DON’T PAY TO APPLY FOR PREPAID METERS – EEDC WARNS CUSTOMERS The Enugu Electricity Distribution Company PLC, EEDC, has cautioned its customers against falling victim to any individual or group demanding money from them to process their electricity meter application. The Head of Corporate Communications, EEDC, Mr. Emeka Ezeh on Tuesday in a statement reacting to a claim circulating on …

FCT NOT RIVERS, YOU CAN’T DECIDE WHO IS ELECTED – ACTIVIST SLAMS WIKE OVER ATTACK ON KINGIBE An activist lawyer, Deji Adeyanju, has declared that only residents of the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, can decide who becomes senator in 2027 and not Minister Nyesom Wike. Adeyanju said Wike can’t decide for the people because FCT is not Rivers State, where …

SAM AMADI HEADS LP ELECTORAL REFORM COMMITTEE The Labour Party, LP, has constituted its electoral reform committee to be headed by analyst, Sam Amadi. LP mandated the committee to carry out a holistic review of its electoral process to ensure free and fair elections. In a statement signed by its National Publicity Secretary, Umar Farouk Ibrahim, the party said the …

ELECTRICITY COMSUMPTION NOT FUNDAMENTAL RIGHT IN NIGERIA, NERC The Nigeria Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC) has said that electricity consumption is not a fundamental right that can be challenged by any consumer in Nigeria. NERC’s legal team’s position is against a suit which had asked the Federal High Court Abuja to restrain it and the Abuja Electricity Distribution Company (AEDC) from …

SENATE DIRECTS NIGERIAN ARMY TO COMPENSATE FAMILIES OF ENUGU RESIDENTS KILLED BY SOLDIERS The Senate has directed the Nigerian Army to pay a condolence visit to the Eke community in the Udi Local Government Area of Enugu State and condole with the families of local security agents whom soldiers gruesomely killed. It also directed that the Nigerian Army should sympathise …

31 STATES RECORD ZERO FOREIGN INVESTMENTS IN FIRST QUARTER OF 2024 Data released by the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) has shown that 31 states failed to receive any capital importation in the first quarter of 2024. The states are; Abia, Adamawa, Akwa Ibom, Anambra, Bauchi, Bayelsa, Benue, Borno, Cross River, Delta, Ebonyi, Edo, Enugu, Gombe, Imo, Jigawa, Kaduna, Kano, …

OBASANJO VISITS SOUTH-EAST GOVS, MOVES FOR NNAMDI KANU’S RELEASE The South East Governors, on Tuesday, hosted former President Olusegun Obasanjo who paid the governors a solidarity visit, while they decided to meet President Bola Tinubu to press for the release of the leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, Mazi Nnamdi Kanu. Addressing the media, after over seven hours …

BILL FOR CREATION OF ADADA STATE PASSES FIRST READING IN  SENATE A bill for the creation of Adada State, Tuesday, passed first reading in the Senate. The bill was sponsored by the Senator representing Enugu North Senatorial District, Okechukwu Ezea. The bill, cited as “Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, 1999 (Alteration) Bill, 2024 (SB. 482)”, seeks to amend …

OVER 71,000 NIGERIANS OBTAINED CANADIAN CITIZENSHIP IN TWO DECADES Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) has said that over 71,459 Nigerians obtained Canadian citizenship between 2005 and 2024. IRCC is a department of the government of Canada responsible for matters relating to immigration to the North American country, refugees, and Canadian citizenship. The number places Nigeria in the 10th position …

KANO EMIRATE TUSSLE: WHY ADO BAYERO MAY NOT RECLAIM HIS THRONE The appointed Emir, Muhammadu Sanusi II and the deposed Emir of Kano, Aminu Ado Bayero, arecboth laying claim to the throne of Kano Emirate. Since May, Emir Sanusi II has assumed duty at the main palace, while the deposed Emir Ado Bayero, leads from the royal house in Nasarawa, …

CHAMPIONS, ENUGU RANGERS, SIGN TEENAGE SENSATION, CHIMOBI IGWILO, ON THREE-YEAR CONTRACT The youngster signed from the team’s youth team and would be expected to challenge for a place in coach Fidelis Ilechukwu’s squad to successfully defend the trophy and go far in the CAF Champions League 2024/2025. “It is a dream come true for me as I have been dreaming …

VETERAN PRESIDENTIAL CONTESTANT, ATIKU ABUBAKAR MAY RIDE ON BUHARI’S BACK TO CONTEST 2027 PRESIDENCY Atiku Abubakar, a former Vice President of Nigeria, may ride on the wing of the current hardship, occasioned by the removal of subsidy on petrol and other harsh economic policies of the Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s government to stand as a major contender for the presidency in …

STOP USING MY NAME – ALISON MADUEKE WARNS EX-WIFE, DIEZANI Rear Admiral Alison Amaechina Madueke has petitioned the court for an injunction restraining his ex-wife, Diezani Alison-Madueke, from using his first name (Alison) and surname (Madueke) following the dissolution of their marriage. He prayed the court to grant an order directing the respondent (Diezani) to adopt and revert to her …

‘IF YOU’RE ANGRY, GO HANG YOURSELF ON A TRANSFORMER’ – WIKE TO SENATOR KINGIBE The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, has told the Senator representing the FCT, Ireti Kingibe, to go and hang herself on a transformer if she is not happy with what he is doing in the FCT. Wike also declared that he is …

NAFDAC SHUTS DOWN 100 SHOPS IN ENUGU OVER SALE OF FAKE ALCOHOLIC DRINKS Officials of the National Agency for Food, Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) have sealed at least 100 shops in Ogbete main market in Enugu for alleged selling of fake alcoholic beverages. The agency also confiscated a truckload of adulterated products as well as effected arrest of four …