The National Assembly/State Assembly Election Petitions Tribunal sitting in Lokoja on Friday sacked Senator Dino Melaye as the Senator for Kogi West. In its judgement, the tribunal ordered that fresh elections should be held in the senatorial district, reports TheCable. Details later
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Nigerians to pay more for electricity consumption The Federal Government of Nigeria through the Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission has increased the tariff payable by power consumers across the country. Findings from various documents obtained from the NERC on Wednesday in Abuja showed that beginning from next year, power consumers will have to pay an additional
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First Bank of Nigeria has announced plans to promote sustainable agriculture value-chain as a substantial source of Nigeria’s economic development. Dr Adesola Adeduntan, Chief Executive Officer of FirstBank, said this in a statement on Wednesday in Lagos. He said that the bank would hold its 2019 FirstBank Agric Expo themed; “Agricultural Value Chain – Spotlighting
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It was a moment of confusion for some Big Brother Naija housemates in the early hours of Thursday as Frodd and Sir Dee engaged in an intense quarrel which eventually turned out to be a birthday prank on Esther. A video online showed Frodd collaborating with Sir Dee to pull a birthday prank that turned
Rauf Aregbesola, the newly appointed minister of interior, says he does not know much about the ministry beyond what he has read in the newspapers. The minister, who with others was inaugurated on Wednesday, said this when he visited the ministry. Addressing officials, Aregbesola admitted that he had no idea of the ministry’s policies and
A Nigerian man who was allegedly arrested and extorted by policemen for using Google Map on his phone while driving on Lagos road has taken to social media to cry out for help. The man narrated the story of how he was arrested around Ojota area of Lagos via his Twitter handle @Viva_jc. He alleged
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Police in Niger, on Wednesday confirmed the death of a couple in Maitunbi area of Minna from generator fumes. DSP Mohammed Abubakar, the Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO) in the state said that the incident occurred on Monday night. “The incident occurred on Monday night, but was reported to the police on Tuesday by neighbours
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A 13-year-old schoolboy took his life after finding out the girl he has a crush on had started dating somebody else. Harry Storey, told friends on Whatsapp that he was feeling suicidal but they thought he was joking. Later that night on March 1 his father Andrew found his body at their home in Chilton,
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A Nigerian actress, Damilola Abidoye, has shared a disturbing photo of her two-year-old son who was allegedly flogged by his teacher at a school in Lagos. The actress took to her Instagram page to share the post showing the boy’s back covered with scars from the teacher’s brutal flogging. According to Abidoye who cried out
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The Lagos State Police Command has arrested four policemen for extra-judicial killings and for shooting dead two unarmed suspects in Lagos, Southwest Nigeria. Police Public Relations Officer, PPRO, Bala Elkana, in a statement on Wednesday confirmed the arrest of the policemen. A video of the incident which circulated on social media, showed the two suspected
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