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  By Idahosa Musa Edo State chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has expressed concerns over reports that the Edo State Government is considering the establishment of a state-owned airline. In a statement issued on Friday by its Publicity Secretary, Mr Dan Osa-Ogbegie, the opposition party said the proposal, if pursued, raises questions about priority setting in view of …

By Idahosa Musa Edo State Government has commenced the return of 2,950 plots of land to victims of the 2022 demolition exercise at Oke-Oroma Community in Oredo Local Government Area of the state, bringing relief to about 1,550 affected property owners. Recall that the immediate past administration in Edo State, on September 21, 2022, demolished about 90 houses in the …

Nigeria was plunged into widespread darkness on Friday following the collapse of the national electricity grid, the first such incident recorded in 2026. The system failure occurred around 1 pm, when load allocation to all electricity distribution companies (DisCos) fell to zero. Data obtained from the Nigerian Independent System Operator (NISO) showed that power generation dropped to zero megawatts (MW), …

  The House minority caucus, in an interim report released on Friday, said the alteration constitutes a breach of the Constitution and an affront to the legislature’s authority.. The House of Representatives Minority Caucus has formally confirmed that key provisions of Nigeria’s 2025 tax reform laws were altered in the versions gazetted and circulated to the public. it said the …

Governor Abba Yusuf of Kano State has formally resigned his membership of the New Nigeria People’s Party (NNPP), citing deepening internal crises within the party and the need to protect the broader interest of the people of Kano State. The governor conveyed his decision in a letter addressed to the Chairman of the NNPP in Diso–Chiranchi Ward, Gwale Local Government …

After three decades of military interventions and dominance, a convergence of anti-military forces, pro-democracy civil society organizations, determined Nigerian citizens and international pressure groups, would ensure that the dream of a democratic Nigeria was actualized to great hope and expectations of new found freedoms and all the celebrated gains of self-rule. This achievement was probably the most consequential democratic experiment …

Abuja was totally shut down on yesterday as the Nigeria Labour Congress, NLC threw its full weight behind the ongoing total and indefinite strike by workers of the Federal Capital Territory Administration, FCTA, declaring an all-out confrontation with what it described as an oppressive and insensitive administration. In a statement by its President, Joe Ajaero, the NLC accused the FCTA …

The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), Anambra State Command, has vowed to arrest and prosecute any individual or group involved in extorting prospective candidates ahead of the 2026 Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) registration. The State Commandant, Mr Olatunde Maku, gave the warning during a familiarization visit by the JAMB State Coordinator, Dr Dinah Obiano to the …

A Private Investigator, Prof. Sandra Duru, has called on the Police to expedite action on her petition against Sen. Natasha Uduaghan, representing Kogi Central, in the National Assembly. The private investigator, based in the US, told newsmen on Friday in Abuja, that there was no need for delay in the investigation of the issues raised in the petition. She said …

A new report by the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) has revealed that the world is investing far more in destroying nature than in saving it. The report, The State of Finance for Nature 2026, released on Thursday and obtained in Benin City, Edo State, noted that for every dollar spent on protecting ecosystems, 30 dollars were channelled into environmentally …