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Daily Post
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Osun: Gov Adeleke denies borrowing 10bn for state projects
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The Osun State Governor, Ademola Adeleke has debunked viral reports alleging that his administration has so far borrowed N10 billion from foreign bodies. A report earlier emerged that the governor reportedly secured the sum of N10,022,382,348.40 billion in loans from different foreign bodies and organizations in 2023. ...
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Sahara Reporters
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Nnamdi Kanu''s Wife Visits IPOB Leader In DSS Custody
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Uchechi visited her husband in detention on April 16 in company with Senator Ifeanyi Ubah, who represents Anambra South Senatorial District in the 10th National Assembly and Kanu’s Special Counsel, Barrister Aloy Ejimakor. The IPOB leader’s wife thanked Senator Ubah for facilitating the visit while sp...
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Daily Post
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IBEDC reviews tariff for band A customers
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The Ibadan Electricity Distribution Company, IBEDC, has begun the implementation of a downward review of tariff from N225/Kwh to N206.80/Kwh for band A customers. This review followed the directive by the Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission, NERC, to DISCOS to review downward tariffs for band A customers only. T...
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Daily Post
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Two drivers jailed for violating traffic rules
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A Jimeta Upper Area Court in Yola, on Monday, sentenced two drivers, Bello Shehu and Ahmed Sagir to six years imprisonment each for violating traffic rules at the central metropolis of the state. The convicts, Shehu, 26 and Rabiu, 24, a tricycle rider of Jambutu Yola, pleaded guilty to inconsiderable driving, obstructi...
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Daily Post
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Six persons killed, eight others injured in fresh Kaduna attack
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About six people have been killed and eight others sustained various degrees of injuries in Ambe community in Sanga Local Government Area of Kaduna State, following an attack by unknown gunmen A statement issued by a member of the House of Representatives for Jema’a/Sanga Federal Constituency in the National Asse...
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The Sun
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QNET wins 3 awards at PR Awards 2024
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By Chinenye Anuforo QNET, a lifestyle and wellness direct selling company, secured three prestigious awards at the 11th annual PR Awards. This recognition highlights QNET’s excellence in public relations, communications, and commitment to its stakeholders. QNET’s wins come amidst competition from leading br...
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Osun Defender
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Fire Razes Former Governor''s House In Kano
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READ: Alleged Cybercrime: FG Speaks On Arrest Of FIJ Journalist, Daniel Ojukwu It was reported that personnel from the State Fire Service made diligent efforts to quell the flames. The exact cause of the fire remained unclear, although a family insider indicated that it allegedly originated from the kitchen. “I thin...
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Nigerian Observer
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The Primacy of Truth (Part 1)
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“In a society where they burn books, they will soon burn human beings.†This is a paraphrase of the somewhat prophetic quote by a German poet called Heinrich Heine long before the Nazi regime began to set up gas chambers in which over six million Jews were massacred. Heinrich wrote this quote in 1820 and 113 years ...
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Daily Post
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Adamawa govt postpones school resumption over measles outbreak
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The Adamawa State Government has postponed the resumption of schools for the third term. The schools which formally reopened on Monday were told the same day to close until next Monday, May 13. The state Ministry of Education and Human Capital Development said in a circular dated 6/5/2024 that the, “The resumptio...
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Guardian NG
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Ex-minister Jose Raul Mulino wins Panama presidential race
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Mulino won the single-round, first-past-the-post race, securing 34 percent of votes cast, the Central American country’s electoral tribunal said. The 64-year-old new president will have to contend with deep-rooted corruption, a severe drought that has hobbled the economically critical Panama Canal, and a stream o...
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Guardian NG
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NiMet forecasts three-day sunshine, haziness from Monday
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“However, localised thunderstorms are expected over parts of Kaduna, Bauchi, Zamfara, Kebbi and Taraba states. “Cloud patches with sunshine intervals are expected over the North Central region with chances of localised thunderstorms over parts of the Federal Capital Territory, Kwara, Benue and Kogi states during th...
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Guardian NG
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EFCC probe: Envious Nigerians behind protest against Matawalle ''“ APC
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A statement issued in Abuja on Sunday by the state APC spokesman, Yusuf Idris, said those orchestrating the campaign of calumny against Matawalle were driven by envy and vendetta. He said that organising “rented crowd and miscreants†would only end in embarrassment to those sponsoring the protests, meant to push th...
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Daily Post
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Police arraigns man for allegedly forging Oyo govt hackney permit
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The Police on Monday arraigned a 35-year-old man, Samuel Oyetayo, before an Iyaganku Magistrate’s Court, Ibadan, for allegedly forging the Oyo Government hackney permit and ticket. Oyetayo, whose address was not provided, is standing trial on a count charge bothering on the forgery of the Oyo Government hackney permi...
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Guardian NG
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Eko Electricity reduces tariff for Band A customers
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The management disclosed this in a statement on Monday, saying that the downward tariff will be effective on Monday, May 6, 2024. READ ALSO: Ikeja Electric reduces electricity tariff for Band A customers It stated that Band A feeders from N225/kwh to N206.80/kwh with a guaranteed minimum daily power supply of 20 hours....
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Guardian NG
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Macron presses China's Xi to halt Ukraine war, agree fair trade
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Xi’s two-day state visit to France is his first visit to Europe since 2019 on a trip that will also see him hold talks in Serbia and Hungary. He has said he wants to find peace in Ukraine even if analysts do not expect any major breakthrough. Opening an initial trilateral meeting attended by von der Leyen, Macron...
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Guardian NG
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PRP cautions FG against US, French military bases in Nigeria
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Mr Muhammed Ishaq, the PRP National Publicity Secretary, said this in a statement in Abuja on Monday. Ishaq said that the relocation of these foreign military bases to Nigeria carries a myriad of potential dangers that could adversely affect the security, sovereignty, and overall well-being of Nigeria and Nigerians. RE...
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Sahara Reporters
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Chadians Vote In Presidential Election To End Military Rule
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The vote coincides with a temporary withdrawal of U.S. troops from Chad, an important Western ally in a region of West and Central Africa courted by Russia and wracked by jihadism. Polls open at 7 a.m. and close at 5 p.m., with some 8.5 million people registered to vote. Soldiers began early voting...
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Daily Post
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Nigerian govt caps power supply to four African countries at 6%
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The Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission has ordered the Transmission Company of Nigeria to peg power supply to international customers in Benin Republic, Niger, and Togo at 6 per cent. The Commission disclosed this in a recent document titled ‘Interim Order on Transmission System Dispatch Operations, Cross...
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Daily Post
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Three arrested over alleged murder of five security operatives in Enugu
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The Police Command in Enugu State has arrested three suspects for the alleged murder of two policemen and three Neighbourhood Watch Group members in an ambush within the Igga community in Uzo-Uwani Local Government Area, LGA. The command’s Spokesman, DSP Daniel Ndukwe, said in a statement issued on Monday in Enugu th...
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Osun Defender
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Osun Logo Redesign, A Waste Of Resources – APC Group
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Ajiboye also alleged Governor Adeleke of attempts to personalise Osun State noting that the governor’s decision to put “his insignia ‘ÃŒmólè’ on the Osun State logo and renaming the Osun Youth Empowerment Scheme(OYES) to Imole Youth Corps is uncalled (for) and unacceptable”. The statemen...
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