GenCos Lament As Debt Burden Hits ₦4trillion In Electricity Sector

NewsNigeriaPoliticsGenCos Lament As Debt Burden Hits ₦4trillion In Electricity Sector

Uzoamaka Ikezue (Staff Reporter)July 22, 2025

Joy Ogaji, managing director of the Association of Power Generation Companies (APGC) has expressed concern over the financial sustainability of Nigeria’s electricity generation sector. In a press statement on Monday, Ogaji lamented over mounting debts, inadequate subsidy provisions, tariff shortfalls, and looming risks to the long-term viability of GenCos (generation companies). According to her, the sector is saddled with arrears approaching ₦4trillion—₦2trillion from 2024, ₦1.9trillion in legacy debts, and ₦1.2trillion accruing in the first half...

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Police Rescue Pregnant Woman From Abductors, Arrest Two Suspects

NewsNigeriaPoliticsPolice Rescue Pregnant Woman From Abductors, Arrest Two Suspects

Uzoamaka Ikezue (Staff Reporter)July 22, 2025

Operatives of the Rivers State Police Command have rescued a pregnant woman from her abductors and arrested two suspects, said to be human traffickers. The suspects, identified as Sunshine Hart, 28, and Kingsley Ekocha, 38, were apprehended on June 24, 2025, in Aba, Abia State, following diligent investigation and intelligence gathering. The rescued woman, Regina Sunday, 24, was found to be pregnant and was promptly taken into protective custody. A press statement by the Command’s...

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Action Alliance Sues IGP, Police Over Harassment Of Members

NewsNigeriaPoliticsAction Alliance Sues IGP, Police Over Harassment Of Members

Uzoamaka Ikezue (Staff Reporter)July 22, 2025

The National Executive Committee (NEC) of the Action Alliance (AA), led by Chief Barrister Kenneth Udeze has dragged the Inspector General of Police (IGP), the Nigeria Police, and others to the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) High Court, Abuja, over what it described as an illegal attempt to arrest, harass, and intimidate its legitimate leadership. The National Secretary of the party, Vernimbe A. James, in a press statement on Monday, noted that the party’s legal action...

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Muhammed Babangida Accepts BOA Appointment, Dismisses Rejection Rumour

NewsNigeriaPoliticsMuhammed Babangida Accepts BOA Appointment, Dismisses Rejection Rumour

By Ezinwanne Onwuka (Senior Reporter)July 21, 2025

Muhammed Babangida, son of former military president, General Ibrahim Babangida (rtd), has officially accepted his appointment as Chairman of the Bank of Agriculture (BOA), days after President Bola Ahmed Tinubu approved a fresh set of appointments into key federal agencies. In a statement released on Monday, Babangida expressed deep appreciation to President Tinubu for the confidence reposed in him, describing his appointment as a privilege and an opportunity to contribute meaningfully to national development. His...

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Tinubu: Awujale Told Me I’d Win 2027 Polls Before His Death

NewsNigeriaPoliticsTinubu: Awujale Told Me I’d Win 2027 Polls Before His Death

By Ezinwanne Onwuka (Senior Reporter)July 21, 2025

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has revealed that the late Awujale of Ijebuland, Oba Sikiru Kayode Adetona, gave him his blessing for a second term and assured him of victory in the 2027 presidential election. The revered monarch died last Sunday at the age of 91, just hours after the death of former President Muhammadu Buhari, his close friend and contemporary. At the eight-day Fidau prayer held in his honour at the Dipo Dina International Stadium...

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Retired Police Officers In Nigeria Protest Over the Contributory Pension Scheme

NewsNigeriaPoliticsRetired Police Officers In Nigeria Protest Over the Contributory Pension Scheme

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)July 21, 2025

Hundreds of retired police personnel on Monday staged a protest in Abuja and marched to the national assembly after defying the rain. The Protestants, chanting solidarity songs and different comments, marched to the main entrance of the legislative chambers before heading for the Force Headquarters, expressed their grievances over their continued existence on the Contributory Pension Scheme.   The retired police officers claimed that they had been pushed to the wall with the government’s unresponsive...

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APC Slams ADC Over Comments On State Burial For Buhari

NewsNigeriaPoliticsAPC Slams ADC Over Comments On State Burial For Buhari

Uzoamaka Ikezue (Staff Reporter)July 20, 2025

The All Progressives Congress (APC) has slammed African Democratic Congress (ADC) over comments on the state burial of the late former President Muhammadu Buhari. A press statement on Saturday signed by Felix Morka, National Publicity Secretary of the party, noted that the comments made over the state burial of late President Muhammadu Buhari are insensitive and unacceptable. The statement reads, “Triggered by the dignified state burial of the late former President Muhammadu Buhari, who passed...

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Plateau Govt Demands Replacement Of Military With Mobile Police

NewsNigeriaPoliticsPlateau Govt Demands Replacement Of Military With Mobile Police

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)July 19, 2025

The Special Envoy on Peace and Security to the Governor of Plateau State, Prof. Chris Kwaja, has observed that the presence of soldiers in Riyom Local Government Area, where 27 persons were killed, has not yielded positive results, with the continued attacks and killings of innocent civilians. Kwaja, in a statement on Saturday, called for the deployment of mobile policemen, whom the government believes are better equipped to tackle insecurity and restore sanity in the...

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Shariah Commission In Bauchi Empowers 570 Ex-Sex Workers

NewsNigeriaPoliticsShariah Commission In Bauchi Empowers 570 Ex-Sex Workers

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)July 19, 2025

As a move to uplift vulnerable women and curb prostitution, the Bauchi State Shariah Commission has rehabilitated more than 570 commercial sex workers by equipping them with vocational skills and start-up capital to help them begin a new chapter in life. Barr. Aminu Balarabe Isa, Permanent Commissioner of the Commission, disclosed this during an interview with journalists in his office. said the beneficiaries from various parts of the state underwent training in tailoring, hairdressing, makeup...

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FG holds special FEC session in Buhari’s honour

NewsNigeriaPoliticsFG holds special FEC session in Buhari’s honour

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)July 18, 2025

The Federal Government will on Thursday (today) hold an expanded special session of the Federal Executive Council, in honour of the late former President Muhammadu Buhari. This is contained in a statement signed by the Special Assistant on Media to the Minister of Information and National Orientation, Rabiu Ibrahim, that the Special FEC session is scheduled for 5:00 pm. at the Council Chambers of the Presidential Villa in Abuja. The statement added that the expanded...

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