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Oyo community protests IBEDC’s incessant power outage, outrageous bills

Oyo community protests IBEDC’s incessant power outage, outrageous bills

Tired of the incessant power outage and continued receipt of outrageous bills, residents of Apete and other communities in Ido Local Government Area of Ibadan in Oyo State Wednesday staged a peaceful protest against the…

FCT Minister  bemoans Abuja’s epileptic power supply

FCT Minister bemoans Abuja’s epileptic power supply

… As FCT Permanent Secretary hands over The Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Malam Muhammad Bello on Wednesday expressed concern over the inadequate power supply within the nation’s capital. Bello made this known at the official…

Diri laments lopsided revenue sharing formula

Diri laments lopsided revenue sharing formula

The Governor of Bayelsa State, Douye Diri, has again lamented a situation where the impact of oil exploration is not felt by the people of the state while others benefit from the outcome of the…

Robbers raid MKO Abiola’s house, cart away jewelries

Robbers raid MKO Abiola’s house, cart away jewelries

Some suspected armed robbers on Wednesday invaded the house of Late MKO Abiola and carted away some valuables. Some of the valuables reportedly stolen by the robbers included jewelries and other items. New Telegraph learnt…

Southern Kaduna: Group urges support for peace initiatives

Southern Kaduna: Group urges support for peace initiatives

A peace advocacy group, the Southern Kaduna Peace Practitioners (SOKIPEP), has appealed to stakeholders to avoid making inciting statements that were capable of derailing ongoing efforts at restoring peace to the troubled aea. While suing…

AMCON’s ‘illegality’ killed my 38-year-old business, left 50 staff jobless – Indian laments

AMCON’s ‘illegality’ killed my 38-year-old business, left 50 staff jobless – Indian laments

Akeem Nafiu   An Indian businessman, Harish Puri, has lamented how his business was destroyed and 50 of his staff rendered redundant after the Assets Management Corporation of Nigeria (AMCON) refused to obey a court’s…

Lagos declares 33 tank farms illegal, gives operators one week to get planning permit

Lagos declares 33 tank farms illegal, gives operators one week to get planning permit

  Muritala Ayinla The Lagos State government has declared 33 tank farms in the state as illegal, saying  that only eight out of the 41 tank farms existing in the state had planning permits authorising their…

Ogun bows to pressure, suspends controversial Pension Reform Bill

Ogun bows to pressure, suspends controversial Pension Reform Bill

  Olufemi Adediran, Abeokuta Barely 24 hours after organised labour in Ogun State threatened to go on strike over the amended Pension Reform Bill, the state government Tuesday stepped down the  controversial bill. Labour had…

Two policemen die in Oshiomhole’s convoy accident

Two policemen die in Oshiomhole’s convoy accident

…party members injured Ex-APC chair: It’s an assassination attempt APC suspends campaign, demands probe Former National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Comrade Adams Oshiomhole, yesterday survived an auto crash in Benin, Edo State.…

Commuters stranded as drivers protest task force, LASTMA extortion

Commuters stranded as drivers protest task force, LASTMA extortion

Commuters were stranded at different bus stops in parts of Lagos metropolis yesterday as bus drivers embarked on a strike. The impact of the strike was also felt in communities in the fringe of Lagos…