Day: April 19, 2024

Five Die, Many Injured As Lord’s Chosen Bus Crashes Into Coca Cola Depot In Imo

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At least, five persons have been confirmed dead following a ghastly road accident involving a long coaster bus of the Lord’s Chosen Charismatic Renewal Movement and a tipper in Imo State. The incident happened on Friday morning and caused serious traffic gridlock on the busy Owerri-Onitsha road. Our reporter who visited the scene of the accident, observed that the bus and the tipper crashed into a Coca Cola Depot shop at Orogwe,.in Owerri West Local Government Area of the state. But an eyewitness said, although some persons were still held…

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Peter Obi’s Philanthropy And Charity Work Predates His Politics

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By  Yanusa  Tanko  (PhD) The Peter Obi Media Reach (POMR), wishes to alert the public of a fresh orchestrated design to blackmail the 2023 Labour Party Presidential Candidate, Peter Obi by linking him to frivolous, malicious and unsubstantiated allegations of indulging in religious politics. POMR is aware that some persons operating under the guise of civil society, and non-governmental organizations but acting at the behest of some powerful political interests have been deployed to petition and accuse Peter Obi of playing religious politics. The aim is to malign Mr Obi’s…

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Enugu: Man Arraigned For Sexual Exploitation Of 14-Year-Old House Help

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National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons (NAPTIP) has arraigned one Mr. Onaike  Obiora Charles at the Federal High Court sitting in Enugu presided over by Justice Folashade Ogunbanjo over  alleged  notorious defilement and rape  of his 14 year old house help. The suspect was arraigned on  Wednesday for sexual exploitation of 14 year old Deborah in Charge: Federal Republic of Nigeria V. Nnaike Obiora Charles, Charge No.  FHC/EN/CR/3/2024. After the charge was read to the  defendant, his lawyer, Gozie Iwuala Esq. moved his bail application, and when…

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EEDC Assures Of Electricity Bands Classification Fairness, Transparency To South-East Residents

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Dr Ernest Mupwaya, Deputy Managing Director (DMD) of Enugu Electricity Distribution Company (EEDC), has assured of electricity bands classification fairness and transparency to South-East consumers of electricity. It would be recalled that the Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC) recently classified electricity consumers to various bands, starting from Band-A (a minimum of 20 hours supply per day) to Band-E (a minimum of four hours supply per day). Mupwaya gave the assurance on Friday in Enugu in the ongoing three-day Customer Complaints Resolution Meeting organised by NERC for electricity consumers, customers and…

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EFCC Threatens To Involve Military In Arresting Yahaya Bello

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By NewsBits The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has threatened to involve the military in executing the order issued on Wednesday by Justice Emeka Nwite for the arrest of the immediate past Kogi Governor Yahaya Bello. EFCC’s lawyer, Kemi Pinheiro (SAN), issued the threat on Thursday while accusing Bello’s successor, Usman Ododo of frustrating his client’s effort to execute the order on Wednesday. Pinheiro said: “What happened yesterday was that a person with immunity (Ododo) came to whisk him (Bello)  away to abort his arrest. “We know that he…

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You Must Face Trial For Alleged N4billion Fraud— Court Tells Obiano

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Justice Inyang Ekwo of a Federal High Court in Abuja, has dismissed the preliminary objection filed by former Governor of Anambra State, Willie Obiano against the N4 billion security votes-related fraud charges brought against him by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC). The court, Thursday, said the ex-governor cannot stop the EFCC from implementing the Act that founded it as an anti-graft agency, adding that security votes emanates from Nigeria’s federation account. EFCC’s lawyer, Sylvanus Tahir, SAN, had told the court about a month ago, to refuse the motion…

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Government Mbah Cautions NERC Against Overcharging Customers

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The Enugu State government has said that it was committed to ensuring that people have access to electricity services in the state, stressing  that the “government is currently studying underserved and unserved communities and will soon constitute the management of the newly established Enugu State Electrification Agency.” The state governor Dr Peter Mbah gave this indication on Thursday in Enugu during a Customer Complaints Resolution Meeting organised by the Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission, NERC. NewsBits reports that the governor further stated that Enugu State was poised to catalyze the economic…

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