Author: Jennifer Okundia
BEDC to install 39,000 smart meters
The Benin Electricity Distribution Company (BEDC) has started the installation of 39, 000 smart meters in its operational states of…
Niger Delta Now Witnesses Less Oil Theft- Buratai
The Chief of Army Staff, Lt.-Gen. Tukur Buratai says contrary to notion in some quarters, illegal bunkering, refinery and oil…
Taraba APC Chieftain Disowns Hate Video
Mr David Kente, a chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Taraba, on Monday disowned the hate video circulating…
Tuface Donates N3.5m To Support UNHCR
Nigerian Music icon, Innocent Idibia, popularly known as Tuface, has donated N3.5 million to the United Nations High Commission for…
Bus Conductors Association To Kit Members With Uniforms
The Bus Conductors Association of Nigeria (BCAN) on Monday in Lagos said it would soon kit its members in uniforms…
Judge Berates NSCDC Over Poorly Drafted Criminal Charge
Justice Ibrahim Buba of a Federal High Court in Lagos on Monday chided the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps…
Niger Govt Committed To Paying Students WAEC Fees
The Niger State Government says it will continue to pay fees for students writing the West African Senior School Certificate…
Akeredolu Meets Workers, Promises Outstanding Salaries
Gov Rotimi Akeredolu of Ondo State on Monday pledged to constitute a committee to look into the seven months outstanding…
FG Appoints 5 New Directors, GM For NCAA
The Federal Government on Monday approved the appointment of five new Directors and one General Manager for the Nigerian Civil…
2 drivers bag 6 months imprisonment
A Gudu Upper Area Court, Abuja, on Monday sentenced one Ibrahim Bala,28, and Mohammed Musa, 32, to six months imprisonment…
Herdsman nabbed for attempting to kidnap fellow herdsman
An Akure Chief Magistrates’ Court on Monday remanded a herdsman, Ibrahim Abdul, 20, in prison for allegedly attempting to kidnap…
Katsina LGC constructs N3m abattoir
Mani Local Government Council in Katsina State is constructing a N3 million abattoir in Muduru District to ensure consumption of…
Ex-PHCN worker threatens to commit suicide
Mr Tairu Quadri, whose two arms were amputated after an explosion during an official assignment as a former staff member…
Prostitute attacks colleagues with blade
The police on Monday arraigned three commercial sex workers in a Karmo Grade 1 Area Court in Abuja for alleged…
Southern Kaduna: Pastor urges Muslims, Christians, to pray
Pastor Yohanna Buru, the General overseer of Christ Evangelical Intercessory Fellowship Ministry, Sabon Tasha Kaduna, has called on Muslims, Christians…
Court reserves ruling on Duru’s preliminary objection
An FCT High Court, Maitama, on Monday reserved ruling on preliminary objection filed by Mr Chidi Duru, a former member,…
Facebook accepts Naira advertisements payment
Mr Chris Cox, the Chief Product Officer, Facebook, has said that the social networking company was now accepting Nigeria’s local…
Applicant docked for trafficking drugs
A 26-year-old man, John Emmanuel, was on Monday arraigned in a Federal High Court, Lagos, on a count charge of…
Court nullifies Sen Akpan’s election
The Federal High Court sitting in Uyo on Monday nullified the election of Mr Bassey Akpan, the senator representing Akwa…
Fans come for Simi
Nigerian entertainment singer Simi, who wowed her audience during the big brother naija show yesterday, has been called out by…
Ogwuashi-Uku residents decry 7 years of darkness
Residents of Ogwashi-Uku community in Aniocha South Local Government Area of Delta have appealed to the Federal Government restore electricity…
CBN to strengthen naira
The National Association of Government Approved Freight Forwarders (NAGAFF) on Monday advised the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) to introduce…
Ihedioha kicks against Modu Sheriff
Mr Emeka Ihedioha, a former Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives, has kicked against recognising Alhaji Modu Sheriff as…
Kwara assembly summons MTN
The Kwara House of Assembly on Monday summoned the management of MTN Nigeria over alleged “wrong installation’’ of mast at…
Oscar awards won by first black female
Viola Davis, American actress and producer has become the first black female to win the Oscar, Emmy and Tony awards.…
How Joyce Efekpogua turned oil price crash into opportunity
Jennifer Okundia Oil prices are plunging to levels not seen in over a decade, and the global energy market is…