Nigeria in blackout as national grid collapses again

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Due to high voltage arising from the massive drop of load by some electricity distribution companies, the national grid experienced another system collapse yesterday morning. The development, which left the country in darkness, also caused a fire incident at the 75MXreactor in the Benin substation on Sapele Road in the Edo State capital, the Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN). Its General Manager Public Affairs, Ndidi Mbah, made the confirmation in a statement. The grid failure has remained a recurring decimal with yesterday’s occurrence making seven this year alone. In May,…

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I was once raped by an armed robber—Elvina Ibru

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Elvina Ibru, an actress and scriptwriter, has recently revealed that she had once been raped by an armed robber in her home. Lending some words of advice to rape victims, Ibru said, “You mustn’t be scared of what people are going to say because it is not your fault. I got a lot of snide remarks when I revealed my experience; some people said I was looking for attention. Meanwhile, it is because of talks like that, that many victims don’t report rape incidents. I wish everybody has a strong…

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Creators shut down App That Virtually ‘Undresses’ Women

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After a social media uproar over its potential for abuse, the creators of an application allowing users to virtually “undress” women using artificial intelligence have shut it down. The creators of “DeepNude” said the software was launched several months ago for “entertainment” and that they “greatly underestimated” demand for the app. “We never thought it would be viral and (that) we would not be able to control the traffic,” the DeepNude creators, who listed their location as Estonia, said on Twitter. “Despite the safety measures adopted (watermarks), if 500,000 people…

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Soldier arrested for selling bullets to kidnapper

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Koza Yabiliok, a 32-year-old Lance Corporal, has been arrested by the Kaduna State Police Command for allegedly selling ammunition to a suspected kidnapper that has been terrorising the state over the years. Yabiliok revealed that he sold out each round of the live ammunition for N400. The soldier serves in one of the military units at the Jaji Military Cantonment in the state. But Yabiliok said he never knew that his customer was a kidnapper. He added that the suspected kidnapper only told him that he needed the ammunition for…

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Pastor Fatoyinbo denies Busola Dakolo’s rape allegations

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Busola Dakolo, wife of popular singer, Timi Dakolo, set the internet buzzing yesterday over on how she survived the trauma of an alleged rape ordeal she said she suffered in the hands of the founder of The Commonwealth of Zion Assembly, COZA, Pastor Biodun Fatoyinbo. Mrs Dakolo made the allegation in a YouTube interview published yesterday by the channel, YNaija. Fatoyinbo According to her, while a member of the church, she was raped at two different times in a week by the pastor. Mrs Dakolo alleged that the pastor raped…

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Juventus Coach: I smoke 60 cigarettes per day

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Maurizio Sarri, new Juventus Coach admits his smoking habit is out of control. “It’s 60 a day, probably a few too many” he said. The tactician is currently on vacation in Ascoli-Piceno, where he sat down for a conversation with local site La Nuova Riviera. He discussed his love for the area and why he’s considering a second home there after renting for several years, even if he might be put off by a new rule banning smoking on the beach. “I smoke 60 a day, which is probably a few too…

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Malabu oil Bribery: Russian Diplomat Says No Evidence against Jonathan

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Ednan Agaev, a former Russian diplomat, who once alleged that former President, Goodluck Jonathan, allegedly received $200 million in the controversial Malabu oil deal, has reversed himself on the claim, stressing that the initial statement in which he indicted the former president was made under duress. Agaev, a middleman and defendant in the case, helped to negotiate the transfer of the OPL 245 oil block to Shell and Eni, two multinationals at the heart of the scandal. He made the new claim last Wednesday while giving evidence before an Italian…

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Obiano decries rate of police, others smoking Indian hemp

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Willie Obiano, Anambra State Governor, has decried the rate at which some personnel of the Nigeria Police and other security outfits smoke Indian hemp. Obiano warned that the substance would only damage them instead of helping them as they erroneously believed. He stated this during a lecture organised by the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency to commemorate the 2019 International Day against Drug Abuse and Drug Trafficking in Awka. While condemning the rate at which security personnel abuse drugs, especially Indian hemp, the governor traced the introduction of cannabis sativa…

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Doctors, management trade words over indefinite strike in LUTH

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The June 7 indefinite strike action embarked upon by the Association of Resident Doctors (ARD), has deepen the crisis between the management of the Lagos University Teaching Hospital (LUTH) and the Doctors as both parties trade words. The management of LUTH had debunked the allegations made by the association, comprising Resident Doctors and all House Officers in the hospital, stating that all demands put forward by the association were baseless and untrue. Meanwhile, all the members of the ARD held a two-day warning strike on May 22-23, on the grounds…

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Six arraigned for allegedly stealing jewelry worth N30m from Lagos judge’s home

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Six men have been arraigned before a Magistrates’ Court in Igbosere for allegedly breaking into the home of a serving judge in Lagos State, Justice Mariam Emeya, and stealing jewellery worth N30m. The defendants, Mujaudu Alawiye, 59; Achrigbo Sunday, 20; Emmanuel Frank, 23; Akintunde Jude, 28; Adeniji Bashir, 18; and Boniface Nneji, 52, were arraigned on four counts bordering on conspiracy, breaking and entering, and stealing. The defendants had on May 28, 2019, around 12am, allegedly broke into the judge’s home in Chevron, Ajah. According to the police prosecutor, Inspector…

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