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A prolonged blackout may be imminent in Lagos State following a sudden shutdown of the Egbin Power Station and a simultaneous transmission line outage, the Nigerian Independent System Operator has said. The system operator disclosed in a statement on Thursday that the Egbin Power Station suffered a major operational disturbance, leading to a complete loss of generation and worsening supply constraints in the nation’s commercial hub. The development has also fuelled speculation about an incident that reportedly led to the death of a contractor, although the company has yet to confirm the cause or provide an official account of what…

The Supreme Court has laid to rest the leadership crisis rocking the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), invalidating the party’s convention held in Ibadan, the Oyo State capital, in November last year, and the emergence of Kabir Turaki as a rival national chairperson of the party alongside other members. A five-member panel of the Supreme Court affirmed the Court of Appeal’s decision in a 3-2 spit judgement. The judgement effectively ends the challenge to the faction of the party aligned with the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike. The Wike group held its convention in March, re-electing Abdulrahman…

Listening to Kenyan President William Ruto diss Nigerians with a smile from faraway Italy, one would think he had taken a page from Amos Tutuola’s The Palm-Wine Drinkard. It was obvious that Ruto assumed Nigerians spoke that variety of unconventional English rendered by Tutuola in his story of magical realism from Yoruba mythology. Yes, Tutuola’s English was neither the Oxford lexicon of Ngugi wa Thiong’o, nor, for that matter, the intense mastery of the Nobel-winning Wole Soyinka. It can be argued, however, that like Mark Twain’s The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, Tutuola didn’t set out to tell a story like…

April 29, 2026 21:31 GMT (UK), by Sri Aswin Mainoo set to pen new Arsenal contract Manchester United midfielder Kobbie Mainoo is expected to sign a new long-term contract in the next 24 hours, according to The Mirror. The England international had a tough start to the campaign under manager Ruben Amorim and he was hardly in the starting line-up.However, his situation completely changed with Amorim’s exit. Under interim boss Michael Carrick, he has been a mainstay in midfield.Mainoo recently returned to the England set-up as a result, and he looks an assured figure to play at the World Cup…

The husband of popular social media personality Eniola Fagbemi, known as Sisi Alagbo, Adesola Akeem, has issued a public apology over a leaked sex tape involving his wife, himself and another woman. The video went viral on Monday and has since generated widespread controversy online. The video, which depicted the trio in an intimate encounter, began circulating on WhatsApp groups and Telegram channels before spreading rapidly to gossip blogs, Instagram pages and explicit-content websites. In the footage, Fagbemi is seen filming Akeem having sexual relations with the third woman while all three were unclothed. It remains unclear how the video…

Skit maker, Clinton Atika, also known as Rukky Funny, has 180,000 followers on Instagram. He talks to FAITH AJAYI about his career  Tell us about your family and educational background. I am the only male child of my parents. I had my secondary education at Abraka Grammar School, Delta State. I went on to take an online course in Data Analysis, When did you become active on social media? Before I started making skits, I had been active on social media since 2019, doing ‘selfie videos’. I actually started making comedy skits in 2021. How did you begin your journey…

The Calabar Zone of the Academic Staff Union of Universities has warned of a looming “total, comprehensive and indefinite” strike in state-owned universities over the Federal Government’s non-implementation of agreements, unpaid allowances and continued neglect of staff welfare. The ASUU Calabar Zone represents academic staff across public universities in Abia, Akwa Ibom, Ebonyi, Cross River in parts of the South-East and South-South. In a statement issued after a zonal meeting on Tuesday in Calabar signed by the Zonal Coordinator, Ikechuku Igwenyi, and chairpersons of ASUU branches within the component states, the group noted that the union could no longer guarantee…

A new digital automotive platform focused exclusively on Chinese vehicle brands has launched in Nigeria, signalling a deeper shift toward technology-driven car ownership and a rising consumer appetite for alternatives to the country’s dominant used-vehicle market. ChineseCars.ng said in a statement on Monday that its entry into the market is aimed at transforming how Nigerians discover, evaluate, and purchase brand-new vehicles by providing a centralised, data-driven platform tailored to local needs. The company positions itself as a bridge between global Chinese automakers and Nigerian buyers, combining real-time price estimation, expert reviews, and direct access to dealerships. The launch comes at…

The pump prices of Premium Motor Spirit (petrol) are nearing N1,400 per litre in many parts of the country as the United States and Iran fail to agree on a ceasefire that should lead to the reopening of the Strait of Hormuz. As the crisis in the Middle East lingers, coupled with the exit of the United Arab Emirates from the Organisation of the Petroleum Exporting Countries on Tuesday, the prices of petrol have continued to rise. From $105 per barrel on Monday, Brent crude jumped to $118 on Wednesday. As a result, the Dangote Petroleum Refinery jerked up its…

Crude oil prices climbed sharply on Wednesday with Brent crude rising to about $114 per barrel, the highest level in a month as supply concerns intensified following reports that the United States may extend its blockade of Iranian ports. The rally reflects growing fears of prolonged disruption in the Middle East, particularly around the Strait of Hormuz, a critical global oil transit route. Analysts say the continued restriction of supply flows has tightened the market, driving an eight-day streak of price gains and pushing crude above $110 per barrel. Geopolitical Tensions Dominate Market Direction The ongoing conflict involving Iran remains…