News as it breaks
Barely two years after it was commissioned, the ₦5.6 billion solar hybrid power plant at Bayero University, Kano (BUK), collapsed, plunging the institution back into erratic electricity supply and rising energy costs. The 3.5-megawatt facility was inaugurated in September 2019 by former Vice President Yemi Osinbajo and was celebrated as…
The Chairman of the Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ), Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Council, Comrade Grace Ike, has renewed calls for deliberate and sustainable housing solutions for media professionals, urging government and industry stakeholders to prioritise journalists who she described as “critical nation builders and guardians of public accountability.” Comrade…
Primate Elijah Ayodele, founder of INRI Evangelical Spiritual Church, has denied claims that he attempted to extort N150 million from the Minister of Power, Bayo Adelabu. The allegations, reported by TheCable, suggested that Adelabu had petitioned the Department of State Services (DSS), accusing Ayodele of blackmail and demanding money and…
Former Labour Minister Chris Ngige was on Friday brought before an Abuja High Court in Gwarinpa by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) over an alleged ₦2.2 billion contract fraud. Justice Maryam Hassan ordered Ngige to remain in Kuje Prison pending his bail hearing, scheduled for December 14, 2025.…
The Dangote Petroleum Refinery has reduced the gantry price of petrol from N828 to N699 per litre, representing a N129 drop, about 15.58%, in the benchmark price of Premium Motor Spirit (PMS). The new pricing took effect on December 11, 2025, marking the refinery’s 20th petrol price adjustment this year,…
The Minister of Communications, Innovation and Digital Economy, Bosun Tijani, has dismissed claims that kidnappers and other criminals still operate with unregistered or fraudulently registered SIM cards despite the enforcement of Nigeria’s NIN–SIM linkage policy. Speaking during an interview on Channels Television’s Politics Today, Tijani said he was not aware…
The Peace Corps of Nigeria, PCN, has accused the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, of acting in bad faith following the arraignment of its National Commandant, Dr. Dickson Akoh, and Director of Finance, Omolola Aminat Ahmed, at the FCT High Court in Abuja on Thursday. A statement signed by…
Nigerian rapper and entertainer Okafor Uchenna Victor, popularly known as Mr Real, has openly called out veteran Afrobeat star Dbanj over unresolved professional and financial disputes. Speaking during an interview on TheBeat 99.9 FM, the Legbegbe crooner reflected on his past working relationship with the award-winning musician. Mr Real revealed…
Authorities in Wake County, North Carolina, have arrested Roseline Iyewande Ajeshola, a Nigerian-American woman and prominent Lagos socialite, for allegedly posing as a financial broker to defraud a victim of more than $247,000. Arrest warrants obtained from the Morrisville Police Department show that Ajeshola, a resident of Katy, Texas, is…
The student filmed engaging in a confrontation with a lecturer at Rivers State University has been detained and video shows him locked up following the incident. Now, an eyewitness has narrated what led to the altercation between the lecturer, who was a former Deputy Vice Chancellor and the student. The…
