The management of the Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC) says there is no 50 per cent increase in electricity tariff. This was made known by NERC’s Head of Public Affairs, Mr Micheal Faloseyi, in a statement in Abuja on Tuesday.…
The police on Tuesday arraigned three persons before an Ado-Ekiti Chief Magistrates’ Court for alleged stealing and breach of peace. The defendants: Olayinka Ayomide, 18; Ogunleye Korede, 16; and Omoyeni Diya, 18, are facing a two-count charge of stealing and…
Hasiya Ibrahim Sani Foundation secured the release of 25 prisoners from the Kurmawa Central and Goron Dutse Correctional Centres in Kano on Tuesday. As the released inmates were leaving the correctional centres, the Director of the Foundation, retired Maj. Gen.…
A Chief Magistrates’ Court in Osogbo, on Tuesday ordered that a 32-year-old fake prophet, Olajide Omolere, who allegedly obtained N1.1 million from a woman to solve her ”spiritual problems”, be remanded in Ilesa Correctional Centre. The police charged Omolere with…
A notable farmer in Delta and former state Commissioner for Lands and Survey, Mr Raymos Guana has called for value addition to agricultural products in the country. Guana told the newsmen on Tuesday, in Asaba, that “value addition is the…
Nigerian singer Paul Okoye, a.k.a RudeBoy has declared that he is not only COVID-19 positive, but bogged down by the virus for 10 days. “COVID-19 is real”, exclaimed Okoye on Instagram. He said he has experienced the disease first hand…
The Christian Association (CAN), Okitipupa Chapter, Ondo State, on Tuesday urged Nigerians not to relent in their prayers for the unity and peace as well as stronger and better Nigeria for all. The Chairman, CAN, Okitipupa Chapter, Pastor Peter Akinyelure,…
The General Manager, Plateau State Environmental and Sanitation Agency (PEPSA), Mr Gabriel Bako, has blamed protest by staff of 17 LGAs for waste accumulation in Jos metropolis. He said the protesters hindered waste disposal trucks from leaving the state government…
Manchester United are playing confidently and should be able to win the League Cup, manager Ole Gunnar Solskjaer said on Tuesday. Solskjaer said this was why he believed there would be no excuses if they failed to beat Manchester City…
An Iyaganku Chief Magistrates’ Court in Ibadan on Tuesday ordered the remand of one Umaru Adamu, 22, at the State Criminal Investigation Department (SCID) at Iyaganku for allegedly being in possession of a gun and two live ammunitions. The magistrate,…
