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Nigerians Experience Power Blackout As National Grid Collapses Again
9Apr By Obiajulu Joel NwoluNo Comments
News, Nigeria, Power

Nigerians Experience Power Blackout As National Grid Collapses Again

Power Several Nigerian cities including the Federal Capital Territory were thrown into darkness Friday after the national grid collapsed again. Electricity distribution companies announced the breakdown, the fifth this year after prolonged hours of outage experienced in some parts of the country. The Kaduna Electricity Distribution Company said, “Dear Esteemed Customers, the management of Kaduna electric regrets to inform you that the current outage being experienced in our franchise states is due to a collapse of the national grid.” “The collapse occurred at about 18:29 pm this evening. Normal power supply shall be restored as soon as the grid is restored. “We sincerely apologise for all inconveniences,” the spokesperson of the company, Abdulazeez Abdullahi said. The A...
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Court Strikes Out Eight Of 15 Charges Against IPOB Leader Nnamdi Kanu
9Apr By Obiajulu Joel NwoluNo Comments
Judiciary, News, Nigeria

Court Strikes Out Eight Of 15 Charges Against IPOB Leader Nnamdi Kanu

Law The Federal High Court in Abuja on Friday struck out eight of the 15 counts filed against the leader of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu. Mr Kanu was accused of various offences in the 15 counts, including treasonable felony and terrorism, offences he allegedly committed in the course of his separatist campaigns. But the judge, Binta Nyako, struck out eight of the charges in her ruling on Mr Kanu’s preliminary objection challenging the validity of the charges. Mrs Nyako ruled that Counts 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, and 14 were incompetent for not disclosing any valid offences against the defendant. “In this instant preliminary objection application, I have read the counts and counts 6,7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12 and 14 have not disclosed any offence,” ...
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Inciting Comments Are Part Of Insecurity By Femi Adesina
8Apr By Obiajulu Joel NwoluNo Comments
News, Nigeria, Security

Inciting Comments Are Part Of Insecurity By Femi Adesina

Let’s start with a caveat: free comments are part of democracy, and so this is not an attempt to muzzle anyone. Nobody should come and shout, oh, they don’t want us to say our minds again. They want to padlock our mouths. Not at all. President Muhammadu Buhari is not even the type that would gag anyone, and the polity is today suffused with all kinds of comments, the responsible, and the not so responsible. The inspiring, and the bilious. The encouraging, and the poisonous. The reasonable, and the not so reasonable. Nobody would deny that Nigeria has very severe security challenges, though the intensity often varies from time to time. There are seasons when our courageous security agencies have the upper hand, clobber the criminals black and blue, and things calm down. At other...
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Court Strikes Out Kyari’s Suit Against NDLEA
8Apr By Obiajulu Joel NwoluNo Comments
Crime, Judiciary, News, Nigeria

Court Strikes Out Kyari’s Suit Against NDLEA

A Federal High Court in Abuja, on Thursday, dismissed a fundamental enforcement rights suit filed by suspended Deputy Commissioner of Police, Abba Kyari, against the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency. Justice Inyang Ekwo dismissed the suit after counsel for the NDLEA, Joseph Sunday, prayed the court that the matter be struck out. When the matter was called, Cynthia Ikena, lawyer to Kyari, was absent. Sunday, NDLEA’s Director of Prosecution and Legal Services, urged the court to strike out the suit. Justice Ekwo said he was informed that Ikena sent a letter, praying the court for an adjournment. But the letter was not filed by the lawyer and therefore not in compliance with the court rule. Read Also: Court Orders Transfer Of DCP Abba Kyari, 6 Others To Prison Custo...
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Buhari Writes Reps, Seeks Increase In Subsidy To N4 Trillion
8Apr By Obiajulu Joel NwoluNo Comments
Finance, Legislature, News, Nigeria

Buhari Writes Reps, Seeks Increase In Subsidy To N4 Trillion

House of Representatives President Muhammadu Buhari has asked the House of Representatives to adjust the Medium Term Expenditure Framework (MTEF) to accommodate the projected N4 trillion for petroleum subsidy in 2022. The president, in a letter read by the Speaker of the House of Representatives, Femi Gbajabiamila, on Thursday, is seeking an increment of $11 to the oil benchmark to accommodate subsidy consumption and other expenses. According to Mr Buhari, N442.72 billion was earmarked for fuel subsidy in the 2022 budget (January-June), but because of the hike in the price of crude oil, Nigeria is paying more for PMS subsidy, therefore, the country will require an additional N3.557 trillion for subsidy. The current MTEF contains $62 BPD. If this is approved, the benchmark...
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Gunmen attack Gov Soludo’s LG secretariat, kill 2
8Apr By Obiajulu Joel NwoluNo Comments
News, Nigeria, Security

