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The Ibadan Electricity Distribution Company (IBEDC) has disclosed that customers in the Sango and Ota axis of Ogun state owed the company N28 billion. The Lead Media Relation, IBEDC, Mrs. Busolami Tunwase, stated this during a stakeholders’ meeting in Joju, Ota, Ogun state recently. Tunwase, who represented the Chief Executive Officer of IBEDC, Mr. Kingsley Achife, said the N28 billion …

Talented Nigerian dancehall singer, Madrina formerly known as Cynthia Morgan has recalled how she lost her virginity to her half-siblings at the age of 14. In a post on her Instagram page on Monday, the “German Juice” crooner said her half-sister and brothers performed s3xual experiments on her for several months until she was bold enough to tell her mother. …

For students with disabilities in Oyo state-owned tertiary institutions, learning is a torturous and distressing experience, considering the building structures and teaching approaches available. OLUWATOBI ODEYINKA writes. Helen Samuel is a 40-year-old HND 2 student at The Polytechnic, Ibadan. And while her mobility disability couldn’t stop her from pursuing education to the tertiary level, it subjected her academic journey to …

TotalEnergies has disclosed plans to invest the sum of $6 billion in the coming years on offshore oil projects and gas production across all terrains. This is coming amid the exit of several multinationals from the country in recent times. This development was announced in a statement from President Bola Tinubu’s office shortly after a meeting with Patrick Pouyanne, TotalEnergies …

Acting Comptroller-General of Customs, Mr Adewale Adeniyi The acting Comptroller-General (C-G) of the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), Adewale Adeniyi, says the service will lead the way in using lobbying as a tool in governance. He said this in Abuja when he received a team of a lobbyist firm led by the immediate past Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai …

The Nasarawa State House of Assembly on Monday unveiled the chairmen and members of its 24 standing committees to conduct its affairs for the next four years. The Speaker of the House, Alhaji Ibrahim Abdullahi, who unveiled the members of the committees at the plenary in Lafia, urged them to discharge their duties without fear or favour. He also urged …

The House of Representatives, has resolved to invite Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Olayemi Cardoso over issues relating to the recent lifting of forex restrictions on 43 items. The House has however urged the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) to engage with other stakeholders within the fiscal economic system on the recent decision to lift, and also …

The Lagos State Special Offences Court, Ikeja, on Monday, admitted as evidence two documents tendered by the prosecution in the trial of social media celebrity, Ismaila Mustapha aka Mompha, for alleged N6 billion fraud. The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) agent, Mr. Ayotunde Solademi, tendered the report on behalf of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) at the resumed …

Another victim of kidney theft, 75-year-old Ibrahim O. Ejibade, is demanding for justice against Noah Kekere, the proprietor of Murna Clinic and Maternity. The victim who first spoke through one of his children, Muhammad Sani Ibrahim, said his health became unstable after he was operated of hernia by Noah Kekere some years back, and on 28/3/2023, they took him to …

The Kano State governorship election petition tribunal will deliver the verdict in the petition filed by the All Progressives Congress (APC) candidate, Yusuf Gawuna against Governor Abba Yusuf on Wednesday. The tribunal announced the date in a notice sent to the parties on Monday. The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) declared Yusuf of the New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP) as …