Nigeria’s National Grid collapsed for the 12th time this year on Wednesday. The latest incident happened around 2.09 pm, plunging Nigerians into darkness again. Since January 2024 until date, the grid has collapsed 11 times. Within one week in October, the grid collapsed three times. A tweet from the official handle of Nigeria’s National Grid, …
Ondo ‘pastor’ arrested over alleged multiple kidnappings
Security operatives have arrested a notorious kidnapper, Terry Tinate Augustus, popularly called “Black” in Ilaje Local Government Area of Ondo State. Augustus, an acclaimed pastor from Ajapa community in Ese Odo LGA of Ondo State, was arrested by the Amotekun Corps in collaboration with the Special Assistant to the Ondo State Governor on Pipeline Surveillance …
Kano Police recover counterfeit currencies in dollars, others worth over N100bn
The Police in Kano State have arrested three suspects with Counterfeit Foreign Currencies equivalent to N100.5 billion Naira. Parading the suspects, the Command Spokesperson, CPS, Abdullahi Haruna Kiyawa, said the Money which was in Dollars and other Foreign Currencies, included $3,366,000, CFA51,970,000, N1,443,000 and three live ammunition. The suspects, Muhammad Abdullahi, Muhammad Muktahr, and Nura …
Senate moves to end exportation of raw materials, boost local industries
A bill to mandate local processing of at least 30 per cent of raw materials in the country before exportation has passed a second reading in the Senate. The piece of legislation, which aims to amend the Raw Materials Research and Development Council Act, 2022, introducing provisions for local processing and production protection, was sponsored …
Pastor paraded after he was allegedly caught sleeping with married woman in Edo
A pastor was subjected to a humiliating experience as members of his community paraded him before he was arrested by police for allegedly having intimate relations with a married woman in Edo state. There are conflicting reports about how the pastor was caught. Some unconfirmed reports claim he was caught in a hotel with a …
Police rescue three kidnap victims, recover arms in Taraba
Taraba State Police Command says its operatives have rescued three abducted persons at Dutse Mubayu around the Kona Mountains of Jalingo, the state capital. The Command’s spokesman, Abdullahu Usman, disclosed this in a statement on Monday in Jalingo, adding that the trio were kidnapped at Sibre village of Ardo Kola LGA on the 6th day …
Actor John Dumelo wins parliamentary election in Ghana
Famous Ghanaian actor, John Dumelo who contested for the constituency seat in 2020 but narrowly lost to Alhassan has emerged the winner of Ayawaso West Wuogon constituency election. Dumelo, contested on the platform of the National Democratic Congress, NDC, defeated the incumbent, Lydia Alhassan of the ruling New Patriotic Party, NPP. He was declared the …
Resident doctors reveal three reasons health workers are leaving Nigeria
The Federal Capital Territory chapter of the Association of Resident Doctors, Federal Capital Territory Administration, ARD-FCTA, has revealed why its members are relocating to other countries. According to the association, doctors are relocating to where they would have “limited working hours, better remuneration, and access to quality healthcare.” Dr Rahman Olayinka, President of ARD-FCTA, made …
EFCC arrest 22 suspected internet fraudsters in Abia
Operatives of the Uyo Zonal Directorate of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, have arrested 22 suspected internet fraudsters. Its Spokesperson, Dele Oyewale, made the disclosure in a statement on Monday in Abuja. Oyewale said they were arrested on Friday, at Umuagu and Olokoro in Abia in a sting operation. ”Items recovered from them …
Port Harcourt refinery over 90% completed – NNPCL
The Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited, NNPCL, says the new Port Harcourt refinery is over 90 per cent completed. The Group Chief Executive Officer of the NNPCL, Mele Kyari, stated this on Monday when labour leaders from the Nigeria Labour Congress, NLC, and the Trade Union Congress, TUC, visited the facility in Rivers State. After …