Dr. Adedeji Adeleke, billionaire businessman and father of popular music star David Adeleke, also known as Davido, has claimed that he generates 15 per cent of Nigeria’s electricity. Speaking at the Seventh-Day Adventist Church’s General Conference Annual Council 2024 on Tuesday, Adeleke revealed that his ventures generate 15 percent of Nigeria’s electricity supply. He disclosed…

“… I warned against state capture in 2019” Professor Pat Utomi, former presidential aspirant, a professor of political economy and management expert is worried by Nigeria’s state of affairs and wants urgent action to halt the country’s slide to economic abyss. Utomi, who is currently on Woodrow Wilson’s fellowship in the United States and won’t…

Governors of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) led by Governor Ademola Adeleke on Tuesday at the Ondo state governorship rally reaffirmed its united front for the party amidst recent removal and counter-removal of national officials from the party. Governor Adeleke who is the Chairman of the Ondo State Governorship Campaign Council told the party faithful…

The Confederation of African Football has announced that the second leg of the Africa Cup of Nations Morocco 2025 qualifier fixture between the Super Eagles and Libya, scheduled for Tuesday, will not take place. This follows the Nigerians’ boycott of the fixture in protest against what they described as the inhumane treatment they suffered in…

The Ibadan Electricity Distribution Company has warned its customers about a surge in fraudulent activities involving meter replacement agents. In a disclaimer posted on its X platform on Monday, the IBEDC management said the company has received numerous reports of individuals posing as IBEDC staff and attempting to deceive customers into paying for unauthorised meter…

The Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party Governors Forum and Governor of Bauchi State, Bala Mohammed, announced that the PDP governors have settled the factional crisis affecting the party’s National Working Committee. He said this on Tuesday when journalists approached him at the Private Wing of Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport in Abuja. The Chairman of…

The Tunisian pilot who flew the Nigerian team to Libya has shed light on the circumstances that led to the unexpected diversion of their flight to a remote airport, Al-Abraq, instead of their intended destination, Benghazi. The diversion has been a subject of controversy since Sunday when the Nigerian delegation en route to Benghazi for…

A Russian missile strike overnight killed a woman and wounded 16 people in Mykolaiv in southern Ukraine, where Moscow has ramped up aerial attacks, authorities said Tuesday. Images distributed by first responders showed several buildings engulfed in flames and firefighters working to extinguish the blaze. “Last night the enemy attacked Mykolaiv. A woman was killed,”…

Secretary to the Kano State Government (SSG), Abdullahi Baffa Bichi, has opened up on a campaign instigating Governor Abba Kabir Yusuf against the leader of the Kwankwasiyya movement, Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso, which was linked to him being the sponsor. The SSG openly dissociated himself from the group shortly after a closed door meeting held with…

The New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP) in Kano has announced the suspension of the State Secretary to the State Government (SSG), Abdullahi Baffa Bichi, and the Commissioner of transportation, Muhammad Diggol. The State party Chairman, Hashim Sulaiman Dungurawa, confirmed this to our reporter late Monday. Earlier, an audio clip where he announced the suspension of…