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*New regime to allow for expansion of willing-buyer, willing-seller operators Edo State House of Assembly has passed a bill, repealing the Rural Electricity Board Law of 1972 to re-enact a new law that makes provision for the generation, transmission and distribution of electricity for the residents of Edo State. When it becomes law, it will pave the way for the …

By MIKE OSAROGIAGBON Benin City, Nigeria – Edo State Police Command said it has commenced investigation into a case of suspected suicide reported by a woman in Benin City. It was revealed that this incident occurred barely 24 hours before a Benin-based accountant allegedly murdered his pregnant wife, then hanged her lifeless body with a rope tied to a ceiling …

Major Nigerian cities including the Federal Capital Territory were thrown into darkness on Wednesday when the country’s electricity grid collapsed. Electricity distribution companies announced Wednesday that the collapse occurred at about 11:00 am. Wednesday’s incident is the seventh reported collapse in 2022. The government blames poor management and low gas supply as the major causes of the repeated breakdown of …

The newest phenomenon in town, Mr. Peter Obi turns 61 today. Contrary to the customary use of the day to see him through biographical prisms, we shall view him through the mass movement that has all the attributes of a revolution in which he is a prominent figure. As far back as one can pry into the history of Nigeria, …

The Emir of Yandoton Daji, Aliyu Marafa, in Zamfara State, was on Sunday suspended after he turbaned a wanted terrorist, Ada Aleru, the Sarkin Fulani (the leader of the Fulani) of the emirate. The Governor of the state, Bello Matawalle, created the Yandoton Daji emirate out of Tsafe emirate on May 18. While creating the emirate, the governor charged the new …

Stakeholders have called on the Federal Ministry of Education to obey the high court judgment on cut off marks for students seeking admission into Unity Schools across the country. The stakeholders made the call in separate interviews with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Abuja on Wednesday. NAN recalls that a human rights lawyer, Mr Olisa Agbakoba, SAN, had …

The Christian Association of Nigeria on Wednesday dissociated itself from Bishops who attended the unveiling of the vice presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress, Kashim Shettima, saying they were desperados who went there for themselves. Pastors, Bishops at Shettima’s unveiling The organisation said that although the presidential candidate of the APC, Bola Ahmed Tinubu, was free to “hire mechanics …

President Joe Biden announced on Wednesday that the United States will bring together leaders from across the African continent for a major summit in December in Washington to discuss pressing challenges from food security to climate change. “The summit will demonstrate the United States’ enduring commitment to Africa, and will underscore the importance of U.S.-Africa relations and increased cooperation on shared global …

A group of anti Muslim-Muslim campaigners have stormed the Musa Yar’Adua Centre in Abuja which is the venue of the official unveiling of Senator Kashim Shettima as the running mate to the presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress, APC, Bola Tinubu. The anti Muslim-Muslim group numbering over some decades displayed placards with various inscriptions showing their stand against the …

Christian Leaders under Southern Kaduna Christian Leaders Association (SKCLA) have called on President Muhammadu Buhari and Kaduna State Governor, Nasir El-Rufai to investigate and end the “continuous persecution” of priests across the Country. The call was made in a statement by the Chairman of the Association, Apostle (Dr) Emmanuel Nuhu Kure while reacting to the news of the gruesome murder …