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New Electricity Tariff: Full List Of Eko Electric 21 Band A Areas

April 6, 2024 Dr Ogheneyoma Grace

On Wednesday, the Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC) sanctioned a significant rise in electricity tariffs for customers categorized under Band A. This adjustment will impact certain customers of the Eko…

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Truck Crushes Two Siblings To Death

April 6, 2024 Dr Ogheneyoma Grace

Sources said that the victims, who were on a motorcycle, were crushed to death by a truck loaded with sand at about 10:25 am on Saturday. Over the weekend, two…

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Labour Threatens Showdown As FG Insists On Electricity Tariff Hike

April 6, 2024 Dr Ogheneyoma Grace

The Federal Government, on Friday, insisted on the 240 per cent hike in tariff payable by power consumers in the band ‘A’ category despite calls for its reversal. It also…

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Edo Deputy Governor Philip Shaibu’s Impeachment Panel Concludes: What We Know

April 6, 2024 Gideon Ese

Details have emerged as “Edo Deputy Governor Philip Shaibu’s Impeachment Panel Concluded.   The Deputy Governor of Edo State, Philip Shaibu, failed to appear before the seven-man panel that probed…

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New Details Emerge as Fubara Declares Rivers PDP Caretaker Committee List Fake

April 6, 2024 Gideon Ese

Fubara Discredits Rivers PDP Caretaker Committee List Rivers State Governor, Siminalayi Fubara, has declared the list of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Caretaker Committee members for the state and local…

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Lawyer Calls on National Assembly for Special Cell, Restroom Provisions for Trans People

April 6, 2024 Gideon Ese

Attorney Petitions National Assembly to Legislate Separate Cells and Lavatories for Transgender Community Activist lawyer, Maduabuchi Idam, has called on the National Assembly to pass legislation for the establishment of…

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EPL: I See Them – Arteta Disagrees With Rival Manager Over Comment On Arsenal

April 6, 2024 Dr Ogheneyoma Grace

Arsenal manager, Mikel Arteta has disagreed with his Luton Town counterpart, Rob Edwards for labelling the Gunners as having no weaknesses after seeing them in midweek. Edwards had said that…

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Alleged Assassination Attempt: Agbese Lied – Benue Deputy Speaker, Ogenyi Speaks

April 5, 2024 Dr Ogheneyoma Grace

The Deputy Speaker of the Benue State House of Assembly, Hon Lami Danladi Ogenyi, has refuted the claim made by Philip Agbese, the member representing Ado, Okpokwu, and Ogbadibo Federal…

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Bobrisky Kept In Separate Cell As EFCC Plans To Arraign Him Over Alleged Money Laundering And Abuse Of N490,000

April 5, 2024 Dr Ogheneyoma Grace

Controversial crossdresser, Idris Okuneye aka Bobrisky will be today, arraigned before a Federal High Court sitting in Lagos by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, over naira mutilation and…

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I’ll Expose My Son’s Killer Soon – Mohbad’s Dad

April 5, 2024 Dr Ogheneyoma Grace

Mohbad passed away under controversial circumstances on September 12, 2023, and was laid to rest the next day. Joseph Aloba, the father of the late singer Ilerioluwa Olademeji Aloba, popularly…

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Ex-Convict Arrested For Alleged Theft Of AC In Ogun

April 5, 2024 Dr Ogheneyoma Grace

An ex-convict, Ezekiel Thankgod, has been arrested by the Ogun State Community, Social Orientation and Safety Corps, codenamed So-Safe, over the alleged theft of an air conditioner in Ojuore area…

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Bandits Kill 7, Abduct 13 Family Members In Kaduna And FCT

April 5, 2024 Dr Ogheneyoma Grace

A community leader has been killed while others were abducted as bandits attacked Kaduna State and the Federal Capital Territory (FCT). It was gathered that the gunmen shot dead the…

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Kwara Deputy Gov Loses Mum

April 5, 2024 Dr Ogheneyoma Grace

Mama Ena Maud Alabi, mother of Kwara State Deputy Governor, Mr Kayode Alabi, is dead. The Jamaican-born, Nigerian by citizenship and marriage, died in the early hours of Friday at…

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9-Year-Old Killed As Ogun Transformer Explodes

April 5, 2024 Dr Ogheneyoma Grace

An electric transformer exploded on Wednesday, April 3, leading to the death of a 9-year-old boy in Papalanto community in the Ewekoro Local Government Area of Ogun State. The explosion killed…

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Update: Olubadan to Be, Olakulehin, Meets with Kingmakers Today

April 5, 2024 Gideon Ese

The Olubadan-designate, Oba Owolabi Olakulehin, is set to meet the Ibadan kingmakers today (Friday). He is currently at his private residence at No. 1, Cassia Street, Alalubosa Government Reserved Area…

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Haaland Vs Kane: They’re Not On Same Planet – Burley Chooses Better Striker

April 5, 2024 Dr Ogheneyoma Grace

Former Chelsea midfielder Craig Burley has chosen Bayern Munich’s Harry Kane as a better striker over Manchester City’s Erling Haaland. Burley believes Haaland is not on the same planet as…

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In My Part Of Igbo, Any Child Born In Marriage Belongs To The Husband, Whether He Is The Real Father Or Not – Lady Says

April 5, 2024 Dr Ogheneyoma Grace

A Nigerian lady, Ekwutosinam Ada, from Nsukka, Enugu State, has taken to Facebook to state that in her place, any child born in the marriage belongs to the husband. According…

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NANs Role is to Safeguard Students Not Government – Falana

April 5, 2024 Gideon Ese

Human rights activist, Mr. Femi Falana, SAN, expressed concern yesterday that the leadership of the National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS) has become a government mouthpiece, deviating from the union’s…

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President Tinubu Calls for Unity, Rejects Division within ECOWAS

April 5, 2024 Gideon Ese

Tinubu’s Message to ECOWAS: Unite Against Forces of Division President Bola Tinubu has called on the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) member states to unite, strengthen ties, and…

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The Baby Looks Like Nathaniel Bassey, That’s An Opinion Not A Crime — Man Sued By Gospel Singer Insists (Video)

April 4, 2024 Dr Ogheneyoma Grace

One of the social media users sued by gospel singer, Nathaniel Bassey for defamation has insisted that he merely stated an opinion that he believes is not a crime. The…

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