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Day: February 27, 2026

US authorises non-emergency embassy staff to leave Israel

The US embassy in Jerusalem announced on Friday it was allowing non-emergency government personnel and family members to leave Israel “due to safety risks,” adding that people who wished to leave should do so while flights were still available. The announcement follows repeated threats from President Donald Trump to strike Iran, and with the United…

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Senator Mpigi’s demise, difficult to process – Nwoko

Sen. Ned Nwoko (APC-Delta) and Chairman Senate Committee on Reparations and Repatriation on Friday mourned his late colleague, Sen. Barinada Mpigi. Mpigi representing the Rivers South-East Senatorial District, died Feb. 19, at the age of 64. Nwoko representing Delta North Senatorial District in his tribute to the late lawmaker in Abuja, said that the news…

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EFCC re-arraigns Malami, wife, son on money laundering charge

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), on Friday, re-arraigned Mr Abubakar Malami, SAN, former Attorney-General of the Federation (AGF); his wife, Asabe Bashir; and son, Abdulaziz, on money laundering offences. They were re-arraigned before Justice Joyce Abdulmalik of the Federal High Court in Abuja, following the reassignment of the case to the new trial…

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NISO attributes declining power output to gas supply shortfalls

ABUJA — The Nigerian Electricity System Operator (NISO) has attributed the country’s current low power output to generation shortfalls and limitations in gas supply to thermal power plants. In a statement released on February 27, 2026, NISO said the average available generation of approximately 4.3 GW is largely due to inadequate gas supply, which directly…

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