a star. Speaking on the Echo Podcast, the Mavin Records founder revealed that it takes between $100,000 and $300,000 (about ₦150 million to ₦500 million) to…

Photo: Labour Party factional chair, Julius Abure The Labour Party has accused political opponents and supporters of its former presidential candidate, Mr Peter Obi, of orchestrating an attack on its National Chairman, Julius Abure, at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja. Abure was reportedly assaulted on Friday by a woman…

By Didimoko A. Didimoko, Warri At least one person was feared killed on Saturday in Warri, Delta State, following the escalation of another crisis between tribal groups laying claim to the city. It was gathered that the victim was an Urhobo indigene, who was butchered to death by suspected rival…

By Didimoko A. Didimoko, Warri The traditional ruler of Ogbe-Ijoh Kingdom in Warri South-West Local Government Area of Delta State HRM Monbene III, has stoked the debate over the ownership of Warri metropolis, stating that the clan’s stake is incontrovertible. The Amakosuwe, who spoke on the occasion of his 10th…

By Oghenekevwe Kofi Lagos will tomorrow, Sunday, September 28, 2025, host the grand finale of Greatest Nigerian Classics at the Shell Zenith Hall, MUSON Centre, Onikan. Curated by cultural entrepreneur Funmi Oyatogun and produced by TVP Events, the production celebrates Nigeria’s musical heritage through a fusion of jazz, orchestral performance,…

The United States has lifted visa restrictions earlier imposed on Ghana, restoring multiple-entry privileges and longer validity periods for non-immigrant visas. Ghana’s Foreign Minister, Samuel Ablakwa, announced the development in a post on X, disclosing that citizens are now eligible to apply for five-year multiple-entry visas along with other enhanced…

Photo: Force Public Relations Officer, ACP Benjamin Hundeyin The Nigeria Police Force (NPF) has intensified its clampdown on cross-border criminal activities, intercepting smuggled fuel, firearms, drugs, stolen vehicles, and rescuing human trafficking victims in a series of coordinated operations across border states. Force Public Relations Officer, ACP Benjamin Hundeyin, in…