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Transmission Company of Nigeria has announced a blackout in five Northern Nigerian states, including part of the Niger Republic. TCN disclosed this in a statement on Saturday by its spokesperson, Ndidi Mbah. The Nigerian government agency said the outage is due to annual maintenance on its Mando–Kumbotso 330kV Transmission Line scheduled for Sunday, 31st May 2026.Consequently, Kano Electricity Distribution Company will be unable to supply electricity to Kano, Katsina, Jigawa, Bauchi, Yobe, and parts of the Niger Republic. “The outage is necessary to enable TCN’s maintenance crew to amend a damaged Red Phase Conductor on Tower T187 along the line route.“Consequently, Kano Electricity Distribution Company (KEDCO) will be unable to off-take el...

Operatives of the Imo State Police Command have arrested three suspects in connection with the alleged m#rder of a 21-year-old student of the Federal University of Technology, Owerri (FUTO), Chinedu Chibuzor Christogonus, whose death occurred under suspicious circumstances on May 30.Preliminary investigation by the police reveals that the deceased, a 100-level student of Cyber Security and a member of the Man O’ War organization in FUTO, was allegedly subjected to severe ass@ult by some members of the organization following an accusation of theft involving the sum of Thirteen Thousand Five Hundred Naira (N13,500).The command's imagemaker, DSP Henry Okoye, said the suspects currently in police custody are Chukwuemeka Benedict (21), Kelechi Gospel Ikenna (24), and Obioma Anastasi...

Bandits have abducted Major General Rabe Abubakar (rtd) and his wife in Matazu Local Government Area of Katsina State.According to a security source who spoke with Daily Trust, Abubakar, who was Director of Defence Information, was travelling to Katsina for a wedding when the armed men struck on Saturday, May 30, 2026.The driver was said to have escaped with gunshot injury but the retired General and his wife were whisked into the forest.In a video circulating on social media, the vehicle in which the victims were travelling was seen parked inside Matazu Divisonal Police Headquarters.According to the publication, at least two gunshot holes on the body of the red Peugeot 504 car was spotted by their reporter.  The military has commenced efforts to secure the release...

Benin-based legal practitioner, Daniel Osa-Ogbegie, has defended the leadership of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Edo State, saying the party under Governor Monday Okpebholo and the state chairman, Jarrett Tenebe, is deliberately dismantling the old political order through a generational shift aimed at empowering younger leaders.Osa-Ogbegie, in a statement on Saturday said Edo politics had for decades been dominated by the same set of political actors who moved from one public office to another, leaving little room for younger and capable individuals to participate meaningfully in governance and party administration.According to him, the current APC leadership has demonstrated the courage to alter that trend by creating opportunities for a new generation of political actors...

Governor Seyi Makinde of Oyo State has assured the families of pupils and teachers abducted in communities around Oriire Local Government Area that his administration will do everything possible within the ambit of the law to secure their safe release.The visit came amid growing anxiety over the abduction of primary school pupils and their teachers.Addressing the gathering, the governor said the state government shared the pain and concerns of the families and remained fully committed to ensuring the victims’ safe return.“I understand the pain and anxiety that many of you are experiencing at this moment. As your government, we share your concerns, and we are fully committed to securing the safe return of our children and their teachers,” he said.Makinde explained that secu...