•Governor Mohammed Bago of Niger State The Niger State Police Command has confirmed the arrest of a 38-year-old man, Hamisu Abdullahi, for allegedly shouting “no water, no light” during Governor Mohammed Umaru Bago’s visit to the Emir of Suleja after Eid-el-Fitr prayers on Friday. The police spokesperson in the state, SP Wasiu Abiodun, who con...
•Lagos residents protest blackout Frustration over persistent blackouts boiled over in Lagos today as residents took to the streets to protest the “epileptic” electricity supply across the state. A viral video circulating on social media today showed a group of protesters, primarily young Nigerians, marching through the Fadeyi area of Lagos. T...
•Peter Obi and Tinubu The 2023 presidential candidate of the Labour Party (LP), Mr. Peter Obi, has mocked President Bola Tinubu and the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) following yet another collapse of the national electricity grid, which plunged the country into widespread blackout. Obi, a former governor of Anambra State, recalled Tin...
•Tinubu The Yoruba Council of Elders, YCE, has told President Ahmed Tinubu, in an unmistakable term, that Nigerians are “suffering deeply” under his administration asking him to meet short term needs of the people before pursuing a long term vision. The elders’ council through its Secretary General, Chief Oladipo Oyewole, stressed that million...

