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The Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC) has reported that some international bilateral companies owe Nigeria’s electricity generation companies (GenCos) about $8.5 million in unpaid power supply. In its latest quarterly report, the Commission said the companies made a payment of $9.015 million from an invoice of $17.54 million issued to them in...

…Trains religious leaders on solution The Centre for Women’s Health and Information, CEWHIN, has lamented the high rate of incest in Osun State, calling on religious leaders to take drastic steps towards curbing the menace. Speaking at the side of a two-day consultative Workshop with Muslim and Christian leaders in...

The presidential candidate of the Labour Party in the 2023 general elections, Peter Obi, has commended the resignation of the Minister of Innovation, Science and Technology, Uche Nnaji, describing it as a “decent and honourable step” amid the controversy surrounding discrepancies in his academic certificates. In a statement on Thursday,...

Justice Adefunmilola Demi-Ajayi of a Federal High Court sitting in Osogbo, Osun State, has ordered the arrest and imprisonment of Professor Mahmood Yakubu for disobeying the court’s judgement. Recall that Professor Yakubu just stepped down as the Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, having completed his term in...

*...We shared N200,000 each The FCT Police Command has confirmed the arrest of 12 suspected armed robbers linked to the attack that claimed the lives of Arise News staff member Somtochukwu Christella Maduagwu and a security guard, Barnabas Danlami, at Unique Apartment, Gishiri village, Katampe District, Abuja. Operatives of the...

FCT Police debunk report of wedding killings in Abuja, clarifying the incident occurred in Niger State, not the Federal Capital Territory. The Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Police Command has clarified that, contrary to an erroneous report claiming that two guests were killed during a wedding celebration in Abuja, no such...

…VP Shettima gives NAHCON 2 days to effect president’s directive ABUJA — FOLLOWING the directive of President Bola Tinubu for an immediate review of the 2026 Hajj fares, Vice President Kashim Shettima has directed the National Hajj Commission of Nigeria, NAHCON, to come up with new fares for the exercise...

…. as fresh suit queries his eligibility ABUJA– The Federal High Court sitting in Abuja, was Monday, asked to issue an order of perpetual injunction, restraining former President Goodluck Jonathan from presenting himself to any political party in the country for the purpose of contesting the 2027 presidential election. The...

ABUJA – Some governors and former ministers yesterday asked the Federal Government to reform the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, ahead of the 2027 general elections to restore public confidence in Nigeria’s democracy and strengthen electoral credibility. They spoke at a panel discussion hosted by the Athena Centre for Policy and...

President Bola Tinubu has called on Nigerians, particularly citizens of Plateau State, to embrace peace and religious tolerance, urging them to live together in mutual respect and harmony. The President made the appeal at the weekend during the funeral service of the late Nana Lydia Yilwatda, mother of the All...