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Elders and residents of Iru Egbede Community in Orhionmwon Local Government Area of Edo State have raised an alarm following the mysterious disappearance of Faith Omodon, a 200-level undergraduate at Delta State University (Delsu), studying Business Adm...

The National Rescue Movement (NRM), Edo State chapter, on Thursday besieged the office of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), to protest the omission of its governorship candidate’s name, Dennis Osahon Aikoriogie in the list of those participating in the September 21 governorship election in the state.The party conveyed its protest in a letter titled “Protest on non inclusion of our gubernatorial candidate in the forthcoming Edo State governorsh...

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The Nigerian Meteorological Agency (NiMet) has warned of likely heat stress across the country.In a weather alert accompanied by a pictorial representation of the map of the country marked with five different colours, the agency indicated the degree of the heat stress.Kano, Gombe, Sokoto, Yobe, and about eight other states in the North were advised to take action because of the extreme danger of the harsh weather, which could lead to sunstroke....

Electricity: Manufacturers, Labour Tackle Federal Government Over 240% Tariff Hike, Insist on SubsidyManufacturers and organized Labour have kicked against the Federal Government’s 240 percent hike in the tariff payable by electricity users enjoying a 20-hour power supply.The subsidy on electricity has been withdrawn completely from the tariff payable by power consumers in the Band A category, who constitute about 15 percent of the total number of pow...

The Defence Headquarters gas revealed the names of terrorist masterminds slain during several operations in the northern region of the country.The Director Defence Media Operations, Major General Edward Buba, revealed the names to journalists during a briefing in Abuja.The headquarters noted that the terrorist kingpins were killed in separate operations between January and March 2024.Some of them include: Abu Bilal Minuki (aka Abubakar Mai...

President Bola Tinubu has said he would support a proposal for the direct election of members into the parliament of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS).He said the move would give citizens of member states a say in who represents them.Tinubu made the remark when he swore in 97 members into the 6th ECOWAS parliament at the Abuja International Conference Centre.His comments came on the backdrop of the ECOWAS parliament be...

The Inspector General of Police, Kayode Egbetokun, has announced that nine persons have been arrested in connection to the killings of police officers in the Ughelli area of Delta State.The police boss, confirmed this at a management meeting of the Force.He said those arrested are currently providing the Force with information that will assist in the arrest of those involved in the killings.Six police officers were killed at Ohoro forest, ...

The Nigeria Customs Service has announced that it generated 1.3 trillion naira revenue for the first quarter of 2024.The Comptroller General of Customs, Adewale Adeniyi, explained that over 572 seizures were made with a duty-paid value of 10 billion naira.Speaking during a press briefing in Abuja, he said, “In the first quarter of 2024, the NCS demonstrated remarkable performance in revenue collectio...

The Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC) has approved an increase in electricity tariff for customers under the Band A classification.The Vice Chairman, NERC, Musliu Oseni, said the increase will see the customers paying 225 naira kilowatt per hour from the current 66 naira.Customers under Band A are those who enjoy 20 hours of electricity supply daily.Speaking at a press con...