“Downgrade Band A Customers If You Can’t Spply 20-Hour Power“ NERC Tells Discos
The Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission has mandated a downgrade of Band A category customers if Discos can't provide 20hours of power. The Commissioner of Licensing and Legal for NERC, Dafe Apkeneye, stated this on Channels Television’s Morning Brief on Friday. He said, “If the discos cannot meet the promised 20 hours to Band A customers, the customers are to immediately be...
Suspected Land Grabbers Invade Ondo Community
The Akure West LCDA headquarters in Ondo State's Isinkan community is tense after alleged land grabbers carrying lethal weapons interrupted a housing project that was in progress. According to reports, about 10 individuals stormed the site in a convoy, drove away workers, and allegedly destroyed equipment. Sources claim the intruders acted on the orders of the Deji of Akureland, Oba Aladelusi...
Supreme Court Nullifies National Lottery Act
The National Lottery Act 2005, which was passed by the National Assembly, was declared invalid by the Supreme Court on Friday. A seven-member panel of the Supreme Court in a unanimous judgment held that the National Lottery Act 2005 should no longer be enforced in all states, except the Federal Capital Territory, in respect of which the National Assembly is...
Arewa Consultative Forum Dismisses Chairman As Afenifere, Others Back President
The Arewa Consultative Forum suspended its chairman, Mamman Osuman, over criticism of President Bola Tinubu’s policies The ACF, in a statement, added that the interests of the North would be best represented by northerners. However, Yoruba socio-political Afenifere, Igbo socio-cultural body Ohanaeze Ndigbo and other regional groups backed the President insisting his predecessor Muhammadu Buhari laid the marker for the hardship...
Hemp Smokers Blamed As Fire Razes Classrooms In Niger School
On Thursday evening, a block of classrooms at Limawa Day Secondary School in Minna, Niger State, caught fire. The fire was said to have been started by suspected hemp smokers. The fire was swiftly brought under control by firefighters from the Niger State Federal Fire Service. Eyewitnesses reported that a group of young boys often gathered in the school premises to smoke...
PDP Postpones NEC Meeting As N’Central Insists On Chair
The PDP's North Central caucus has voiced against the indefinite postponement of its 99th NEC meeting initially set for November 28. In a statement on Thursday, the Peoples Democratic Party, through its National Secretary, Senator Samuel Anyanwu, explained that the 99th National Executive Committee meeting was postponed due to the funeral of Patience Umo Eno, the late First Lady of...
FG, Govs Decide On State Police Next Week
The Federal Government and the state governors will next week take decisions on the creation of state police. The Governor of Bayelsa State, Duoye Diri, disclosed this to State House correspondents in Abuja on Thursday after the National Economic Council. Diri revealed that the NEC gave Adamawa, Kebbi, and Kwara states and the FCT one week (November 28) to submit their...
FG Orders Niger State Road Contractors To Return To Work Or Risk Contract Termination
The FG has instructed contractors in charge of 10 ongoing federal road projects in Niger State to return to their sites immediately or risk contract termination. The decision followed concerns over delays and substandard work despite receiving advance payments. The directive was issued during a high-level meeting convened by the Minister of Works, David Umahi, which was held on November 15,...
‘I Met Dead Bat On My Bed’, Okpebholo Narrates How He Won Edo Guber Poll
The recently sworn in governor of Edo State, Monday Okpebholo, has narrated the spiritual battle he faced to win the governorship election in September. In a statement issued by his chief press secretary, Fred Itua, on Thursday, Okpebholo said that the grace of God, constant prayers, and the support of the people was responsible for his electoral victory. The governor spoke...
Jigawa Car Crash: 10 Reportedly Dead, 1 Injured
A deadly road accident in Yanfari village, in Jigawa State's Taura Local Government Area, has claimed ten lives and injured one. The command’s Public Relations Officer, DSP Lawan Shiisu Adam, confirmed the incident in a statement released on Tuesday. Adam said the accident, which occurred on Monday, involved a Toyota Hummer bus and a parked trailer. He explained that the accident happened...
