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Electricity company reacts as blackout hits South-east

Nigeria, Feb. 13 -- The Enugu Electricity Distribution Company (EEDC) has explained that the current blackout in Nigeria's south-east is due to a fault on the Mando-Shiroro Transmission line, which ha... Read More


Electoral Act: INEC lacks capacity to transmit results electronically - Lawmaker

Nigeria, Feb. 13 -- Adeniyi Adegbonmire, the chairperson of the Senate Ad Hoc Committee reviewing the amendments to the Electoral Act, has said the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) doe... Read More


Police arrest motel owner, three others during crackdown on suspected drug dealers

Nigeria, Feb. 13 -- The Nigeria Police Force has arrested four suspected illegal drug dealers during separate crackdown operations in Anambra and Enugu, Nigeria's South-east. Anambra State Tochukwu ... Read More


Days after Tinubu meeting, Fubara dissolves cabinet

Nigeria, Feb. 13 -- Governor Siminalayi Fubara of Rivers State has dissolved the State Executive Council, four days after a closed-door meeting with President Bola Tinubu and key political actors from... Read More


LPPC disclaims 'Blue Silk' rank, vows to protect sanctity of SAN designation

Nigeria, Feb. 13 -- The Legal Practitioners' Privileges Committee (LPPC) on Thursday warned lawyers against using the designation "Blue Silk", stressing that the title is not recognised in the Nigeria... Read More


FCT minister unveils tech-driven plan to end streetlight vandalism in Abuja

Nigeria, Feb. 13 -- The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, on Thursday, unveiled a technology-driven strategy to end the persistent vandalism of streetlights across Abuja. ... Read More


China rejects US lawmakers' allegations of illegal mining and terror financing in Nigeria

Nigeria, Feb. 13 -- The Chinese government has rejected allegations by five US Congressmen of sponsoring illegal mining in Nigeria, describing the claims as "completely baseless." The Chinese embassy... Read More


NFF delegation visits Super Eagles captain Ndidi ahead of father's burial

Nigeria, Feb. 13 -- A delegation from the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) on Thursday paid a condolence visit to Super Eagles captain Wilfred Ndidi in Asaba, Delta State, ahead of the funeral rites ... Read More


Activist reveals medical reports on his state of health after facing police brutality in Lagos

Nigeria, Feb. 13 -- Human rights activist Taiwo Hassan, popularly known as Soweto, has commenced physiotherapy after medical examinations confirmed multiple bruises and soft tissue injuries sustained ... Read More


Bird strike delays United Nigeria airline's flight at Port Harcourt airport

Nigeria, Feb. 13 -- United Nigeria Airlines has reported a bird strike incident involving one of its Airbus A320 aircraft at Port Harcourt International Airport (PHC) on Thursday. The affected aircra... Read More