Day: April 2, 2024

When Foundation Provided Succour to Ilagbe Villagers, By Folorunso Fatai Adisa

ADEOLA YUSUF

Friday, 29th of March 2024, was a day of joy and relief for the people of Ilagbe as their long-standing dream was realised through the benevolence of Olukayode Sotayo Foundation a brainchild of Olukayode Sotayo Ilagbe, a village in Odeda, Odeda Local Government Area of Ogun state, has always faced the challenge of getting water. The problem of water in this village is usually exacerbated during the dry season as the local wells and streams dry up. Having had a first-hand experience of what Ilagbe villagers go through to get…

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BREAKING: Astronomers Sight Planet Number Nine

Abibat Babalola

This image was taken by the James Webb Space telescope. NASA is proclaiming it the ninth planet in the solar system and is naming it G34. READ ALSO: Kogi Youths Warn ‘Desperate Politicians’ From Portraying State in Bad Light BREAKING: Faye Sworn In As Senegal President APRIL 1: Alibaba Announces Birth Of Triplets With 55-Year-Old Wife This comes after rumours of a ninth planet have been speculated for decades. Source: Science and Astronomy

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Kogi Youths Warn ‘Desperate Politicians’ From Portraying State in Bad Light

Aliyu Aliyu

Youths from Kogi State, on Tuesday, declared that they had decided not to fold their arms and allow those they described as desperate politicians continue to drag the name of an otherwise great state in the mud. The youths, from the three senatorial districts of the state, under the aegis of Kogi Independent Youths Association, particularly cautioned the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission to be wary of politicians who they said meant no good for Kogi State but were out to use the Commission to achieve selfish objectives detrimental to…

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BREAKING: Faye Sworn In As Senegal President

Ganiyu Amodu

“Before God and the Senegalese nation, I swear…” Full speech the 44 year-old president delivered at inauguration   Bassirou Diomaye Faye, a left-wing pan-Africanist, was sworn in Tuesday as Senegal’s youngest president after sweeping to a first-round victory on a pledge of radical reform 10 days after he was released from prison. The 44-year-old has never before held an elected office but several African leaders attended the ceremony in the new town of Diamniadio, near the capital Dakar. “Before God and the Senegalese nation, I swear to faithfully fulfil the…

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Lagos Deputy Commissioner Of Police Commits Suicide – Report

Ganiyu Amodu

A Deputy Commissioner of Police in Lagos, Gbolahan Olugbemi, has reportedly taken his life in Ogbomoso, Oyo State. According to Street Journal, “His corpse was discovered in the house on Monday afternoon; however, it is still unknown who found the body.” Olugbemi, who was in charge of special investigation at the State Criminal Investigation Department, Panti, Lagos, lived alone on Petros Academy Street in the Federal Lowcost area in Ogbomoso, Oyo State, the report said. READ ALSO Nigeria Hikes Gas Price, Electricity Tariff Increase Imminent US Lawmakers Host Nigerian Rotary…

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Nigeria Hikes Gas Price, Electricity Tariff Increase Imminent

Abibat Babalola

The Federal Government, on Monday, announced that the new price of natural gas for power generation companies is now $2.42 per metric million British thermal unit, higher than the previous rate of $2.18mmbtu. Nigeria generates over 70 per cent of its electricity from thermal power plants that are fired by gas. Therefore, the rise in the cost of the commodity may lead to a hike in the tariff payable by power consumers once the Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission carries out another tariff review. The Nigerian Midstream and Downstream Petroleum Regulatory…

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