Attacks, mayhem: Don’t be discouraged, IGP charges police in Lagos

Calls for setting up of protocols to prevent miscreants from hijacking protest IGP, Mr. Mohammed Adamu By Olasunkanmi Akoni The Inspector-General of Police, Muhammed Adamu, on Tuesday, has charged policemen in Lagos not be discouraged by the recent attacks on police formations and killings of officers by hoodlums under the guise of #EndSARS protests across the …

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IBEDC commences implementation of revised reflective tariff

By Adeola Badru The Ibadan Electricity Distribution Company Plc (IBEDC), has begun the implementation of the revised service-based reflective tariff as approved by the Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC). In a statement by the Head, Branding and Corporate Communications, Angela Olanrewaju, the Disco stated that customers on the pre-paid platform would be the first to …

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EndSARS: Group wants police, citizen reconciliation before inquiries

A file image of the #EndSARS protesters at Lekki Tollgate, before the gunfire. By Ozioruva Aliu BENIN CITY – AS the Judicial Panels of Inquiry into police brutality against citizens across the country begin sittings to look into the allegations and suggest compensation and the restitution were possible, a group in Edo state, Concerned Edo Citizens …

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How Socio-economic development expert, Kingsley Obiukwu is making a change

He came like silken drapes, painting the atmosphere with opportunities where many are finding it difficult to explore. His passion to add to the socio-economic development of Nigerian can  never be over emphasized, as he continued to show that the youths in Nigeria are the root of the nation. His name is Kingsley Obiukwu, a …

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Manhunt in Milan for bank robbers who escaped via sewer system

Police in the northern Italian city of Milan were on Tuesday on the hunt for a group of criminals who robbed a bank and escaped via the sewer system. The thieves, armed with guns, targeted a branch of French Bank Credit Agricole in Piazza Ascoli, a semi-central area, at around the opening time of 8.30 …

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Housewife in court for allegedly beating up 5-year-old ward

court A 39-year-old housewife, Maryam Balarabe, who allegedly beat up a five-year-old who was in her care with a USB cable, on Tuesday appeared in a Chief Magistrates’ Court in Kaduna. The police charged Balarabe, who resides in Guga Road Barnawa, Kaduna State with child abuse and causing grievous hurt. The Prosecutor, Insp. Sunday Baba, …

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Looting: Please don’t leave Calabar, Ayade begs WAEC

…offers exam body alternative office, vehicles Ayade addressing officials of WEAC during an assessment tour of looted and vandalised properties in Calabar on Tuesday By Ike Uchechukwu Cross River Governor, Prof. Ben Ayade has promised to immediately provide the West African Examination Council WAEC, with an alternative office including two Hilux operation vehicles following the vandalisation …

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Edo government reviews curfew to span 10pm and 6am

By Gabriel Enogholase – Benin Edo State Government has adjusted the curfew time in the state to span between 10 pm and 6 am daily, effective from November 3, 2020. A statement by the Special Adviser to the Governor on Media and Communication Strategy, Mr Crusoe Osagie, on Monday in Benin. He said, “The state …

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2021 Budget: Reps cancel all new capital projects by TCN

…directs agency to complete old ones By Levinus Nwabughiogu, Abuja House of Representatives has cancelled all new capital projects planned for execution by the Transmission Company of Nigeria, TCN. The House Commitee on Power reached the decision via a motion at the resumed budget defence session with TCN on Tuesday in Abuja. ALSO READ: Ondo Election: …

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Sexual assault: Man bags seven years jail term, N1m fine in Kano

By Bashir Bello – Kano A 42-year-old man, Salisu Tanko has been sentenced to seven years jail term in addition to a fine of N1 million for sexually assaulting a teenage girl in Kano State. Tanko, a resident of Waika, Gwauron Dutse, Dala Local Government Area of Kano State was arraigned by the National Agency …

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Church leader apologises for erroneous coronavirus responses

The leader of the Presbyterian Church of Korea on Tuesday apologised over what he called “churches erroneous responses during the coronavirus pandemic.” Pastor So Gang-suk said at a news conference in Seoul that Korean Churches failed to exert leadership and fulfil their responsibility amid the spread of the infectious disease. He added that “in the …

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Akwa Ibom begins payment of N50,000 to 1,250 vulnerable households

By Chioma Onuegbu – Uyo Akwa Ibom state government has commenced the payment of fifty thousand naira, N50,000, cash transfer each to one thousand two hundred and fifty vulnerable families in the state. The programme is facilitated by the Centre for Clinical Care and Clinical Research (CCCRN) and supported by the United States Agency for …

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Oyigbo crisis, a threat to S-East/S-South tie – Nwodo

By Dennis Agbo Ohanaeze Ndigbo has said that the continued massacre of innocent Igbo residents in Oyigbo, Rivers State, was a threat to South East, South South relationship. President General of the umbrella Igbo organisation, Chief Nnia Nwodo, who made the remark in reaction to the unabating killings of the Igbo in Rivers State, on …

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APC cautions PDP over call for “anarchy” in Lagos

By Olasunkanmi Akoni All Progressives Congress, APC, Lagos has described the call by the main opposition party in the state, Peoples Democratic Party, PDP’s for the resignation of the state Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, as calling for anarchy in Lagos. Recall, PDP, Lagos, had in a statement by its Publicity Secretary, Taofik Gani, counseled Governor, Sanwoolu, to …

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2020 Dove Awards: Sinach’s Way Maker emerges song of the Year

By Prince Okafor Multiple award-winning gospel artist, Osinachi  Egbu, also known as Sinach has emerged as the first artist from Nigeria to win the Song of the Year at the Dove Awards 2020 in the United States. Her critically-acclaimed song Way Maker was adjudged the best Song of the Year, five years after it was first …

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3-year-old pulled alive 91 hours after deadly Turkey earthquake

3-year-old pulled from Turkish earthquake rubble Exhausted rescue workers had reason to cheer for a moment as a 3-year-old girl was freed from the wreckage of a collapsed apartment building in Turkey on Tuesday, 91 hours after a deadly earthquake rocked the country’s western coast. The child was extracted safely, disaster management agency AFAD tweeted, from …

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COVID-19 deaths increase in Africa -WHO

The World Health Organisation (WHO) Regional Office for Africa says there are over 43,000 COVID-19 deaths on the African continent. The UN health agency gave the update on its regional official Twitter account @WHOAFRO. The number of deaths increased to 43,000 as at Nov. 3 against 41,000 as at Oct. 26. READ ALSOUS 2020 Election: …

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