FCCPC to sanction DisCos over failure to comply with rules in electricity industry
The Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (FCCPC) will henceforth sanction Distribution Companies (DisCos) and other offenders who fail to...
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Man, 65, gets life imprisonment for raping 85-year-old step mother
An Ado- Ekiti High Court in Ekiti has sentenced one Durodola Ogundele, 65, to life imprisonment for raping his 85...
4 inmates die, 16 injured as 879 escape in Kuje custodial centres
The Nigerian Correctional Service (NCoS) has said that four inmates of the Kuje Custodial Centre died and 879 escaped during...
Abia awaits DMO’s nod to commence work on Dry Port – Commissioner
The Commissioner for Transport in Abia, Chief Godswill Nwanoruo, says the state is awaiting the Debt Management Office’s (DMO) nod...
“My husband gives our 10-year-old son alcohol,” divorce-seeking woman tells court
A divorce-seeking businesswoman, Olayinka Ajanaku, told a Mapo Grade A Customary Court in Ibadan on Wednesday that her husband was fond...
Police in search of culprits of lynching in Nsukka, Enugu State
Police in Enugu State have started a manhunt of those responsible for alleged mobbing and lynching of two persons in...
Strike: Bakers in South East to join national body July 13
The Association of Master Bakers and Caterers of Nigeria (AMBCN), South-East chapter will withdraw its services from July 13, as...
NSCDC inducts 136 new recruits in Imo
The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) has inducted 136 new recruits for year 2022 into the Corps in...
We will participate in nation-wide withdrawal of service – Bread bakers
The Association of Master Bakers and Caterers in Nigeria, Edo Chapter, says it will participate in the proposed nation-wide withdrawal...
197 females among 444 new Police Constables in Imo, Abia
No fewer than 197 females were among the 444 recruit Constables of the Nigeria Police Force that passed-out on Wednesday...
Anambra Assembly decry deplorable state of Primary Healthcare Centres
The Anambra House of Assembly has expressed dissatisfaction with the state of Primary Health Centres (PHCs) in the state in...
Mali improvised bomb claims lives of 2 Egyptian peacekeepers – UN
UN Secretary-General António Guterres on Wednesday condemned the killing of two more UN peacekeepers in northern Mali. The peacekeepers –...
Epileptic electricity supply in markets influences prices of meat, fish — Traders
The National Association of Nigerian Traders, FCT Chapter, says poor supply of electricity to markets in the Federal Capital Territory...
No attempted attack on my church in Anambra – Bishop
Bishop Paul Nwachukwu of the Grace of God Mission International, has said that there was no invasion nor attack on...
511 Police Constables pass out from Police College, Enugu
No fewer than 511 constables have passed out from a six months intensive police training course at the Police College,...
Abducted Kaduna Catholic Priest regains freedom
The Catholic Diocese of Kafanchan, Kaduna State, has confirmed the release of Rev. Fr. Emmanuel Silas, barely 24 hours after...
Man, 49, bags 4-year jail term for raping 11-year-old girl
An Ado-Ekiti High Court has sentenced a 49-year-old man, Dele Adeyanju, to four years imprisonment for raping an 11-year-old girl....
NSCDC graduates 169 personnel in Calabar
The Nigeria Security and Civil Defense Corps (NSCDC) in Cross River has graduated 169 personnel of the corps for the...
French village bans use of tap water for cleaning teeth amid drought
Local Authorities on Tuesday, banned residents of a village in southern France from using tap water to clean their teeth....
Nigerians polytechnics are producing technologists without equipment – SERVICOM Boss
The Service Compact with all Nigerians (SERVICOM) has decried insufficient equipment in some Polytechnics, saying the situation has defeated the...
