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Angry Mass Killed Men Because of Alleged Dog’s Theft in Bauchi

The angry masses have killed one person and injured another person for allegedly stealing a dog in the Lushi community, near Bauchi State. Spokesman for the State Police Command, Ahmed Deputy, confirmed the incident to reporters on Thursday at Bauchi. The representative said the incident occurred in a remote area behind Lushi on Wednesday. He registered the victims as Dokagk …

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The Nigerian government warns Adamawa, Lagos, 31 others who are at risk of flooding

Minister of Water Resources and Sanitation, Prof. Joseph Utsev, has warned that 1,249 communities in 176 regional regions (LGA) in 33 states and the Federal Capital City (FCT) were within high flood risk areas in 2025. The Minister gave a warning during the official presentation of the 2025 annual flood outlook (AFO) released by the Nigerian Hydrological Service Agency (Nihsa …

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“Assassination”: Akpabio Petions PGI on the accusations of Natasha

The president of the Senate, Godswill Akpabio, presented a petition to the police general inspector, IGP Kayode Egbetokun, asking for an immediate investigation and the pursuit of the suspended senator Natasha Akpoti-Auduaghan on an alleged accusation of killers against him. In the petition dated 3 April 2025, and also copied to the Prosecutor General of the Federation and the Minister …

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Examilvous billing: Nerc Slams Abuja, Eko, Ikeja, other five discos with a fine N628m, reimbursement orders – Thage

By Victor Osula, Abuja With a decisive move to curb the arbitrary invoicing of electricity, the Commission for the regulation of Nigerian electricity (DEIGN) has slammed a cumulative fine of N628.03 million on eight distribution companies (DICS) for customers without excess traits. The utilities concerned – Abuja, Eko, Enugu, Ikeja, Jos, Kaduna, Kano and Yola Discos – found themselves violation …

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Nerc Fines Eko, Ikeja, 6 Discos N628M for Overbill Customers

The Nigerian Electricity Regulation Commission (NERC) has fined eight N628.03 million Electricity Distribution Companies (Discos) for non -compliance with the restrictions on the estimated billing for customers who do not exist. The commission revealed this in a statement on its website on Thursday in Abuja. Affected disco are – Abuja, Eko, Enugu, Ikeja, Jos, Kaduna, Kano, and Yola. NERC said …

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Presidency apologises for errors in published list of Tinubu’s federal appointments

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu A deliberate attempt by the Presidency to dismantle the notion that President Bola Tinubu is nepotistic and rabidly Yoruba-centric in his appointments went awry as the list published by an official was fraught with a number of errors. Special Adviser, Media & Public Communications/spokesperson to the President, Mr Sunday Dare had published a list purported to …

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Adesina increases the alarm on the trend of ‘japa’, calling for investment in African youth

African Development Bank President (AFDB), Dr. Akinwumi Adesina, has voiced a deep concern over the increasing popular migration trends as referred to in Nigeria as Japa, a term that captures the exodus that developed from young Nigeria to look for better opportunities abroad. In an honest interview on television channels on Thursday, Adesina described the trend as a “large -magnitude …

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