Gunmen attack Gov Soludo’s LG secretariat, kill 2

Aguata Local Government Two persons were feared dead yesterday when gunmen attacked the headquarters of Aguata local government area of Anambra State at Ekwulobia and set it ablaze. Aguata is Governor Chukwuma Soludo’s local government. This happened as the Anambra State House of Assembly confirmed the 20 Commissioner nominees presented to them by the state governor Professor Chukwuma Soludo penultimate week. The attack came barely one week after the headquarters of Nnewi South local government area headquarters at Ukpor was similarly set ablaze. An eyewitness said the hoodlums,  who came in two vehicles, attacked the headquarters at about 3 pm. The source said: “I don’t know the reason for the attack, but I saw two persons who must have died in the attack as th...
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Ayade: PDP To Appeal High Court Judgement
8Apr By Chinedu IbeakanmaNo Comments
Judiciary, News, Nigeria

Ayade: PDP To Appeal High Court Judgement

PDP The opposition Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, in Cross River State has said they will proceed to appeal the judgment delivered yesterday by an Abuja High Court, in favour of Governor Ben Ayade. An indication was given that the PDP will pursue the matter up to the Supreme Court. In a statement released early Friday morning and signed by its Chairman, Vena Ikem, the party said proceeding to the Appeal Court would remain “a civilized struggle and an intellectual exploration of the limits and vastness of our jurisprudence in this untested territory.” The party said they will not rest until they get justice. The party had approached the High Court in Abuja over Ayade’s defection to the ruling APC with its governorship mandate, describing it as a provocation by unscrupulous e...
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Court Declines To Sack Ayade, Deputy For Defecting to APC
8Apr By Chinedu IbeakanmaNo Comments
Judiciary, News, Nigeria

Court Declines To Sack Ayade, Deputy For Defecting to APC

FCT High Court The Federal High Court sitting in Abuja, on Thursday, dismissed the suit the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, filed to declare the seat of Governor Ben Ayade of Cross River State and his Deputy, Ivara Esu, vacant, following their defection to the ruling All Progressive Congress, APC. The court, in a judgement that was delivered by Justice Taiwo Taiwo, held that the duo could not be sacked from their positions, other than through statutory procedures that were stipulated in sections 180, 188 and 189 of the 1999 Constitution, as amended. It held that defection to another political party was not stated as one of the grounds for the removal of either a governor or his deputy. “The 3rd and 4th Defendant cannot be removed except by Constitutional provision. “This cou...
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SD Huesca Reacts To Nwakali’s Allegations
7Apr By Chinedu IbeakanmaNo Comments
News, Nigeria, Sports

SD Huesca Reacts To Nwakali’s Allegations

Kelechi Nwakali Spanish Segunda Division club SD Huesca have reacted to allegations made by their former midfielder Kelechi Nwakali. Nwakali was initially suspended by Huesca after returning late from the Africa Cup of Nations in February. The Azulgranas announced the sacking of the player this week with few months to the end of the season. In a statement released by Nwakali on Wednesday, the player claimed that Ruben Garcia, Huesca’s sporting director, tried to prevent him from going to the African Cup of Nations as it wasn’t an important tournament in his book. Read Also: Nigerians Have Turned Super Eagles To Tribal War – Umar Sadiq The former Arsenal player also said Huesca pressured him to sign a new contract, even withholding pay to try and force his hand. The cl...
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Peter Obi Warns That Nigerians Now Spend 100% Of Salary On Food
7Apr By Chinedu IbeakanmaNo Comments
Finance, News, Nigeria

Peter Obi Warns That Nigerians Now Spend 100% Of Salary On Food

Market Peter Obi, a former Governor of Anambra State and a presidential aspirant under the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) stated that Nigerians now spend 100 per cent of their salary to feed themselves. He said that Nigeria is in a crises situation and that the Nigerian government needs to focus on creating wealth. Mr Obi disclosed this on Wednesday at the National Working Committee (NWC) of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) on his 2023 presidential ambition in Abuja, according to NAN. He also revealed his displeasure with the rising rate of insecurity and poverty in Nigeria, citing that the Buhari administration has been too focused on wealth sharing through its various welfare schemes. Obi warned that Nigerians now spend 100% of their salary to feed themselves, urging that...
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