The Federal Government has banned electricity distribution companies (DisCos) and their installers from collecting any form of payment for electricity meters, warning that any official or contractor found extorting customers will be prosecuted. The Minister of Power, Adebayo Adelabu, issued the warning on Thursday during an on-the-spot inspection of newly imported smart meters at APM Terminals in Apapa, Lagos. The meters were procured under the World Bank–funded Distribution Sector Recovery […]

A peaceful protest erupted on Friday in Ijebu-Ode, Ogun State, as residents took to the streets to oppose alleged moves to impose the next Awujale of Ijebuland. The protesters, made up of youths, community leaders, and concerned indigenes, marched along Awujale Palace Road before proceeding to the Ijebu-Ode Local Government Secretariat to formally register their displeasure. Chanting solidarity songs and carrying placards with various inscriptions, the demonstrators called for transparency, […]

Nigerian music star David Adeleke, popularly known as Davido, has expressed gratitude to his father, Adedeji Adeleke, for publicly defending him amid an ongoing paternity dispute involving an alleged baby mama, Ayo Labinjoh. The controversy began after a teenage girl, Aanu Adeleke, identified as Labinjoh’s daughter, wrote an open letter to Davido demanding that he submit to a paternity test. Davido, however, denied knowing Labinjoh and stated that several DNA […]

Oyo State Governor Seyi Makinde on Thursday met with President Bola Ahmed Tinubu at the State House, Abuja, a development that has fuelled political speculation amid ongoing realignments ahead of the 2027 general elections. Makinde, a prominent figure in the opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), arrived at the Presidential Villa shortly after Plateau State Governor Caleb Mutfwang, who recently defected from the PDP to the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC). […]