Day: May 6, 2024

Gunmen Invade Ebonyi Community Kill Traditional Ruler

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HRH Umazi Ibo Ubani, the traditional ruler of the Uihe Autonomous Community, Akaeze in the Ivo Local Government Area of Ebonyi State has been killed by yet-to-be-identified gunmen. The gunmen invaded the community with heavy shootings during the invasion which created tension in the area as the people scampered for safety over the weekend, after the man was killed during the attack which occurred at about 10:pm on Friday. The gunmen invaded the community Chinasa Okorie, the Coordinator of Akaeze Development Centre, confirmed the incident when contacted confirmed the attack.…

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80 Per Cent Of Buildings In Lekki Have No Approval – Lagos Government

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Lagos State Commissioner for Physical Planning and Urban Development, Oluyinka Olumide, has said that 80 per cent of buildings in the Ibeju Lekki-Epe have no government approval. In an interview with journalists, Olumide disclosed that despite the rigorous processes involved in securing government approval, developers and property owners are still circumventing due process. He said: “Just last week Thursday and Friday, my team and I were in the Ibeju Lekki and Epe axis and you would agree with me that anybody passing through that corridor would see a lot of…

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Fire Razes Former Governor’s Residence

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By NewsBits The Mundubawa country home of former governor Mallam Ibrahim Shekarau has been gutted by Fire, destroying the sitting room of his second Wife, Halima Shekarau. Although the fire was suspected to have started from the kitchen, the actual cause could not be immediately ascertained. Officials of the State Fire Service struggled to put it off. A source close to the family told our correspondent that the fire started from the inner kitchen. He said, “We thank God the fire only affected one of Mallam Ibrahim Shekarau’s sitting roomm…

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Police Harassment: Enugu Villagers Protest Against DPO, Appeal To Governor Peter Mbah, IGP

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By NewsBits The people of Obeagu in Awgu local government area of Enugu state, have petitioned Governor Peter Mbah and the Inspector General of Police for what they described as persistent harassment, persecution, and unlawful arrest of its indigenes by the DPO Awgu Division Police, Benjamin Egu and Inspector Obieze Augustin. Protesting against the alleged intimidation, the villagers carried placards with inscriptions such as “Stop the Police Brutality”, “DPO Awgu stop the harassment”, “CP/IGP call Awgu DPO to order”, chanting slogans and demanding an end to the said unjust treatment…

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Fake Reverend Sister Arrested With 38 Children

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By NewsBits A 45-year-old fake Reverend sister identified as Ikejimba Maryvianney, has been arrested by the Edo Zonal Command of the National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons (NAPTIP), over the alleged trafficking of 38 children in Delta State. It was gathered that the suspect, Maryvianney (alias Oluchi), and one Chidera, now at large, handed over the children to two orphanage homes under the guise of giving them better care. The children were handed over to the suspects by their parents at a farm community in Enugu-Awka camp…

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Nnamdi Kanu’s Wife Visits Him In Detention, Thanks Ubah For Assistance

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Wife of the leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Mrs Uchechi Okwu Kanu, has expressed gratitude to the Senator representing Anambra South senatorial zone of Anambra State, Senator Ifeanyi Ubah, for facilitating her visit to her husband, Nnamdi Kanu, in the custody of the Department of State Services (DSS) in Abuja. Mrs Kanu was said to have been severally refused access to her husband until last month when she approached Senator Ubah, who assisted her in getting the DSS authorities to allow her to visit her husband in…

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Lagos-Calabar Coastal Road: Leave The Talk, Let’s Face The Business

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By Dada Olusegun The Lagos-Calabar coastal road project is undoubtedly, Nigeria’s most ambitious transport infrastructure project since independence. In terms of scope, distance covered, and connectivity, not even the 3rd Mainland Bridge in Lagos, the 2nd Niger Bridge in Onitsha/Asaba, or the Abuja-Kano expressway comes close. It is simply a world-class iconic project. Before I go further, I want us to take a brief trip back to history. The idea for a major coastal federal road in Nigeria was first conceptualized in 1955 by the then Federal Commissioner of Finance,…

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Socio-Political Economy Of The Middle Belt In A Hostile Northern Nigeria 1914 – 2023: The Hostility, The Fears, The Brunt, And Survival Strategies Of Nationalities

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By Emmanuel Gandu HIGHLIGHTS • Excerpts • What constitutes the Middle Belt • Chief of Kagoro Mallam Gwamna Awan in the formation of the Middle Belt Forum (MBF) • Leadership of the Middle Belt struggle: 1949 – 2024 • Justification for the creation of the Middle Belt • Why Hausa/Fulani North hostile to the Middle Belt • Middle Belt and politics of 1946 – 1966 • Why Middle Belt Region was not created • Why it’s difficult to create Middle Belt Region in contemporary Nigeria. • The collapse of the…

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FG Approves Downward Review Of Tariff For ‘Band A’ Electricity Consumers

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By NewsBits The Federal Government has approved a downward review in electricity tariff for Band A customers (Those with a daily supply of minimum of 20 hours). Under the approved review, Band A customers that were hitherto charged N225/Kwh are now to pay N206.80/Kwh. The decision to crash the tariff may not be unconnected with public outcry over the increase in electricity which industry observers, CSOs, labour unions have described as insensitive. Already, electricity distributors are sending the reduction notice to their customers. In a notice to its customers on…

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DisCos Reduce Electricity Tariff On Band A Customers

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Electricity Distribution Companies (DisCos) have reduced the electricity tariff on Band A feeders from N225/kwh to N206.80/kwh. The Ikeja Electricity Distribution Company (Ikeja Electric) disclosed this in a notice to customers on Monday, May 6, 2024. N225/kwh was approved by the Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC). Ikeja Electric said the tariff on Band A customers had been reduced to N206.80/kwh with effect from Monday, May 6. The DisCo noted: “Dear Esteemed Customers, please be informed of the downward tariff review of our Band A feeders from N225/kwh to N206.80/kwh effective…

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