Eko Electricity Distribution Company has announced on its twitter handle that the power outage being experienced is as a result of a system collapse in the National Grid noting that, it is working with transmittion company, TCN to restore the light. Lagos, Kaduna and other states have experienced total blackout on Sunday. In a Twitter message, the distribution company states: “Dear customer, The outage you’re experiencing is due to a system collapse on the National Grid. We are working with our TCN partners to restore supply as soon as possible.…
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Horror! Boko Haram members slaughter 43 farmers in Maiduguri
Boko Haram fighters has yet again killed about 43 farmers and injured six others working in rice fields near the capital city of Maiduguri on Saturday. The Boko Haram fighters tied up the farmers in a village of Koshobe and slit their throats, the militia said. “We have recovered 43 dead bodies, all of them slaughtered, along with six others with serious injuries,” said the militia leader Babakura Kolo, who helped the survivors. “It is no doubt the handiwork of Boko Haram who operate in the area and frequently attack…
Read MoreFirst class traditional ruler shot dead in Ondo
A first class traditional ruler of Ifon, the Olufon of Ifon in Ose Local Government Area of Ondo State, Oba Israel Adeusi has been killed. The traditional ruler, who was returning to Ifon from Akure after a meeting, ran into the barricade of suspected kidnappers along Elegbeka area when the incident happened. It was gathered that his driver attempted to maneuver his way to avoid the kidnappers when they shot at his vehicle. Oba Adeusi was said to have been hit with bullets and was rushed to the Federal Medical…
Read MoreBest student in WASSCE 2019 dies of leukaemia …father pens tribute
A 17 year-old female student, Chisom Chukwuneke from Graceland College in Enugu who emerged the best in the 2019 West African Senior Secondary Certificate Examination, WASSCE at her school, has died of leukaemia; a blood cancer disease. Felix Chukwuneke, a Nigerian professor identified as the father of the deceased, took to Facebook to narrate how Chisom’s sickness started as leg pain. He said this had prompted him to fly her to South Africa for medical care. He wrote: “It was just like a dream but the realities are crystal now.…
Read MoreEFCC wants Interpol to help arrest Maina
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission has said it would apply to the International Police Organisation (Interpol) for the arrest of former Chairman of the defunct Pension Reform Task Team, Abdulrasheed Maina. Justice Okon Abang had revoked the bail granted to Maina, who is being prosecuted by the EFCC for N2 billion fraud. Aside Maina, the commission also called for the extradition of alleged treasury looters and cybercrime suspects hibernating in Ghana, Senegal and other countries. The acting Chairman of the EFCC, Mohammad Abba, made the appeal on Tuesday when…
Read MoreMissing children found dead at retired police officer’s home
Tragedy struck at Ugwu Ogede in Itchi, Igbo-Eze South Local Government Area of Enugu State on Monday when the bodies of three lifeless children were discovered in a car at a retired police officer’s home. The victims whose names were given as Chibugo Eze, Chinenye Eze, and Ebuka Ene, had gone to fetch water at a commercial borehole owned and located at the home of a former police officer, but did not return home alive. Also, two children, Kingsley Eze, and Mmasichukwu were equally rescued from the same car and…
Read MoreAngry youths burnt police station as Prison warders, okada riders clash in Ibadan
Agodi Gate area of Ibadan, Oyo State, was a no-go area yesterday, following a clash between some motorcyclists and warders at the Agodi Correctional Centre. The clash led to the burning of the Idi Ogungun Police Outstation by some angry youths, while another police station opposite the centre was reportedly damaged. It was gathered that, a motorcyclist was shot by one of the warders, but some eyewitnesses claimed that the teargas canister, which the warder held, exploded and injured the motorcyclist in the face. Sources said that prison warders always…
Read MoreAgric minister’s brother abducted in Kano
Minister of Agriculture, Sabo Nanono is not a happy man at the moment. His blood brother, Babawuro Nanono was abducted by gunmen and till the time of filing this report, no contact has been made with the minister or any member of the family. It was learnt that the hoodlums invaded the minister’s home in Tofa village, Gabasawa Local Government Area of Kano State and abducted Babawuro. Sabo, apart from being the Minister of Agriculture, also serves as the Sarkin Fulani of Tofai village. According to reports, the gunmen arrived…
Read MoreMaina’s escape: Court remands Sen. Ndume in prison custody
Senator representing Borno South, Ali Ndume has been remanded at the Kuje Correctional Center, by the Federal High Court in Abuja following his inability to produce the former Chairman of the defunct Pension Reform Task Team, Abdulrasheed Maina, whom he stood surety for. Maina is answering to a 12-count money laundering charge the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, preferred against him and a firm, Common Input Properties & Investment Limited. EFCC alleged that he used account of the firm and laundered funds to the tune of about N2billion, part…
Read MoreReps Speaker, Gbajabiamila to adopt dead newspaper vendor’s children
Speaker of the House of Representatives, Femi Gbajabiamila, has promised a trust fund for children of the newspaper vendor, Ifeanyi Okereke, who was shot dead by his(Gbajabiamila) security aide, Abdullahi Hassan. Gbajabiamila made the disclosure yesterday when he paid a condolence visit to members of the Abuja Newspapers Distributors Association (ANDA). In his words, the Speaker said “The decease was a hardworking citizen. When I visited his family yesterday and carried the one-week-old child, I was emotional because I know I was standing as a pseudo father for the child.…
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