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  …government would not subsidize electricity when it begins to generate its own independent power, saying consumers would discover that it would be cheaper to have 24-hour power supply. Abia State is set to disconnect from the national grid once a 125-megawatt gas turbine is added to Geometric Power, Aba, which currently has 141 megawatts capacity. Governor Alex Otti announced …

Former presidential candidate of the New Nigeria Peoples Party and ex-Governor of Kano State, Senator Rabiu Kwankwaso, has officially joined the African Democratic Congress.   The former Minister of Defence also registered with the party and received his membership card on Monday at Gidan Kwankwasiyya, Miller Road, Bompai, Kano. Present at the event include ADC National Chairman and former Senate …

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — U.S. President Donald Trump on Monday threatened widespread destruction of Iran’s energy resources and other vital infrastructure, including desalination plants that supply drinking water, if a deal to end the war is not reached “shortly.” Iran meanwhile struck a key water and electrical plant in Kuwait, and an oil refinery in Israel came under …

The Independent National Electoral Commission has recognised the faction of the National Working Committee of the Peoples Democratic Party backed by the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike. The electoral body reflected the development on its official website on Monday, where it published the updated leadership of the opposition party. Those listed include Abdulrahman Mohammed as National Chairman …

Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso, a former Governor of Kano State, has announced his resignation from the New Nigeria People’s Party (NNPP) ahead of planned defections to the African Democratic Congress (ADC). Kwankwasiyya Movement’s directive Kwankwaso, who was the party’s presidential candidate in the 2023 general elections, said his decision to dump NNPP was due to the need for political realignment. The …

  The court issued the orders in her judgement in the suit instituted by the Nyesom Wike-aligned faction of the PDP. The Federal High Court in Abuja on Monday again nullified the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) convention held in Ibadan, Oyo State, in November 2025, and barred the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) from recognising its outcome, including the leadership …

Following a widespread backlash, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said he had asked “relevant authorities” to allow Cardinal Pierbattista Pizzaballa, the Latin Patriarch, to hold services at Jerusalem’s Church of the Holy Sepulchre “as he wishes.” On Sunday, the Latin Patriarchate in Jerusalem said Israeli police prevented the church’s senior leaders from entering to celebrate Mass, citing security concerns. “For …

Russia has revoked the accreditation of a British diplomat over “intelligence and subversive activities,” the Federal Security Service (FSB) said on Monday. The diplomat, identified as second secretary of the British Embassy, Janse Van Rensburg, has been ordered to leave the country within two weeks, according to an FSB statement. The security service said it had documented the diplomat’s attempts …

A Civil Society Organisation has said that administrative and financial autonomy for Local Government Areas (LGAs) are critical, non-kinetic strategies to combatting insecurity and foster development. The Citizens Centre for Integrated Development and Social Rights (CCIDESOR) Co-ordinator, Dr Emeka Ononammadu, in collaboration with the Nigeria Civil Society Situation Room (NCSSR) made this known on Monday in Umuahia while unveiling the …

Troops of Operation ”HADIN KAI” repelled a coordinated attack by ISWAP terrorists on a Forward Operating Base (FOB) Mandaragirau in Sector 2 in Borno, killing 38 insurgents. This is contained in a statement issued by Lt.-Col. Sani Uba, Media Information Officer, Headquarters Joint Task Force (North East), said the attack occurred in the early hours of Saturday. Uba said that …