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Joseph Tegbe's panic response to power sector reform, By Adeola Akinremi

Nigeria, Sept. 19 -- In Ayn Rand's mystery story, the Atlas Shrugged, there is something Nigeria's Minister of Power, Joseph Tegbe, can absorb: reason. Rand's 1957 book remains valuable and useful ou... Read More


Why sharing my November 18 birthday with Rudeboy became difficult - Mr P

Nigeria, Sept. 19 -- Nigerian singer Peter Okoye, popularly known as Mr P and formerly one-half of P-Square, has explained why he stopped celebrating his birthday on November 18, the date he shares wi... Read More


CARSPO 2026: Police chiefs converge on Imo to shape 2027 election security

Nigeria, Sept. 19 -- The Nigeria Police Force is set to bring its senior leadership together in Owerri, Imo State, for the sixth Conference and Retreat for Senior Police Officers, CARSPO 2026, with th... Read More


'Agbara Nla' returns to cinemas 33 years after original release

Nigeria, Sept. 19 -- Thirty-three years after its original release, Mount Zion Faith Ministries' classic film "Agbara Nla" has returned in a new version. The original movie premiered in 1993, before ... Read More


NHRC, CISLAC seek transparent probe into deaths of 37 detained illegal mining suspects

Nigeria, Sept. 19 -- The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) and the Civil Society Legislative Advocacy Centre (CISLAC) have called for a transparent investigation into the deaths of at least 37 s... Read More


New NSCDC commandant arrives Niger amid deaths in custody probe

Nigeria, Sept. 19 -- A new Commandant of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) has arrived in Minna, Niger State. Abdulhamid Kabara took over from Suberu Aniviye on Saturday, amid inve... Read More


20 NSCDC officers suspended over deaths of detained suspected illegal miners

Nigeria, Sept. 19 -- The federal government has suspended 20 officers of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) in connection with the death of 37 suspected illegal miners in the corps' ... Read More


JPMorgan struggles to forecast oil price as Iran war deepens Nigeria's petrol concerns

Nigeria, Sept. 19 -- JPMorgan, one of the world's largest investment banks, says it no longer has a clear baseline view for the global oil market as the prolonged US-Israeli conflict with Iran continu... Read More


Hoodlums kill popular Enugu opposition politician

Nigeria, Sept. 19 -- Some armed hoodlums have killed a chieftain of the African Democratic Congress (ADC) in Enugu State, Ikechukwu Oloto. PREMIUM TIMES learnt that Mr Oloto was killed by the hoodlum... Read More


NASD appoints Arese Ugwu as acting MD, nine years after SEC suspension

Nigeria, Sept. 19 -- The National Association of Securities Dealers (NASD) appointed Arese Ugwu as its new Acting Managing Director, after serving a five-year regulatory suspension from capital market... Read More