Tinubu approves N3.3trn plan to clear power sector debts, restore electricity
President Bola Tinubu has approved a N3.3 trillion payment plan to settle decade-long debts crippling Nigeria's power sector, in what the presidency described as a landmark step toward restoring reliable electricity supply across the country. The debt repayment plan, announced on Sunday through the State House, follows a comprehensive review and verification of legacy liabilities that accumulated in the power...
‘Insidious fabrication’: ADC dismisses David Mark’s resignation
The African Democratic Congress (ADC) has dismissed reports alleging that the party’s National Chairman, David Mark, has stepped down from his position. The Media Office of the ADC National Chairman made this known via a statement issued on Sunday, April 5, 2026. The party described the claim as “an insidious fabrication” orchestrated by individuals it described as “puerile, weak, and inconsiderate...
Gas tank explosion rocks Kaduna motor park
An early morning explosion at Mando Motor Park in Kaduna State sent residents and commuters into a panic on Sunday before authorities confirmed it was not a bomb blast but a gas-related incident. The explosion, which occurred around 3:00am, involved a luxury bus powered by compressed natural gas. The Kaduna State Police Command said preliminary findings indicated that an overfilled...
Empty tomb is proof of victory over sin, death — Bishop Odedeji
The Anglican Bishop of Lagos West, Rt. Rev. James Olusola Odedeji, has declared that the death and resurrection of Jesus Christ remains the most decisive event in human history — and the only credible answer to humanity's twin enemies of sin and death. Odedeji made the assertion on Sunday, April 5, while delivering an Easter sermon at the Archbishop Vining...
Atiku signs $1.2m US lobbying deal to shape his reputation
Former Vice-President Atiku Abubakar has retained a Washington-based lobbying firm at a cost of $1.2 million to improve his standing among American policymakers and counter what his camp perceives as unfavourable narratives promoted by the Nigerian government in the United States. Documents filed with the US Department of Justice reveal that Atiku signed an agreement with Von Batten-Montague-York, L.C. on...
Police probe officers for harassing Lagosians during stop-and-search operation
The Inspector-General of Police (IGP), Olatunji Disu, has directed officers captured in a viral stop-and-search video in Lagos to report to the Nigeria Police Force Headquarters in Abuja for disciplinary proceedings. The Force Media Officer, CSP Aliyu Giwa, made this known in a statement issued on Sunday, April 5, 2026. Giwa said the officers involved in the incident at Satellite Town...
NDLEA uncovers UK-bound cocaine in palm kernel oil cans, nabs kingpin in Lagos
The operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) have intercepted cocaine consignments concealed in tins of palm kernel extract heading to the United Kingdom at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport in Ikeja, Lagos State. The NDLEA spokesman, Femi Babafemi, in a statement on Sunday, April 5, said the breakthrough began on March 11, 2026, when the anti-narcotic officers...
NDLEA nabs pastor, wife with skunk in Lagos
A pastor and his wife are in the custody of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency after operatives discovered 11 kilograms of skunk concealed in hidden compartments of their vehicle at a Lagos checkpoint — one of several drug busts recorded by the agency in a nationwide sweep over the past week. The suspects, Pastor Afolabi Hodonu, 45, said to...
Gunmen kill seven, abduct others in Kaduna Easter attack
Suspected terrorists have killed at least seven people and abducted several others in a brazen Easter Sunday attack on two churches in Ariko community, Kachia Local Government Area of Kaduna State, renewing fears over the deteriorating security situation in Southern Kaduna. The assailants stormed the community in the early hours of Sunday, targeting the First ECWA Church and St. Augustine...
‘You can never win Kano,’ Gov Yusuf taunts ADC, backs Tinubu for 2027
Kano State Governor Abba Kabir Yusuf has dismissed the African Democratic Congress as a party of "jokers," declaring that the opposition platform stands no chance of winning any election in Kano as he threw his full weight behind President Bola Tinubu's 2027 re-election bid. Yusuf made the remarks on Saturday while addressing a large and jubilant crowd of supporters at...
