President Muhammadu Buhari has ordered operators in the power sector to carry out mass metering of unmetered customers nationwide, as announced on Wednesday night by the Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC). The NERC also, via its official Twitter handle, disclosed that it had not approved any increase in electricity tariffs as speculated. They wrote: “The
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Mr. Femi Falana (SAN), has urged all public officers to learn from the decision of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA), to drop Kaduna State governor, Nasir El-Rufai, as one of the panel discussants at its forthcoming Annual General Conference (AGC). Speaking at House of Justice Radio/Television network program with the pioneer Director General of the
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The Islamic Movement in Nigeria (IMN), also known as Shiites, has commended the National Executive Committee of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA), for withdrawing the invitation earlier offered to the Governor of Kaduna State, Mallam Nasir El-Rufai, to address the association’s forthcoming Annual General Conference (AGC). Shiites’ commendation was stated in a letter addressed to
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The International Press Centre (IPC), has expressed disappointment over the heavy fine of N5 million imposed by the National Broadcasting Commission (NBC), to Nigeria Info. The Centre further requested for an immediate reversal of the fine, maintaining that it was a burden on the NBC to do the right thing. The DAILY VENDOR recalls that
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By: Chuks Collins, Awka An Awka Magistrate Court has sentenced a middle aged man, Mr Joseph Nnajiofor to two months community service of clearing the magistrate court’s premises or one month imprisonment, and five hundred thousand Naira fine as compensation to the complainant for monies spent to track him down when he jumped bail in
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The Department of State Services (DSS), on Friday, said a former Deputy Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Dr Obadiah Mailafiya, is playing to the gallery and creating unnecessary tension in the country. In his recent interview, Mailafia had alleged that a certain Northern Governor was the leader of the Boko Haram sect.
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The National Broadcasting Commission (NBC), has slammed a radio station, Nigeria Info, to the tune of N5 million fine, for the interview recently granted by a former Deputy Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, Dr. Obadiah Mailafia. The fine contained in a statement by the NBC management on Thursday titled, ‘The National Broadcasting Commission Fines Nigeria
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A 56-year-old man, Mr. Ben Ifeatu, was on Thursday arraigned before a Magistrate Court III, Awka, Anambra State for allegedly giving false information to the police. The accused was charged for misleading the Police through a petition he wrote to the Commissioner of Police, Anambra Sate, Mr. Bassey Abang, alleging that the traditional ruler of
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The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), on Thursday, reacted to the deployment of police operatives around the premisis of the Edo State House of Assembly. The Party alleged that the federal government mobilized security operatives to the venue to take over the state House of Assembly. Tweeting on it’s verified handle, the party claimed that the
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Benue State Governor, Samuel Ortom, has insisted that his state has no need for Miyetti Allah Kautal Hore floating a security outfit, in as much he is not against it operating in other states. Ortom said this while reacting to a statement by the Fulani socio-cultural association, where it announced that its security outfit, Miyetti
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The Court of Appeal Lagos Division has ordered the release of two businessmen; Nnamdi Okoye and Ikechukwu Ezeogwum who were sentenced to prison in 2018 for allegedly faking the trademark of Above Hairspray Container Design, a hair product owned by Dubas ‘N’ Ches Commercial Co. Ltd. The businessmen who own the trademark for Zion Oilsheen,
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The House of Representatives has ordered the Inspector-General of Police (IGP), Mohammed Adamu, to with immediate effect, arrest the Acting Managing Director of the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC), Professor Kemebradikumo Daniel Pondei, for ‘contempt of the legislature’. The House Committee on NDDC, had summoned the Interim Management Committee (IMC) of the NDDC to make
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For stealing a plate of tuwo and N10 sachet water, an Abuja based Magistrate, has sentenced a thirty year old Yusuf Muazu. Muazu, a native of Kano, was made to sweep the court premises for three hours and ordered to relocate to where he could secure a source of living. The victim was dragged to
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An attempt by the Department of State Services (DSS), to secure a stay of execution of the award of N10 million damages against it has been refused by the Federal High Court in Asaba, Delta State. The DSS had approached the court to stay execution of the judgment debt it was ordered to pay Anthony
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The House of Representatives has said that any police officer or an operative of the Department of State Security (DSS) who fails to arrest and compel the appearance of ministers and heads of agencies for refusing to honour summons of the National Assembly would be sanctioned. Vanguard reports that the lower legislative chamber on Tuesday,
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