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4 security guards docked for alleged theft in Ogun

Four security guards were on Wednesday brought before an Ota Magistrates’ Court in Ogun for allegedly attempting to steal aluminum products valued at N2.5 million. The police charged the defendants: Adekanbi Kabiru, 37, Onuh Isaac, 27, Jonathan Udoh, 33, and…

Grid collapse: We’ve resolved nationwide blackout – FG

The Federal Government, on Wednesday, claimed that it has solved the power outage being experienced across the country. However, the apex government blamed pipeline vandalisation, grid collapses among other challenges as causes of the recurrent nationwide blackout. The Minister of…

Reps probe 77 oil firms over unremitted N2.6tn revenue

The House of Representatives, on Tuesday, commenced investigative hearing on the N2.6tn owed the Federal Government by 77 oil companies operating in Nigeria. The House is acting on the 2019 report of the Nigeria Extractive Industry Transparency Initiative. The Speaker…

APC Senators to meet Tinubu today

The Senate caucus of the All Progressives Congress (APC) will meet with the National Leader of the ruling party, Bola Ahmed Tinubu, today at 2.30pm. This was disclosed by the Senate President, Ahmad Lawan, in a letter read during the…

Court jails 2 labourers for stealing wires

A Dei-dei Grade I Area Court has sentenced two labourers, Elaigwu Anthony and Emmanuel Abam to 12 months in prison each for stealing wires worth N4.2 million. Anthony, 26, and Abam, 31, were convicted and sentenced after pleading guilty to…