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News Commentary The exploitative estimated billing and manipulative prepaid meter distribution to consumers give consumers a source of concern. Straightnews online writes a comprehensive critique of the what the paper sees as “satanic billing regime’ and offers a reform roadmap to the haranguing mess plaguing our society. It is a tale as old as the deregulation of Nigeria’s power sector — one riddled with inefficiency, impunity, and a deliberate disdain for the very citizens it purports to serve. At the heart of this lamentable narrative sits the Port Harcourt Electricity Distribution Company (PHED), whose billing practices have, over the years,…

The Civil Society Organisations (CSOs) Conference in Akwa Ibom State has called on National Assembly to amend the 1999 Constitution of the Federal of Nigeria to enshrine local government autonomy. The CSOs conference stated this in a communique signed by Otuekong Franklyn Isong, CHRAN Director and issued at the end of a one-day Annual Civil Society Organisations Conference in Uyo on Monday, 6 October, 2025. Others who signed the communiqué were Comrade Ifot N. Ifot, Chief Executive Officer, Peoples’ Rights To Life Development Foundation (PERLDEF) & Chairman of the Communique Drafting Committee; Comrade (Dr.) Victor David, Executive Director, Vital Partners For…

The Nigerian Army has captured a ‘high-value’ terror suspect in Akwa Ibom and neutralized others in major operational successes from other states.  In a statement on Friday, October 10, 2025, the Army said the suspect identified as Emmanuel Akpan, is currently in DSS custody for further investigation. “The Nigerian Army has recorded significant operational gains across multiple theatres of operation within the last few days, leading to the arrest of a high-value target, neutralization of terrorists, recovery of arms and ammunition and the surrender of insurgents,” the statement reads. Also read: Nigerian Army vows to continue operations in Okuama Nigerian Army…

The Nigeria Police Force has confirmed the temporary suspension of the enforcement of vehicle tinted glass permits after talks with NBA. This comes following a meeting between the Inspector-General of Police, Kayode Adeolu Egbetokun, and a delegation of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) led by its President, Afam Osigwe, SAN, at the Force Headquarters in Abuja on Wednesday, October 8. In a statement, the Force Public Relations Officer, ACP Benjamin Hundeyin, said the NBA delegation’s visit focused on issues surrounding the enforcement of the Motor Vehicles (Prohibition of Tinted Glass) Act, 1991 by the Police. Also read: NBA sues IGP over…

The World Bank’s report estimating that 139 million Nigerians are living in poverty, insisting that the figure does not reflect current realities under President Bola Tinubu’s administration is a slap on the face of, and a wake-up call on, Nigerian Government that depends on the money lender’s economic advice. Based on the World Bank mocking Nigerian Government, Straightnews Online writes a critical news analysis on the bank’s stance and suggests ways to get of the foreigner’s devious booby trap. In a rather unsettling commentary that has stirred controversy in development circles, the World Bank recently raised eyebrows with what many…

Nigerian Government saddened by the World Bank’s report estimating that 139 million Nigerians are living in poverty has rejected it, insisting that the figure does not reflect current realities under President Bola Tinubu’s administration. A statement by the Special Adviser to the President on Media and Public Communication, Sunday Dare, said the data quoted by the World Bank must be properly contextualised, noting that it was based on historical and modelled estimates rather than real-time assessments. According to him, the World Bank’s estimate was derived from the global poverty benchmark of $2.15 per person per day set in 2017 under…

The internecine killing in Nigeria has been confirmed by the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN), as genocide targeted at Christians, particularly those in Northern Nigeria. CAN’s national leadership, on Wednesday, in a statement signed by its president, Archbishop Daniel Okoh, said it acknowledged government and security agencies’ efforts in tackling national security challenges, while equally urging that perpetrators of violence be brought to justice swiftly. Clarifying its stance on the recent conversations on faith, violence and insecurity, the religious body affirmed “that many Christian communities in parts of Nigeria, especially in the North, have suffered severe attacks, loss of life,…

By Prof Jacob Jacob Good afternoon. I was 11 years old when I learned what a letter bomb can do to a human body. My father had come home from work in Calabar in South-eastern Nigeria where I grew up and left a magazine on our living room table. And I was the kind of 11- year-old kid who was drawn to news. So, I picked it up. On the cover of the magazine was a photograph of a dead man with a horrible gash on his face. The headline read: ‘‘Who killed Dele Giwa? I took that magazine to…

By Aniefiok Christopher  Participants at the 2025 Annual Civil Society Organizations (CSOs) Conference held in Uyo on Monday accused governors of undermining local government autonomy nationwide. Specifically, the 36 State Governors are blamed for lacking political will in implementing local government autonomy in the country. Speaking at the conference organised by the Center For Human Rights and Accountability Network (CHRAN), the participants including serving and former political office holders in Akwa Ibom State maintained that the recent Supreme Court Judgment on Local Government Autonomy has done little or nothing in solving the fundamental problems associated with the administration of local…

A Nigerian Army Officer, identified as Lt. Samson Haruna, has been reported dead following an attack by his wife during a heated domestic feud. Haruna was said to have died after sustaining severe burns when his wife allegedly set him ablaze in the course of a fight. Zagazola Makama, a counter-insurgency expert, stated this in a post on his X handle on Tuesday. Makama said that the tragic incident, which occurred at the Wellington Bassey Barracks, Ibagwa, Abak Local Government Area of Akwa Ibom State, has thrown the expansive barracks into mourning. The officer, who was also a medical doctor…