The Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission has ordered Electricity Distribution Companies to replace obsolete prepaid meters for their customers free. It said that, according to the Nigerian Electricity Supply Industry Act, it is the responsibility of DisCos to replace faulty and outdated prepaid meters for their customers. This mandate wa...
•Bandits Derrick and Caleb, the two children abducted when their father, Dr. Tiri Gyang, a lecturer at the Federal University Dutsinma, Katsina State, was killed by bandits at their residence, have been freed by the criminals. A source revealed that the bandits initially demanded a N20 million ransom to release the children though the exact [&...
•Nigerian lawyers The Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) has established Legal Support Services Teams across the country to offer free legal services to protesters whose fundamental rights may be breached during the nationwide protests that started this morning. President of the NBA Yakubu Maikyau (SAN) directed all chairpersons of the 130 branche...
•Governor Godwin Obaseki The Edo State Government has condemned what it called attempts by the All Progressives Congress (APC) in the state to negatively spin comments made by state governor, Godwin Obaseki, where he warned that if the party does not allow for a free and fair election in the state, it will be a […]
•Student protesters Student protesters in the central Bangladeshi district of Narsingdi stormed a jail today and freed hundreds of inmates before setting it on fire, a police officer told our correspondent. “The inmates fled the jail and the protesters set the jail on fire,” the police officer said, speaking on condition of anonymity. “I don’t...
•Troops It was a huge relief for the families of some abducted Delta residents yesterday, as the Joint Task Force (JTF) in the Niger Delta, Operation Delta Safe rescued nine kidnap victims abducted by armed gunmen on March 29 along Ugheli-Patani axis of the East-West road. Rear Admiral John Okeke, Commander of the joint military […]
•US Capitol riot Donald Trump yesterday pledged to free people jailed for taking part in the 2021 attack on the US Capitol as one of his first actions if reelected, calling them “hostages.” The rioters – egged on by the then-president and fueled by his false claims of voter fraud – stormed the seat of […]
•The suspects Police in Niger State have arrested one Idris Bala (30) of Masaka Area of Nasarawa State who was reported to have disguised to IBB Specialist Hospital, Minna where his friend, one Adamu Saidu (30) who was arrested for alleged robbery to set him free. Niger State Police Command’s Public Relations Officer, DSP Wasiu […]
•A pregnant woman Some residents of Lagos have decried the non-implementation of the state government’s free antenatal and child delivery services at some General Hospitals and Primary Healthcare Centres in the state. The residents spoke in separate interviews with our correspondents yesterday in Lagos, reports NAN. Lagos State Governor, Babaj...
The National Security Adviser, Nuhu Ribadu, has directed operatives of the Nigeria Police Force, the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, the Nigeria Customs Service and the Nigeria Financial Intelligence Unit, to clamp down on forex market speculators. This, he said, is part of efforts to safeguard Nigeria’s foreign exchange market and c...
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