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The Niger Delta Power Holding Company (NDPHC) has disclosed that the Central Bank of Nigeria and the Nigeria Bulk Electricity Trading Company (NBET) are currently indebted to it to the tune of N190 billion. Chiedu Ugbo, Managing Director of the Federal Government-owned power company made this known during a media roundtable held on Monday in Lagos. “Huge indebtedness by the …

United States of America’s Maryland’s driver’s permit knowledge test and its study materials will soon be offered in nine more languages, including Yoruba, bringing the total for each to 17 languages. Getting a learner’s permit is the first step to getting a driver’s license in the state. The Maryland Department of Transportation Motor Vehicle Administration said it was expanding accessibility …

Ex-Chelsea star John Obi Mikel has told Victor Osimhen he is ready to broker a move to the Blues for the Napoli hitman, who idolised Didier Drogba. Speaking on his podcast with Osimhen as a guest, Mikel said he would act as the striker’s agent in order to finalise a big-money transfer to Stamford Bridge in the summer. The former …

Maryanne Trump Barry, former President Donald Trump’s older sister and a former federal judge, has been confirmed dead at the age of 86. The former president’s son confirmed Barry’s demise on Monday, November 13, 2023. “As I pulled up here this morning, I found out my aunt passed away. “I’m very close with her grandson, we hang out all the …

Police in Ekiti State on Tuesday arraigned a 35-year-old man, Kolawole Omotayo, at the Ado-Ekiti Chief Magistrates’ Court for alleged indecent assault. The police prosecutor, Insp. Akinwale Oriyomi, told the court that the defendant committed the offence on September 15 in Ise-Ekiti. Oriyomi alleged that the defendant indecently assaulted a 10-year-old girl. He said the defendant was a neighbor to …

President Bola Tinubu is being sued by the Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) for “the unlawful ban and withdrawal of the accreditations of 25 journalists and media houses from covering the Presidential Villa.” Recently, the Federal Government revoked the accreditations of about 25 journalists who had been covering events in the Presidential Villa in Abuja. At the Presidential Villa’s …

The Osun State chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC) and the ruling Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) are trading words over the appointment of Mr. Hashim Abioye as the Chairman of the Osun State Independent Electoral Commission (OSSIEC) The APC, in a statement on Monday by its Chairman, Tajudeen Lawal, faulted the appointment, describing Abioye as an aide of the …

Vice Chairman of APC in Canada, Dr Abiola Oshodi The All Progressives Congress (APC) says that Nigerians in the Diaspora contribute US$20 billion annually to the country’s economy, and so deserve to vote and be voted for. The Vice Chairman of APC in Canada, Dr Abiola Oshodi, stated this while speaking to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on telephone …

The organized labour has directed their affiliate unions to mobilise their members for a nationwide strike slated to begin on November 14. The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) and Trade Union Congress (TUC) gave the directive in a statement on Monday in Abuja. The statement read: “In furtherance to the decision of the Joint National Executive Council (NEC) of NLC and …

President of the Senate, Godswill Akpabio, has rejoiced with Lieutenant General Alani Akinrinade (retd) on the occasion of his 84th birthday. Senator Akpabio, in a message endorsed by his Special Adviser, Media and Publicity, Hon. Eseme Eyiboh, described Akinrinade as an enduring icon in the struggle to keep Nigeria one. Noting Akinrinade’s role in keeping Nigeria as a nation bound …