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The Asset Management Corporation of Nigeria (Amcon) has announced that the Ibadan Electricity Distribution Company (Ibedc) has been sold. Gbenga Alake, CEO (MD) and CEO (CEO) of Amcon, has disclosed the details of the sale during a media parley with the media managers on Thursday. In April 2024, the Federal Government said that he would sell five energy distribution companies …

The kidnapped Bayelsa State High Court judge, Judge Ebiyerin Omukoro, has regained his freedom. Judge Omokaro was kidnapped by armed people on June 21 at the Kilimanjaro restaurant in Yenagoa. Nigerian Bar Association (NBA), the state of Bayelsa, confirmed the release of judges on Thursday in the Capital of the state.

Chairman of Zone One Social Democratic Party (SDP) in the State of Kaduna, Bashir Zakariya, was killed in a car accident on Thursday. He died in an accident that occurred along the Zaria-Saduna Expressway. SDP Publicity Secretary in the state, Darius Kurah, confirmed the incident in a statement in Kaduna. Also read: Arwa Consultative Forum Chieftain, Soba Dies in Kaduna …

The efforts of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) in curbing illegal drug transactions received a further increase, following the arrest of a man for presumably imported 414.2 kg of cannabis sativa. The substance is said to be worth over N200 million value. Identified as Emami Ajetsibogho, our correspondent has collected that the suspicion was arrested by the agents …

Candidate Vice President of the Labor Party in the 2023 General Election, Datti Baba-Ahmed, warned on Thursday that the opposition coalition had to do something that was not thought of to defeat the President of the Tinubu Bola in the 2027 election. The opposition group led by former Vice President Atiku Abubakar has officially adopted the African Democratic Congress (ADC) …

The Independent National Election Commission (INEC) has received 12 new applications for the registration of political parties in the country. Developments bring 122 of the number of associations who want to register political parties ahead of the 2027 general election. The previous commission had received 110 applications. Inec from various associations who are interested in floating parties throughout the country. …

Kogi United’s management has appointed Micheal Olachene Itodo as the new club team manager. Itodo’s appointment was confirmed Thursday by the club president, Mallam Abdulmalik Issa. Itodo will replace Ibrahim Tijani, who has been acted in the capacity of the last three seasons Mallam Issa said that Itodo’s appointment was as a result of his professionalism and dedication history to …

Gboyega Oyetola The Minister of the Navy and the Blue Economy, Alh. Adgboyega Oyetola, said Nigeria recorded zero piracy in its waters for three years through the Deep Blue project. Oyetola revealed him on Thursday during an involvement of the one -day stakeholders held in Lagos. He said that maritime security remains fundamental for the ministry’s mandate and gained the …

Some people were injured in the collapse of the building along the Adeniji Adele road on Lagos Island on Thursday. Lagos State Traffic Management Authority (Lastma) confirmed the incident in the verified X grip. He added that the victims trapped under the debris were rescued and immediately taken to the nearest hospital for medical treatment. “There were reports about buildings …

Terrorists suspected of being a member of the Lakurawa sect have reportedly killed 20 people and injured a number of others in the Kwallajiya village in the Tangaza regional government in the Sokoto state. According to security experts, and Katsina, terrorists attacked the village on Wednesday afternoon when the villagers observed their afternoon prayers and began to shoot sporadically in …