EKEDC The Management of Eko Electricity Distribution Company (EKEDC) on Sunday apologised to its customers in some parts of Lagos and Ogun States over a prolonged outage experienced in the affected areas. Mr Babatunde Lasaki, General Manager, Corporate Communications, in a statement in Lagos, said the problem was caused by faults in some of the […]
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Air traffic at Hamburg airport remained suspended Sunday over a hostage situation on the tarmac involving a father and his child, German authorities said. The daily Bild newspaper said the man, a 35-year-old Turk, wanted to be allowed to board a plane to Turkey with his daughter, aged four. “The negotiations are continuing,” in Turkish, […]
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US Secretary of State Antony Blinken disembarks at Israel’s Ben Gurion airport in Tel Aviv for a surprise visit to the West Bank city of Ramallah to meet with Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas on November 5, 2023, amid ongoing battles between Israel and the militant group Hamas. (Photo by Jonayhan Ernst / Pool / AFP) […]
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Minister of Transportation, Sen. Said Alkali, says Thursday’s maiden trip of the Lagos-Ibadan freight train service marks a significant milestone in the country’s railway projects. He said in a statement issued in Abuja on Sunday that it also reinforced government’s dedication to providing a robust transportation network to cater to Nigeria’s growing population. The maiden […]
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CJN Ariwoola and Justice Musa Dattijo Muhammad By Justice Dattijo My lord, the Honourable the Chief Justice of Nigeria Olukayode Ariwoola GCON permit me to adopt and rely on the protocols you earlier established at this event. With your leave having been sought and obtained, let me outrightly make one confession to this distinguished audience. […]
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Diezani Allison-Madueke in court. Photo: Youtube • Charges won’t fly, says SAN • How her day in Court panned out Former Minister of Petroleum Resources, Diezani Allison-Madueke is seeking divine intervention in the multi-million pounds allegations and charges of bribery and corruption instituted against her by the United Kingdom National Crime Agency (NCA). Besides heavenly […]
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Photo: The Punch . Insists efforts to reposition Lagos PDP ongoing Former Deputy National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Chief Olabode George, yesterday, urged President Bola Tinubu and the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), to revisit the reports of the 2014 National Conference along with other conferences reports with a view to restructure […]
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Crude Oil production challenges in Nigeria may trigger fresh importation. • ‘It’s better to tackle challenges against local production’ • Doubts over Port Harcourt facility coming on stream next month • Expert faults govt holding controlling shares in oil firms The Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL) may begin importation of 110, 000 barrels of […]
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. announces planned pay of N500m fines for 4000 inmates’ release The Interior Minister, Dr Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo has unfolded a new strategy to decongest the correctional centres in the country, most of which are spilling over with inmates. As part of this strategy, he said the Federal Government is raising the N500 million fines slammed […]
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By Martins Oloja Now that the fear of the Supreme Court is gone for the President Bola Ahmed Tinubu administration, this seems to be the right time for the President to fix the chaos that has taken some steam out of the awesomeness that is usually inherent in presidential palace. Doubtless, there have been too […]
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