EEDC Notifies On Power Disruption In Enugu For Maintenance
The Enugu Electricity Distribution Company (EEDC) has announced a planned electricity outage within the Enugu metropolis on Friday, Sept. 4. The Head, Corporate Communications of EEDC, Mr Emeka Ezeh, said in a statement on Thursday in Enugu that the planned outage would last for four hours, from 10.00 a.m. to 2.00 p.m. Ezeh explained that the outage was meant to enable...
Spray Naira Notes, Go To Jail – CBN Warns Nigerians
The Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, has warned Nigerians against spraying the Naira notes in parties and other events. Isaac Okorafor, the CBN spokesman, who made this known on Thursday in a statement, said defaulters would be jailed for not less than six months and would be given the option of a N50,000 fine. According to the spokesman, the CBN has...
Soldier, Others Who Kidnapped & Killed Imo Undergraduate Over N800k Arrested, Paraded
A soldier and other suspects have confessed to killing a 22-year-old undergraduate, Micah Isiah, after collecting N800,000 in his account, so that “our image will not be dented.” Our correspondent learnt that Isiah was an undergraduate student of the Federal University of Technology, Owerri. One of the suspects, Ifeanyi Nwaiwu of the Nigerian Army School of Military Engineering, Makurdi, Benue State,...
Man Who Allegedly Destroyed N60m Maize Farm In Osun Arraigned
A 45-year-old man, Timothy Akinsanya, on Thursday appeared before an Ede Magistrates’ Court, Osun, over alleged destruction and malicious damage to a maize farm worth N60 million. Akinsanya, of no fixed address, is facing a three-count charge bothering on conspiracy, breach of the public peace, and malicious damage. The prosecutor, Insp Rasak Lamidi, told the court that the defendant committed the...
COVID-19: This Is The Right Time To Lockdown – PTF Chairman
The Chairman of the Presidential Task Force, PTF, on COVID-19 and Secretary to the Government of the Federation, SGF, Mr Boss Mustapha yesterday said considering the increasing cases of confirmed COVID-19 in the country, it won’t be out of place to lock down Nigeria the second time. Declaring this during the COVID-19 briefing in Abuja, Mustapha lamented that the way and...
PDP Denies Suspending Presidential Campaign Over Wike
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Presidential Campaign Council (PDP) has denied suspending its rallies. There were reports about the party doing so over the disagreement between the presidential candidate Atiku Abubakar and Rivers Governor Nyesom Wike. In his reaction, the Director of Strategic Communications, Dele Momodu called the stories falsehood. The spokesperson confirmed that the party’s campaign, which commenced this week in...
Labour Cancels Planned Strike Over Police Invasion Of Rivers LG Secretariats
The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) and the Trade Union Congress (TUC) in Rivers State have suspended their planned protest over the continued police blockade at local government area secretariats. Chairmen of the labour centres said the suspension followed reports of plans by some individuals to incite violence under the guise of being labour members. At a joint press briefing in Port...
Nigerian Maritime Industry Large Enough To Engage Unemployed Youths — NIMASA DG
The Director-General of the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency, Dr. Bashir Jamoh, has said the maritime industry is large enough to adequately engage the teeming youths in the country. He added that there are enormous opportunities in the Nigerian maritime industry that youths could take advantage of to generate foreign earnings. The NIMASA boss stated this on Tuesday at the...
Relocation Of Ohafia Police Area Command Double Punishment — Community
The people of Ebem Ohafia, Ohafia local government area of Abia state have again appealed to the police high authority to reconsider plans to move the Area Command located in the community to Arochukwu over disturbances that greeted the killing of Friday Arunsi, a native of the community, leading to the burning of the police station and other government...
Secondus Calls For Prayers Over Nigeria’s Leadership Failure
National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Uche Secondus, believes Nigeria needs to be rescued from failed leadership. In his Sallah message released by his media office on Saturday, Secondus urged all Muslims in the country to seek God’s face as a remedy. Sallah marks the end of the 30-day Ramadan fasting period by Muslim faithfuls. Islam is one of two...
