Olayinka Babatunde, Author at Patriotic Insights News

Energy and Power

January 23, 2026

FG Orders Free Meter Installation, Threatens Sanctions for Offenders

The Federal Government has directed electricity distribution companies (DisCos) and installers to provide prepaid meters to consumers free of charge, warning that any demand for payment will attract prosecution. Minister of Power, Adebayo Adelabu, made the declaration on Thursday

Politics

January 23, 2026

Court verdict: Otti urges Abure faction to embrace peace, reconciliation

Abia State Governor, Alex Otti, has called on the Julius Abure-led faction of the Labour Party (LP) to abandon hostilities, accept forgiveness and comply with the judgment of the Federal High Court recognising the Nenadi Usman-led leadership of the

Insecurity

January 23, 2026

Mutfwang condemns fresh terror attack on Plateau mining community

Plateau State Governor, Caleb Mutfwang, has condemned the killing of seven miners by suspected terrorists in Kuru community, Jos South Local Government Area of the state. The attack, which occurred on Wednesday night, left several others injured and has

Politics

January 23, 2026

Wike drags FCTA unions to court over strike

The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, has dragged the Joint Unions Action Committee (JUAC) of the Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA) before the National Industrial Court over the ongoing indefinite strike embarked upon by workers

World News

January 23, 2026

Turkey Moves to Return 76 Suspected Nigerian Artefacts

Turkey has identified 76 wooden and metal artefacts believed to belong to Nigeria, raising fresh hopes for the repatriation of the country’s looted cultural heritage. The Turkish Ambassador to Nigeria, Mehmet Poroy, disclosed this on Thursday in Abuja during

Judiciary

January 23, 2026

Lawyer Drags Malami to Court, Demands N1trn Over Alleged Unlawful Sack, Rights

A lawyer, Tonye Clinton Jaja, has instituted a N1 trillion fundamental rights enforcement suit against former Attorney-General of the Federation (AGF) and Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami (SAN), over his alleged unlawful removal as chairman of the governing board

FG Orders Free Meter Installation, Threatens Sanctions for Offenders

Court verdict: Otti urges Abure faction to embrace peace, reconciliation

Mutfwang condemns fresh terror attack on Plateau mining community

Wike drags FCTA unions to court over strike

Turkey Moves to Return 76 Suspected Nigerian Artefacts

Lawyer Drags Malami to Court, Demands N1trn Over Alleged Unlawful Sack, Rights

Kwara approves cash backing for 2025 TESCOM promotions

World Bank approves $1.25bn loan for Nigeria amid

World Cup 2026: Zlatan Ibrahimovic names 5 best

2026 World Cup: Mbappé surpasses Klose, moves ahead

2027: Peter Obi Vows Jail Terms for Electoral

600 Lagos-Calabar Coastal Highway Workers Protest Salary Cuts,

TUC Rejects FG’s N70,000 Wage Award, Demands N300,000

NIS Inauguration: Don Warns Surveyors Against Falling Behind

How Rauf Aregbesola Sparked Nigeria’s Sukuk Revolution-

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