The residents of Magboro community and Ibadan Electricity Distribution Company (IBEDC) are now at loggerheads over epileptic power supply to the community and environs. The News Agency of Nigeria reports that residents of Magboro community, along Lagos/Ibadan expressway, are dissatisfied with the new load shedding plan introduced by IBEDC, which has been described as arbitrary. Going by the new sharing formula introduced by IBEDC, Magboro community will enjoy electricity for only eight hours in 48 hours as against the previous arrangement of eight hours in 36 hours. A letter from IBEDC to residents reads: “Dear esteemed customer, in recent times,…
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Ekiti state government has flagged off the registration of herders in the state with the aim of identifying unregistered herders that operate in the state’s forest reserves. Today marks the beginning of a new chapter in the peaceful coexistence of herders & farmers in Ekiti state as Government intervenes to ensure not just easy identification of legitimate herders & farmers, but also the creation of a support mechanism system to deploy as at when required for a sustained harmonious community relationship in the rural areas. The offices of the Special Adviser to the state government on Security, The Ministry of…
Ekiti State Governor, Dr Kayode Fayemi has congratulated former Minister of National Planning, Chief Ayodele Ogunlade on his 90th birthday; describing the nonagenarian as a man with penchant for excellence. Dr Fayemi, in a congratulatory message signed by his Chief Press Secretary, Yinka Oyebode, in Ado-Ekiti on Thursday, said the former Minister has always been an inspiration to him and many other younger Ekiti sons and daughters because of his leadership qualities and distinguished life style. The Governor described the Ilupeju-Ekiti born Chief Ogunlade as one of the foremost broadcasters in the country who rose to the pinnacle of the…
Enugu State Commissioner for Chieftaincy Affairs, Chief Charles Egumgbe, has reiterated the state government’s position against any obnoxious and inhuman traditions that demean the people. Egumgbe stated this yesterday in Enugu while reacting to alleged ostracism of the entire people of Edeaniagu Village in Ishi-Ozalla Autonomous Community, Nkanu West Local Council of the state. He said that the state government had abolished all harmful traditions that infringed on the fundamental rights of the people of the state, including the Osu caste system. He said that no individual or group of persons had the right to deny people their rights on…
Katsina State Governor, Aminu Masari, says Nigeria is economically attractive to kidnappers in the Sahel region of Africa. Countries in the Sahel region of Africa include Senegal, Mauritania, Mali, Burkina Faso, Algeria, Niger, Nigeria, Chad, Sudan and Eritrea. Masari, who is also the Chairman of the North-West Governors’ Forum, spoke on Wednesday while featuring on Channels Television’s ‘Politics Today’ programme. The governor said the security situation in the country has improved since the emergence of the All Progressives Congress government at the centre in 2015. He said, “When we started in 2015 in the North-West, it was cattle-rustling. Gradually, it…
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) 2019 Election Review Committee led by Governor Bala Mohammed of Bauchi state on Wednesday submitted its report in which it recommended that the presidential flag bearer in the 2023 election should be chosen through a merit-based system instead of zoning . Making this declaration while presenting the report to the national leadership of the party led by the National Chairman, Prince Uche Secondus at the party national secretariat in Abuja, Mohammed however acknowledged the valid argument that holds that the northeast or the southeast be given strong consideration because they are the geo-political zones with…
A Federal High Court sitting in Lagos has fixed March 24 for the former Speaker of the Lagos State House of Assembly, Hon. Adeyemi Ikuforiji, to open his defence in an alleged ₦338.8 million money laundering trial. Justice Mohammed Liman set the date on Wednesday after the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) closed its case. Counsel to the former Speaker, Mr Dele Adesina, SAN, had asked the court for a short date to either open his defence or in the alternative to file a no-case submission. The judge granted his request. Ikuforiji is standing trial alongside his former Personal…
An Italian court in Milan has acquitted has Eni and Royal Dutch Shell in the oil industry’s biggest corruption trial, the case centers around the purchase of a Nigerian oilfield by Eni and Royal Dutch Shell for $1.3 billion about ten years ago. After more than three years of proceedings and 74 hearings, judges withdrew to their chambers on Wednesday to consider their verdict, said Marco Tremolada, who heads the panel of judges. Prosecutors have called for Eni and Shell to be fined and for a number of past and present managers from both companies, including Eni Chief Executive Claudio…
Rt. Hon. Mulikat Akande-Adeola said she got information from multiple sources that, politicians close to governor Seyi Makinde have ordered one Lamidi Mukaila, aka Auxiliary to kill her. Hon. Mulikat-Akande said she got security reports from Ogbomoso and Ibadan that, unidentified men have been parading her houses at night for days now. She said thou, she is presently in Abuja, her security men and political associates have implored her to stay away for now due to strange faces parading her houses both in ibadan and Ogbomoso. ” I am also receiving phone calls from unknown callers, asking about whereabouts and…
The Oyo State governor, Seyi Makinde, on Wednesday emphasized the need for unity as a panacea for a better society. Makinde particularly expressed delight at the gathering of leaders of the Yoruba race in the Oyo State capital to deliberate on its progress. He made the comments at the Pan-Yoruba Congress held at the Mapo Hall, Ibadan, Oyo State, in Ibadan on Wednesday, saying the meeting was timely, coming at a time when the region is engulfed in security challenges. Aare Ona Kakanfo of Yorubaland, Iba Gani Adams, also restated his belief in the unity and progress of the Yoruba…
