The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) faces a potential escalation of its internal crisis as two factional secretaries, Sunday Ude-Okoye and Samuel Anyanwu, plan to resume duties at the party’s National Headquarters, Wadata Plaza, Abuja, today. Both Ude-Okoye and Anyanwu confirmed their intentions to The PUNCH in separate interviews on Sunday. Henzodaily reports that the Court … Read more
The former presidential candidate of the Labour Party (LP) in the 2023 elections, Peter Obi, has reversed his statement condemning the federal government over an alleged National Grid collapse. Henzodaily reported that barely ten days into the new year, Nigeria’s national power grid reportedly experienced its first major collapse of 2025 on Saturday, allegedly plunging the … Read more
A former governor of Kano State, Ibrahim Shekarau, is spearheading efforts to forge an alliance between northern elites and southern political heavyweights ahead of the 2027 general elections. Sources who spoke with Punch revealed that former President Olusegun Obasanjo and former Head of State Yakubu Gowon are among those backing the initiative. Shekarau, a key … Read more
In a bid to enhance operational effectiveness and administrative efficiency, the Chief of Army Staff, Lt. General Olufemi Oluyede, has announced the appointment of new General Officers Commanding (GOCs), Principal Staff Officers (PSOs), Corps Commanders, and a new Commander for the Multinational Joint Task Force (MNJTF). The shake-up, announced on Saturday, is part of the … Read more
The Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) has debunked reports that the National Grid suffered its first collapse of 2025 on Saturday, 11th January. A statement signed by the TCN Public Affairs Manager, Ndidi Mbah, and made available to Henzodaily on Saturday, said what was incorrectly described as a grid collapse was actually a tripping of … Read more
Barely ten days into the new year, Nigeria’s national power grid has experienced its first major collapse of 2025, plunging the nation into a widespread blackout. This is the 13th grid failure in the past 13 months, and many Nigerians are frustrated by the recurring outages. Reports from the Punch indicate that power generation plummeted … Read more
Good morning Nigeria. Welcome to the Henzodaily roundup of top newspaper headlines in Nigeria for today, Saturday, 11th January, 2025. President Bola Ahmed Tinubu will depart Abuja on Saturday, to participate in the 2025 edition of Abu Dhabi Sustainability Week (ADSW 2025). Henzodaily reports that the President of the United Arab Emirates (UAE), Sheikh Mohamed … Read more
The United States (US) Embassy in Abuja and the Consulate General in Lagos will temporarily close on Thursday, January 9, 2025, to honour the late Jimmy Carter, former President of the United States, who passed away on December 29, 2024, at the age of 100. Henzodaily reports that the announcement was made on Wednesday via a … Read more
Henzodaily looks at the top happenings making headlines on the front pages of Nigeria’s national newspapers today Tuesday, 7th January 2025. The PUNCH: The ruling All Progressives Congress and supporters of the Labour Party presidential candidate in the 2023 election, Peter Obi, engaged themselves in a war of words on Monday over an alleged threat … Read more
Oil marketers have confirmed commencement of loading Automotive Gas Oil (diesel) and kerosene from the Warri Refining and Petrochemical Company (WRPC). Speaking to The PUNCH, the oil dealers urged for the production of Premium Motor Spirit (PMS or petrol) from the recently rehabilitated refinery. The WRPC, managed by the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL), resumed … Read more