5 June 2024
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NERC: FG announces tariff increment as customers enjoy 20-hour power supply

NERC: FG announces tariff increment as customers enjoy 20-hour power supply

Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC) has approved the electricity tariff increment for customers under the Band A classification as the customers will now enjoy 20 hours of uninterrupted power supply. The Vice Chairman of NERC, Musliu Oseni, said the increase will see the customers paying N225 kilowatt per hour from the current N66. Standard-Times Online […]

Ekiti Gov purchases 30 vehicles from local motor dealers to tackle insecurity

Ekiti State Governor, Mr Biodun Oyebanji, on Tuesday, took delivery of 30 Toyota Tacoma Pick up Vans supplied by motor dealers based in the state to strengthen the operations of the Western Nigeria Security Network codenamed “Amotekun Corps” and checkmate unscrupulous elements trying to make the state unsafe. Oyebanji said the fact that the vehicles […]

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VIDEO: Lagos arrests residents for crossing highway

Operatives of the Lagos State Environmental Sanitation Corps have arrested 46 persons in Oshodi Oke and Ile Epo areas of Lagos for crossing the highway without using the pedestrian bridges. The state Commissioner for the Environment and Water Resources, Tokunbo Wahab, made this known in a post on his X handle on Tuesday. The caption […]

Unrest as bandits kidnap 30 children in Katsina community

Unrest as bandits kidnap 30 children in Katsina community

At least thirty children have been kidnapped by suspected bandits in Kasai village, Batsari Local Government Area, Katsina State. Batsari, also known as a Security Frontline Local Government Area, has recently seen an increase in bandits and criminal activity. The event happened in the early hours of Monday and has yet to get an official […]

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Renewed Hope: Tinubu reveals March administration scorecard

The Nigeria president , Ashiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu, had revealed his administration scorecard for the month of March This was posted on the President Bola Ahmed Tinubu Media Centre ‘X’ account on 1st April, 2024. Highlighting the President Tinubu’s progress towards the fulfilment of his Renewed Hope Agenda Here are list of March progress recorded […]

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Tinubu set to grace Senegal president’s swearing-in today

President Bola Tinubu will depart Abuja today (Tuesday) for Dakar, Senegal, to attend the inauguration of Senegal’s President-elect, Bassirou Faye. The Presidency revealed this in a statement signed by Tinubu’s Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Ajuri Ngelale, titled ‘President Tinubu to attend the inauguration of Senegal’s President-elect Bassirou Faye.’ Also, the President’s Special Adviser […]

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Nigerians are more religious than godly – Ishaq Oloyede

The Registrar, Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board, Prof. Ishaq Oloyede, has described Nigerians as religious people, who are not necessarily godly. According to him, many Nigerians shun hard work but turn to prayers, thinking being religious will guarantee them results. Oloyede called on Nigerians to harness the vast endowment of the country to turn its […]

Police Neutralize 2 IPOB/ESN members, raid hideouts in Enugu

Police Neutralize 2 IPOB/ESN members, raid hideouts in Enugu

The Police Command in Enugu State stressed that they have raided Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) and the Eastern Security Network (ESN) criminal hideouts in Akwuke within the Enugu metropolis. The police operatives, however, met with resistance from the renegades, who opened fire upon sighting them, but they were subdued by the superior firepower of […]

Igbo group calls for unconditional release of all pro-Biafra activists in detention

Igbo group calls for unconditional release of all pro-Biafra activists in detention

A call has gone to the Federal Government to, as a matter of necessity, approve the unconditional release of all pro-Biafra activists and other Nigerians incarcerated for self-determination agitations in fulfillment of President Bola Tinubu’s promised commitment to a free society. The group under the aegis of Concerned Igbo Citizens Council, CICC, made the call […]

FA Cup final: Niger Tornadoes FC dethroned Tornadoes Feeders with 1:0 to win trophy

FA Cup final: Niger Tornadoes FC dethroned Tornadoes Feeders with 1:0 to win trophy

Niger Tornadoes FC dethroned their junior team (Tornadoes Feeders) to win the 2024 Niger State Federation Cup competition. Bashir Usman’s 40th-minute penalty goal after he was pulled down in the box was all the Ikon Allah Boys needed to lift the giant trophy. Tornadoes Feeders were the defending champions and began the encounter highly determined […]