Togo, Benin owe Nigeria $14m for electricity – FG
None of the four international bilateral customers being supplied by the power generation companies in the Nigerian electricity supply industry made payment against the cumulative invoice of $14.19m issued by the market operator for services rendered in the first quarter…
BREAKING: Abducted Sokoto Monarch Dies In Captivity
The District Head of Gatawa in Sokoto State, Isa Muhammad Bawa, who was abducted alongside his son and brother 25 days ago, has reportedly died in captivity. Multiple sources confirmed the development to our correspondent on Wednesday. A resident of…
Anambra assembly mourns as former deputy speaker dies at 64
The Anambra State House of Assembly has mourned a former Deputy Speaker, Ikechukwu Oseke, who died on Monday at the age of 64. Oseke, who celebrated his last birthday on July 27, was said to have collapsed during his morning…
Kwankwaso’s nephew, four others arrested over N347m drug scam
The Kano State Public Complaints and Anti-Corruption Commission has arrested five persons, including Alhaji Mohammed Kabara, Permanent Secretary, Ministry for Local Government and Chieftaincy Affairs, over an alleged multi-billion naira drugs supply scam. Also arrested by the commission is the…
Equatorial Guinea President’s Son In Court, Faces 18-Year Sentence For Selling National Aircraft
Ruslan Obiang Nsue, a son of Equatorial Guinea’s president, faced trial on Monday in a Malabo court for illegally selling an airplane belonging to the national airline, a crime he admitted to have commited. Prosecutors are seeking an 18-year prison…
SEC to license cryptocurrency firms
THE Securities Exchange Commission (SEC) says it plans to license providers of virtual assets — including cryptocurrencies — to tap opportunities and protect investors as adoption rates surge in Nigeria. Speaking during an interview with Bloomberg, Emomotimi Agama, SEC’s director-general,…
Queues resurface in Ilorin as petrol scarcity worsens
Queues have resurfaced in fuel stations in Ilorin, as petrol scarcity spreads across the country. It was reports that a litre of petrol sells for between N640, N645, N670 and N680 in major marketers filling stations, while the price has…
Crocodile kills woman bathing in Indonesian river
A crocodile killed a woman bathing in a river in eastern Indonesia, police and locals said Wednesday, with villagers later recovering parts of her body from the slaughtered animal. Indonesia is home to several species of crocodiles that regularly attack…
Oyo begins N513m payment for acquired land
The Oyo State Government, on Tuesday, commenced the payment of N513,462,446.50 as compensation to property owners affected by the government land acquisition in the Ajia Inukan Local Council Development Area and Ona Ara Local Government Area of the state. Recall…
Plateau gov suspends two commissioners, others
Plateau State Governor, Caleb Mutfwang, on Tuesday, suspended two of his commissioners and two aides. The governor’s Director of Press and Public Affairs, Gyang Bere, disclosed the development in a statement on Tuesday. Bere’s statement was silent on the officials’…