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Low power generation in 14 plants cripple electricity supply nationwide -TCN

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The Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN), has said that power generating profile in the last two months showed that 14 gas stations were either not generating at all or had limited generation at various times within the period. Spokesperson for TCN, Ndidi Mba, said the development further depleted the quantum of power generation available for transmission into the grid on daily basis. This is coming at a time consumers are expected to pay more for electricity under the Service Based Tariff (SBT). The SBT was introduced on the ground that…

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Court sacks Umahi, Deputy, others for defecting to APC

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A Federal High Court sitting in Abuja on Tuesday declared as illegal, the defection of Governor Dave Umahi of Ebonyi State and his deputy, Dr. Kelechi Igwe, from the Peoples Democratic Party to the All Progressives Congress. The court presided over by Justice Inyang Ekwo, made the order in a judgment on a suit filed by the PDP seeking the removal of Umahi and Igwe from office. While Umahi, at a press conference in Abakaliki berated the judge and insisted that he remained the state governor, the PDP National Chairman,…

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FirstBank Partners with CDC/BII to Support Women and Small Business Owners with a US$100 million Credit Facility

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-Facility to strengthen FirstBank’s commitment to gender financing with US$30 million targeted to women-owned and led businesses -Partnership will enhance funding to local SMEs to boost growth and promote financial and social inclusion across Nigeria -The facility adds US$100 million to CDC/BII’s contribution to the 2XChallenge First Bank of Nigeria Limited, Nigeria’s premier and leading financial inclusion services provider, has announced its partnership with CDC Group, the UK Government’s development finance institution on a US$100 million finance facility to FirstBank. This new facility will direct funding to women-owned and led…

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BRT driver arrested as missing lady found dead by Carter Bridge

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A 21-year-old tailor, Oluwabamise Ayanwole, who was recently declared missing has been found dead. A Lagos Bus Rapid Transit driver, Andrew Nice, alleged to be involved in her abduction has been arrested. The police also said the remains of the victim had been recovered. Oluwabamise, who closed from work around 7pm on February 26, was on her way to visit her brother, Pelumi, when she boarded the BRT vehicle around Chevron Bus-stop, in the Lekki area of the state. The busman, Omininikoron, was said to be conveying the victim to…

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Sunday Igboho granted conditional release in Benin Republic

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Sunday Adeyemo aka Sunday Igboho, has been granted conditional release from detention in Benin Republic. The Pan Yoruba socio-political organisation, Afenifere, has described the release of Yoruba Nation agitator, as a personal liberty and victory for those who believe in personal liberty and right of the people to self-determination. The National Publicity Secretary of Afenifere, Jare Ajayi, said this on Monday. He said, “Afenifere and indeed Yoruba people as a whole are very happy that the Yoruba Nation agitator has been released. “Sunday Igboho’s release is not just for him…

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Anambra Court orders arrest of Rev Father over threat to life

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A Chief Magistrate Court, sitting in Umunze, Orumba South Local Government Area of Anambra state, has ordered the arrest of a Rev. Father, Ejike Nwankwo, over a case of assault, malicious damage and conduct likely to cause breach of peace standing against him in the  court. Issuing a warrant of arrest against Rev Father Nwankwo, the presiding Magistrate, His Worship Nnaemeka Nnacheta, ordered that the cleric should be arrested anywhere he is seen and brought to court to answer charges against him. In a five count charge at the Magistrate…

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Lady goes missing after boarding BRT bus, Police begin probe

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The Lagos State Police Command’s spokesperson, in a statement this weekend, disclosed that two suspects have been arrested in connection with the alleged disappearance of Ayanwole Oluwabamise, a 22-year-old lady, who boarded a Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) vehicle on February 26. It was gathered that the alleged victim, Miss Oluwabamise Ayanwola, who works as a fashion designer at Chevron Estate, Ajah and spends weekends at Ota, Ogun State, with her sister, was returning to Ota when she boarded a BRT bus with number 240257 going to Oshodi at about 7…

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Ex minister sentenced to three months imprisonment for fraud

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Former Minister of Water Resources, Sarah Ochekpe, has been sentenced to three months imprisonment by a Federal High Court in Jos, alongside two others for N450 million fraud. The two others are Raymond Dabo and Leo Jitung, both sentenced to three months imprisonment each. The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) charged them in 2018 with conspiracy and money laundering. Delivering the ruling, Justice Musa Kurna, gave the convicts an option to pay a fine of N1 million each. Ochekpe, Dabo and Jitung had entered a plea of no-case submission.…

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Event centre where petrol was shared as souvenir sealed by Lagos government

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Officials of the Lagos Safety Commission and the Rapid Response Squad have sealed Havillah Event Centre, Oniru, for contravening public safety rules for allowing sharing of the petroleum product in jerrycans. The senior special assistant (SSA) to the Governor of Lagos State on New Media, Jubril Gawat, said the Lagos State police commissioner has ordered the arrest of those involved. “There is no doubt that this action is dangerous and can lead to loss of lives and property,” Lagos State commissioner for information Gbenga Omotoso said in a statement earlier…

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CBA FOUNDATION LAUNCHES SOCIAL ENTERPRISE INITIATIVE TO TAKE INTERVENTION AMONG UNDERPRIVILEGED WIDOWS TO NEXT LEVEL

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If indications from two separate but related events that were held last December are anything to go by, then one of Nigeria’s most vulnerable groups may be on the verge of experiencing better times. The events, hosted in two separate states/regions and separated by a 20-day interval, held at a time when self-splurging by many young Nigerians was at octane levels, and saw young men and women behind an NGO that caters to the welfare of underprivileged widows and their vulnerable children, passionately putting the widows’ needs above their wants.…

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